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Myrmicinae (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Formica cordata Holl p. 140
1835Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau p. 169
1868Pheidole cordata Mayr p. 17
1877Aphaenogaster longaeva Scudder p. 267
1878Myrmicidae Scudder p. 748
1890Aphaenogaster longaeva Scudder p. 615 figs. Pl 3 fig 28
1984Myrmicinae Hong p. 8
1985Myrmicinae Hong and Wang p. 20
1987Formica cordata Spahr p. 93
2002Sinomyrmex Hong p. 546
2002Sinomyrmex brunnea Hong p. 547 figs. Pl 41, fig 2; text-fig 2.8.350-357
2002Sinomyrmex furvis Hong p. 548 figs. Pl 41, fig 4; text-fig 2.8.358-364
2002Fushunomyrmex Hong p. 550
2002Fushunomyrmex liaoningensis Hong p. 550 figs. 2.8.365-374
2002Orbigastrula Hong p. 552
2002Orbigastrula guchengziensis Hong p. 553 figs. Pl 41, fig 3; text-fig 2.8.375-381
2002Quineangulicapito Hong p. 554
2002Quineangulicapito fushunensis Hong p. 555 figs. Pl 43, fig 1; text-fig 2.8.382-391
2002Sphaerogasterites Hong p. 557
2002Sphaerogasterites longipetiolatus Hong p. 557 figs. Pl 44, fig 1; text-fig 2.8.392-398
2002Brachytarsites Hong p. 559
2002Brachytarsites dongzhouheensis Hong p. 559 figs. 2.8.399-404
2002Quadrulicapito Hong p. 561
2002Quadrulicapito longa Hong p. 562 figs. Pl 43, fig 2; text-fig 2.8.405-412
2002Clavipetiola Hong p. 564
2002Clavipetiola asiatica Hong p. 564 figs. 2.8.413-422
2002Wumyrmex Hong p. 566
2002Wumyrmex furvis Hong p. 566 figs. Pl 44, fig 2; text-fig 2.8.423-434
2003Myrmicinae Bolton p. 52
2003Myrmicinae Wappler p. 132
2004Myrmicinae Dlussky et al. p. 9
2006Myrmicinae Archibald et al. p. 492
2012Aphaenogaster longaeva Bolton
2012Brachytarsites Bolton
2012Brachytarsites dongzhouheensis Bolton
2012Clavipetiola Bolton
2012Clavipetiola asiatica Bolton
2012Fushunomyrmex Bolton
2012Fushunomyrmex liaoningensis Bolton
2012Myrmicinae Bolton
2012Orbigastrula Bolton
2012Orbigastrula guchengziensis Bolton
2012Quadrulicapito Bolton
2012Quadrulicapito longa Bolton
2012Quineangulicapito Bolton
2012Quineangulicapito fushunensis Bolton
2012Sinomyrmex Bolton
2012Sinomyrmex brunneus Bolton
2012Sinomyrmex furvis Bolton
2012Sphaerogasterites Bolton
2012Sphaerogasterites longipetiolatus Bolton
2012Wumyrmex Bolton
2012Wumyrmex furvis Bolton
2014Myrmicinae Dlussky and Perfilieva p. 432
2015Myrmicinae Dlussky et al. p. 143
2015Myrmicinae Ward et al. p. 76
2015Brachytarsites Ward et al. p. 77
2015Clavipetiola Ward et al. p. 77
2015Fushunomyrmex Ward et al. p. 77
2015Orbigastrula Ward et al. p. 77
2015Quadrulicapito Ward et al. p. 77
2015Quineangulicapito Ward et al. p. 77
2015Sinomyrmex Ward et al. p. 77
2015Sphaerogasterites Ward et al. p. 77
2015Wumyrmex Ward et al. p. 77
2022Myrmicinae Zharkov and Dubovikoff

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
Aculeata()
superfamilyFormicoidea
familyFormicidae()
subfamilyMyrmicinae
subfamilyMyrmicinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835 [ant]
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G. †Afromyrma Dlussky et al. 2004
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Afromyrma petrosa Dlussky et al. 2004
G. †Agastomyrma Dlussky et al. 2015
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Agastomyrma laticeps Dlussky et al. 2015
Tr. Attini Smith 1858
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G. Acanthognathus Mayr 1887
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Acanthognathus poinari Baroni Urbani 1994
Subtr. Attina Smith 1858
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G. Acromyrmex Mayr 1865
G. Apterostigma Mayr 1865
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Apterostigma eowilsoni Schultz 2007
G. Atta Fabricius 1804
G. Cyphomyrmex Mayr 1862
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Cyphomyrmex maya de Andrade 2003
Cyphomyrmex taino de Andrade 2003
G. Mycetomoellerius Solomon et al. 2019
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Mycetomoellerius primaevus Baroni Urbani 1980
G. Trachymyrmex Forel 1893
G. Cephalotes Latreille 1802
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Cephalotes alveolatus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995
Cephalotes bloosi Baroni Urbani and de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes brevispineus de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes caribicus de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes dieteri Baroni Urbani 1999
Cephalotes hispaniolicus de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes integerrimus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995
Cephalotes jansei Vierbergen and Scheven 1995
Cephalotes maya de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes obscurus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995
Cephalotes olmecus de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes poinari Baroni Urbani 1999
