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Formicoidea
Taxonomy
Formicoidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.
It was considered an invalid subgroup of Formicidae by Brothers (1999).
It was assigned to Hymenoptera by Dlussky (1983); to Apocrita by Rasnitsyn (1975), Hong (1984) and Hong and Wang (1985); and to Aculeata by Boudinot et al. (2020).
It was considered an invalid subgroup of Formicidae by Brothers (1999).
It was assigned to Hymenoptera by Dlussky (1983); to Apocrita by Rasnitsyn (1975), Hong (1984) and Hong and Wang (1985); and to Aculeata by Boudinot et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1802 | Formicoidea Latreille p. 352 |
1975 | Formicoidea Rasnitsyn |
1983 | Formicoidea Dlussky |
1984 | Formicoidea Hong p. 8 |
1985 | Formicoidea Hong and Wang p. 20 |
2020 | Formicoidea Boudinot et al. p. 25 |
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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.
Superfm. Formicoidea Latreille 1802
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G. †Camelosphecia Boudinot et al. 2020
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†Camelosphecia fossor Boudinot et al. 2020
†Camelosphecia venator Boudinot et al. 2020
Fm. Formicidae Latreille 1802 [ant]
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Subfm. †Agroecomyrmecinae Carpenter 1930
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G. †Eulithomyrmex Carpenter 1935
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†Eulithomyrmex rugosus Carpenter 1930
†Eulithomyrmex striatus Carpenter 1930
Invalid names: Lithomyrmex Carpenter 1930 [replaced]
Subfm. Amblyoponinae Forel 1893
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G. Amblyopone Erichson 1842
G. †Casaleia Pagliano and Scaramozzino 1990
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†Casaleia eocenica Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Casaleia inversa Dlussky 1981
†Casaleia longiventris Heer 1849
†Casaleia orientalis Dlussky et al. 2015
Invalid names: Protamblyopone Dlussky 1981 [replaced]
G. Prionopelta Mayr 1866
Invalid names: Amblyoponini Forel 1893 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Aneuretinae Emery 1913
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G. †Mianeuretus Carpenter 1930
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†Mianeuretus eocenicus Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Mianeuretus mirabilis Carpenter 1930
G. †Paraneuretus Wheeler 1915
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†Paraneuretus dubovikoffi Dlussky et al. 2015
†Paraneuretus longicornis Wheeler 1915
†Paraneuretus tornquisti Wheeler 1915
Tr. Pityomyrmecini Wheeler 1915
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G. †Protaneuretus Wheeler 1915
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†Protaneuretus mirabilis Dubovikoff and Dlussky 2020
†Protaneuretus succineus Wheeler 1915
Invalid names: Aneuretini Emery 1913 [empty]
Unr. Antennoclypeata Boudinot et al. 2020
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Subfm. †Brownimeciinae Bolton 2003
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G. †Brownimecia Grimaldi et al. 1997
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†Brownimecia clavata Grimaldi et al. 1997
†Brownimecia inconspicua Sosiak et al. 2024
Invalid names: Brownimeciini Bolton 2003 [empty]
Subfm. Dolichoderinae Forel 1878
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G. †Alloiomma Zhang 1989
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†Alloiomma changweiensis Zhang 1989
†Alloiomma differentialis Zhang et al. 1994
Tr. Dolichoderini Forel 1878
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G. †Damzenomyrmex Radchenko 2023
G. Forelius Emery 1888
G. Linepithema Mayr 1866
G. †Elaeomyrmex Carpenter 1930
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†Elaeomyrmex coloradensis Carpenter 1930
†Elaeomyrmex gracilis Carpenter 1930
G. †Eldermyrmex Shattuck 2011
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†Eldermyrmex exsectus Dubovikoff and Dlussky 2019
†Eldermyrmex oblongiceps Wheeler 1915
G. †Emplastus Donisthorpe 1920
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†Emplastus amguensis Perfilieva 2022
†Emplastus antiquus Mayr 1867
†Emplastus biamoensis Perfilieva and Rasnitsyn 2015
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Invalid names: Emplastus dubius Dlussky et al. 2015 [replaced]