Cephalotes resinae de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes serratus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995
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Invalid names: Exocryptocerus elevatus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995 [synonym], Exocryptocerus truncatus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995 [synonym]
Cephalotes squamosus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995
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Invalid names: Zacryptocerus pseudoaztecus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995 [synonym]
Cephalotes sucinus de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes taino de Andrade 1999
Cephalotes ventriosus de Andrade 1999
Invalid names: Exocryptocerus Vierbergen and Scheven 1995 [synonym], Zacryptocerus Ashmead 1905 [synonym]
G. Pheidole Westwood 1840
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Pheidole anticua Casadei-Ferreira et al. 2019
Pheidole pallidula Nylander 1849
Pheidole pauchil Varela-Hernández and Riquelme 2021
Pheidole plagiaria Smith 1860
Pheidole primigenia Baroni Urbani 1995
Pheidole rasnitsyni Dubovikoff 2011
Pheidole tertiaria Carpenter 1930
Pheidole tethepa Wilson 1985
G. Strumigenys Smith 1860
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Strumigenys electrina de Andrade 1994
Strumigenys pilosula de Andrade 2007
Strumigenys poinari Baroni Urbani and de Andrade 2007
Strumigenys schleeorum Baroni Urbani 1994
Invalid names: Smithistruma Brown 1948 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cephalotini Smith 1949 [synonym], Dacetini Forel 1892 [synonym], Pheidolini Emery 1877 [synonym]
G. †Biamomyrma Dlussky et al. 2015
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Biamomyrma lata Dlussky et al. 2015
Biamomyrma rugosa Dlussky et al. 2015
Biamomyrma zherikhini Dlussky et al. 2015
G. †Bilobomyrma Radchenko and Dlussky 2013
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Bilobomyrma baltica Radchenko and Dlussky 2013
Bilobomyrma ukrainica Radchenko and Dlussky 2013
G. †Boltonidris Radchenko and Dlussky 2012
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Boltonidris mirabilis Radchenko and Dlussky 2012
G. †Cephalomyrmex Carpenter 1930
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Cephalomyrmex rotundatus Carpenter 1930
G. †Cephites Heer 1849
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Cephites fragilis Heer 1849
Cephites oeningensis Heer 1849
Tr. Crematogastrini Forel 1893
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G. Cardiocondyla Emery 1869
G. Carebara Westwood 1840
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Carebara antiqua Mayr 1868
Carebara bohemica Novák 1878
Carebara groehni Radchenko and Dlussky 2019
Carebara kutscheri Radchenko et al. 2019
Carebara nitida Dlussky 2002
Carebara rugiceps Heer 1849
Carebara schossnicensis Assmann 1870
Carebara sophiae Emery 1891
Carebara thorali Théobald 1937
Carebara ucrainica Dlussky 2002
Invalid names: Aeromyrma Forel 1891 [synonym], Erebomyrma Wheeler 1903 [synonym], Oligomyrmex Mayr 1867 [synonym], Pheidologeton Mayr 1862 [synonym]
G. Cataulacus Smith 1853
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Cataulacus planiceps Emery 1891
Cataulacus plebeius de Andrade and Baroni Urbani 2004
Cataulacus resinosus Viehmeyer 1913
Cataulacus silvestrii Emery 1891
G. Crematogaster Lund 1831
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Crematogaster aurora LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
Crematogaster primitiva Radchenko and Dlussky 2019
G. †Eocenomyrma Dlussky and Radchenko 2006
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Eocenomyrma breviscapa Radchenko and Dlussky 2016
Eocenomyrma electrina Dlussky and Radchenko 2006
Eocenomyrma elegantula Dlussky and Radchenko 2006
Eocenomyrma groehni Radchenko 2020
Eocenomyrma orthospina Dlussky and Radchenko 2006
Eocenomyrma ukrainica Radchenko and Dlussky 2016
G. Gauromyrmex Menozzi 1933
G. †Hypopomyrmex Emery 1891
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Hypopomyrmex bombiccii Emery 1891
G. Leptothorax Mayr 1855
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Subg. Leptothorax (Macromischa) Roger 1863
Leptothorax muscorum Nylander 1846
G. †Lonchomyrmex Mayr 1867
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Lonchomyrmex freyeri Heer 1867
Lonchomyrmex nigritus Assmann 1870
G. Lophomyrmex Emery 1892
G. Lordomyrma Emery 1897
G. Meranoplus Smith 1853
G. Myrmecina Curtis 1829
G. Nesomyrmex Wheeler 1910
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Nesomyrmex caritatis de Andrade 1999
Nesomyrmex dominicanus de Andrade 1999
G. †Oxyidris Wilson 1985
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Oxyidris antillana Wilson 1985
G. †Parameranoplus Wheeler 1915
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Parameranoplus primaevus Wheeler 1915
G. Podomyrma Smith 1859
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Podomyrma mayri Emery 1891
Invalid names: Acrostigma Emery 1891 [synonym]
G. Pristomyrmex Mayr 1866
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Pristomyrmex archaios Radchenko and Dlussky 2018
Pristomyrmex elmesi Radchenko and Dlussky 2018
Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni Dlussky and Radchenko 2011
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Invalid names: Pristomyrmex parumpunctatus Emery 1887 [synonym]
G. Proatta Forel 1912
G. †Proleptothorax Radchenko et al. 2018
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Proleptothorax primitivus Radchenko et al. 2018
G. †Stigmomyrmex Mayr 1868
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Stigmomyrmex rugulosus Radchenko and Dlussky 2017
Stigmomyrmex venustus Mayr 1868
G. †Stiphromyrmex Wheeler 1915
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G. Temnothorax Mayr 1861
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Temnothorax glaesarius Wheeler 1915
Temnothorax gracilis Mayr 1868
Temnothorax hystriculus Wheeler 1915
Temnothorax longaevus Wheeler 1915
Temnothorax petiolata Mayr 1868
Temnothorax placivus Wheeler 1915
Temnothorax praecreolus de Andrade 1992
G. Tetramorium Mayr 1855
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Tetramorium kulickae Radchenko and Dlussky 2015
Tetramorium paraarmatum Radchenko and Dlussky 2015
G. †Thanacomyrmex Chény et al. 2019
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Thanacomyrmex hoffeinsorum Chény et al. 2019
G. Vollenhovia Mayr 1865
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Vollenhovia beyrichi Mayr 1868
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Invalid names: Propodomyrma samlandica Wheeler 1910 [synonym]
Vollenhovia prisca André 1895
Invalid names: Propodomyrma Wheeler 1910 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cataulacini Emery 1895 [synonym], Formicoxenini Forel 1893 [synonym], Meranoplini Emery 1914 [synonym], Myrmecinini Ashmead 1905 [synonym], Tetramoriini Emery 1895 [synonym]
G. †Electromyrmex Wheeler 1910
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Electromyrmex klebsi Wheeler 1910
Electromyrmex wheeleri Radchenko and Dlussky 2018
G. †Enneamerus Mayr 1868
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Enneamerus costatus Radchenko and Dlussky 2017
G. †Eocenidris Wilson 1985
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Eocenidris crassa Wilson 1985
G. †Eomyrmex Hong 1974
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G. †Fallomyrma Dlussky and Radchenko 2006
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Fallomyrma anodonta Radchenko and Dlussky 2018
Fallomyrma marginata Radchenko and Dlussky 2018
Fallomyrma robusta Radchenko and Dlussky 2018
Fallomyrma transversa Dlussky and Radchenko 2006
G. †Ilemomyrmex Wilson 1985
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Ilemomyrmex caecus Wilson 1985
G. †Lelejus Radchenko and Proshchalykin 2021
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Lelejus venustus Radchenko and Proshchalykin 2021
G. Melissotarsus Emery 1877
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Melissotarsus ethiopiensis Coty et al. 2016
G. †Miosolenopsis Zhang 1989
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Miosolenopsis fossilis Zhang 1989
G. †Myrmecites Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
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Myrmecites dubius Dlussky et al. 2015
Myrmecites latus Dlussky and Putyatina 2014
Myrmecites major Dlussky et al. 2015
Myrmecites pusillus Heer 1849
Myrmecites rotundiceps Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
Myrmecites sibiricus Dlussky et al. 2015
Myrmecites ullrichi Bachmayer 1960
Tr. Myrmicini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. Manica Jurine 1807
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Manica andrannae Zharkov and Dubovikoff 2022
G. Myrmica Latreille 1804
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Myrmica damzeni Radchenko 2023
Myrmica dictyosa Radchenko 2023
Myrmica electrina Radchenko 2023
Myrmica eocenica Radchenko et al. 2007
Myrmica incompleta Provancher 1881
Myrmica intermedia Wheeler 1915
Myrmica lobifrons Pergande 1900
Myrmica longispinosa Mayr 1868
Myrmica nungesseri Jessen 2020
Myrmica paradoxa Radchenko et al. 2007
Myrmica rudis Mayr 1868
Myrmica saxonica Radchenko 2023
Myrmica schaefersi Jessen 2020
Invalid names: Myrmica aemula Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Myrmica angusticollis Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Myrmica macrocephala Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Myrmica molassica Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Myrmica nebulosa Novák 1878 [nomen dubium], Myrmica obsoleta Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Nothomyrmica Wheeler 1915 [synonym]