†Emplastus britannicus Cockerell 1915
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Invalid names: Dolichoderus ovigerus Cockerell 1915 [synonym], Emplastus emeryi Donisthorpe 1920 [synonym]
†Emplastus dubius Dlussky and Putyatina 2014
†Emplastus elongatus Dlussky et al. 2015
†Emplastus gurnetensis Donisthorpe 1920
†Emplastus haueri Mayr 1867
†Emplastus hypolithus Cockerell 1915
†Emplastus kozlovi Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
†Emplastus macrops Dlussky et al. 2015
†Emplastus miocenicus Dlussky and Putyatina 2014
†Emplastus obliquus Perfilieva 2022
†Emplastus ocellus Heer 1849
†Emplastus similis Perfilieva 2022
G. †Eotapinoma Dlussky 1988
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†Eotapinoma compacta Dlussky 1988
†Eotapinoma gracilis Dlussky 1988
†Eotapinoma macalpini Dlussky 1999
Tr. Leptomyrmecini Emery 1913
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G. Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe 1947
G. Azteca Forel 1878
G. †Chronomyrmex McKellar et al. 2013
G. Gracilidris Wild and Cuezzo 2006
G. Iridomyrmex Mayr 1862
G. Leptomyrmex Mayr 1862
G. †Schismiscapus Varela-Hernández et al. 2022
G. †Yantaromyrmex Dlussky and Dubovikoff 2013
G. Liometopum Mayr 1861
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†Liometopum bogdassarovi Nazarau 1994
†Liometopum eremicum Zhang 1989
†Liometopum imhoffii Heer 1849
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Invalid names: Formica schmidtii Heer 1849 [synonym], Ponera affinis Heer 1849 [synonym], Ponera fuliginosa radobojana Heer 1849 [synonym], Poneropsis livida Heer 1867 [synonym], Poneropsis lugubris Heer 1867 [synonym], Poneropsis morio Heer 1867 [synonym]
†Liometopum incognitum Dlussky et al. 2015
†Liometopum lubricum Zhang et al. 1994
†Liometopum miocenicum Carpenter 1930
†Liometopum oligocenicum Wheeler 1915
†Liometopum palaeopterum Zhang 1989
†Liometopum potamophilum Zhang 1989
†Liometopum scudderi Carpenter 1930
Invalid names: Poneropsis Heer 1867 [synonym], Poneropsis brunascens Heer 1867 [nomen dubium], Shanwangella Zhang 1989 [synonym]
G. †Proiridomyrmex Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
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†Proiridomyrmex rotundatus LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
†Proiridomyrmex vetulus Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
G. †Protazteca Carpenter 1930
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†Protazteca capitata Carpenter 1930
†Protazteca elongata Carpenter 1930
†Protazteca eocenica LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
†Protazteca hendersoni Cockerell 1906
†Protazteca quadrata Carpenter 1930
Tr. Tapinomini Emery 1913
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G. †Ctenobethylus Brues 1939
G. Tapinoma Forster 1850
G. Technomyrmex Mayr 1870
Invalid names: Dolichoderus obliteratus Scudder 1877 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. Formicinae Latreille 1802
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Tr. Camponotini Forel 1878
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G. Calomyrmex Mayr 1861
G. Camponotus Mayr 1861
G. †Chimaeromyrma Dlussky 1988
G. Colobopsis Mayr 1861
G. †Eocamponotus Boudinot 2024
G. Polyrhachis Smith 1857
Invalid names: Pseudocamponotus Carpenter 1930 [nomen dubium], Pseudocamponotus elkoanus Carpenter 1930 [nomen dubium]
G. †Camponotites Steinbach 1967
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†Camponotites ambon Zhang 1989
†Camponotites ampullosus Zhang 1989
†Camponotites cockerelli Donisthorpe 1920
†Camponotites compactus Förster 1891
†Camponotites crozei Riou 1999
†Camponotites curviansatus Zhang 1989
†Camponotites fuscipennis Carpenter 1930
†Camponotites gracilis Zhang 1989
†Camponotites heracleus Heer 1849
†Camponotites induratus Heer 1849
†Camponotites lignitus Germar 1837
†Camponotites longiventris Theobald 1937
†Camponotites longus Zhang 1989
†Camponotites microcephalus Carpenter 1930
†Camponotites microthoracus Zhang 1989
†Camponotites novotnyi Samsinak 1967
†Camponotites obesus Piton 1935
†Camponotites oeningensis Heer 1849
†Camponotites penninervis Theobald 1937
†Camponotites petrifactus Carpenter 1930
†Camponotites pictus Zhang et al. 1994
†Camponotites plenus Zhang 1989
†Camponotites shanwangensis Hong 1984