G. †Plesiomyrmex Dlussky and Radchenko 2009
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Plesiomyrmex tubulatus Dlussky and Radchenko 2009
G. †Protomyrmica Dlussky and Radchenko 2009
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Protomyrmica atavia Dlussky and Radchenko 2009
Tr. Pogonomyrmecini Ward et al. 2014
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G. Pogonomyrmex Mayr 1868
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Pogonomyrmex fossilis Carpenter 1930
Tr. Solenopsidini Forel 1893
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G. Monomorium Mayr 1855
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Monomorium kugleri Radchenko and Perkovsky 2009
Monomorium mayrianum Wheeler 1915
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Invalid names: Lampromyrmex gracillimus Mayr 1868 [replaced]
Monomorium pilipes Mayr 1868
Invalid names: Lampromyrmex Mayr 1868 [synonym]
G. Myrmicaria Saunders 1842
G. Rogeria Emery 1894
G. Solenopsis Westwood 1840
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Solenopsis alena Özdikmen 2010
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Invalid names: Solenopsis major Theobald 1937 [replaced]
Solenopsis atavinus Perfilieva et al. 2017
Solenopsis blanda Förster 1891
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Invalid names: Attopsis acuta Förster 1891 [synonym]
Solenopsis foersteri Theobald 1937
Solenopsis maxima Förster 1891
Solenopsis moesta Förster 1891
Solenopsis privata Förster 1891
Solenopsis superba Förster 1891
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Invalid names: Attopsis extensa Förster 1891 [synonym]
Solenopsis valida Förster 1891
Invalid names: Eurytarsites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Monomoriini Wheeler 1915 [synonym]
G. †Solenopsites Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
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Solenopsites abdita LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
Solenopsites minutus Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
Solenopsites rossi Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
Tr. Stenammini Ashmead 1905
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G. Aphaenogaster Mayr 1853
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Aphaenogaster amphioceanica de Andrade 1995
Aphaenogaster antiqua Dlussky 2002
Aphaenogaster archaica Meunier 1915
Aphaenogaster dlusskyana Radchenko and Perkovsky 2016
Aphaenogaster donisthorpei Carpenter 1930
Aphaenogaster mayri Carpenter 1930
Aphaenogaster mersa Wheeler 1915
Aphaenogaster oligocenica Wheeler 1915
Aphaenogaster praerelicta de Andrade 1995
Invalid names: Deromyrma Forel 1913 [synonym], Rectorhagas Lin 1982 [synonym], Sinaphaenogaster Zhang 1989 [synonym]
G. Goniomma Emery 1895
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Goniomma poschmanni Jessen 2020
G. Messor Forel 1890
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Messor sculpturatus Carpenter 1930
G. †Paraphaenogaster Dlussky 1981
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Paraphaenogaster avita Fujiyama 1970
Paraphaenogaster bizeri Jessen 2020
Paraphaenogaster hooleyana Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
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Invalid names: Myrmica concinna Heer 1867 [synonym]
Paraphaenogaster loosi Jessen 2020
Paraphaenogaster maculata Theobald 1937
Paraphaenogaster maculipes Theobald 1937
Paraphaenogaster pannonica Bachmayer 1960
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Invalid names: Myrmica bicolor Heer 1867 [synonym]
Paraphaenogaster ussuriensis Perfilieva 2022
Paraphaenogaster wuttkei Jessen 2020
G. Stenamma Westwood 1840
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Stenamma berendti Mayr 1868
G. Veromessor Forel 1917
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G. †Zhangidris Bolton 2003
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Zhangidris atopogaster Zhang 1989
Invalid names: Heteromyrmex Zhang 1989 [replaced]
Invalid names: Aphaenogaster longaeva Scudder 1877 [nomen dubium], Brachytarsites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Clavipetiola Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Formica cordata Holl 1829 [nomen dubium], Fushunomyrmex Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Orbigastrula Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Pseudomyrmini Emery 1914 [empty], Quadrulicapito Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Quineangulicapito Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Sinomyrmex Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Solenopsidiini Forel 1893 [empty], Sphaerogasterites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Wumyrmex Hong 2002 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available