†Camponotites silvestris Steinbach 1967
†Camponotites steinbachi Dlussky et al. 2011
†Camponotites theobaldi Özdikmen 2010
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Invalid names: Camponotus saussurei Theobald 1937 [replaced]
†Camponotites tokunagai Naora 1933
†Camponotites ullrichi Bachmayer 1960
†Camponotites vetus Scudder 1877
†Camponotites xiejiaheensis Hong 1984
Invalid names: Camponotites Dlussky 1981 [synonym], Formica pinguicula radobojana Heer 1849 [synonym], Rabidia Hong 1984 [synonym]
G. †Drymomyrmex Wheeler 1915
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†Drymomyrmex claripennis Wheeler 1915
†Drymomyrmex fuscipennis Wheeler 1915
†Drymomyrmex rasnitsyni Radchenko 2021
Tr. Formicini Latreille 1802
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G. Cataglyphis Förster 1850
G. †Cataglyphoides Dlussky 2008
G. †Conoformica Dlussky 2008
G. †Glaphyromyrmex Wheeler 1915
G. †Protoformica Dlussky 1967
Tr. Gesomyrmecini Forel 1912
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G. †Prodimorphomyrmex Wheeler 1915
G. †Sicilomyrmex Wheeler 1915
Invalid names: Sicelomyrmicini Wheeler 1929 [synonym]
Tr. Lasiini Ashmead 1905
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G. Euprenolepis Emery 1906
G. Metalasius Boudinot et al. 2022
G. Nylanderia Emery 1906
G. Paratrechina Motschoulsky 1863
G. Prenolepis Mayr 1861
G. Pseudolasius Emery 1887
G. †Sussudio Boudinot et al. 2022
G. Zatania LaPolla et al. 2012
Invalid names: Prenolepidini Forel 1912 [synonym]
G. †Leucotaphus Donisthorpe 1920
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†Leucotaphus donisthorpei Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
†Leucotaphus gurnetensis Cockerell 1915
Tr. Oecophyllini Emery 1895
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G. †Eoecophylla Archibald et al. 2024
G. Oecophylla Smith 1860 [weaver ant]
Invalid names: Andrena tertiaria Meunier 1920 [nomen dubium], Camponotinae Forel 1878 [synonym], Curtipalpulus Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Eoleptocerites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Formica fragilis Heer 1867 [nomen dubium], Fushuniformica Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Huaxiaformica Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Leptogasteritus Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Liaoformica Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Longiformica Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Magnogasterites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Orbicapitia Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Ovalicapito Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Ovaligastrula Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Palaeosminthurus Pierce and Gibron 1962 [nomen dubium], Palaeosminthurus juliae Pierce and Gibron 1962 [nomen dubium], Sinoformica Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Sinotenuicapito Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Wilsonia Hong 2002 [nomen nudum]
Subfm. Ponerinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. †Afropone Dlussky et al. 2004
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†Afropone oculata Dlussky et al. 2004
†Afropone orapa Dlussky et al. 2004
G. †Cephalopone Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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†Cephalopone grandis Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Cephalopone potens Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
G. †Cyrtopone Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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†Cyrtopone curiosa Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Cyrtopone elongata Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Cyrtopone microcephala Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Cyrtopone striata Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
Tr. Ponerini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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G. †Archiponera Carpenter 1930
G. Austroponera Schmidt and Shattuck 2014
G. Brachyponera Emery 1901
G. †Desyopone Boudinot and Perrichot 2022
G. Euponera Forel 1891
G. Hypoponera Santschi 1938
G. Leptogenys Roger 1861
G. Mesoponera Emery 1909
G. Neoponera Emery 1901
G. Odontomachus Latreille 1804
G. Odontoponera Mayr 1862
G. Pachycondyla Smith 1858
G. Ponera Latreille 1804
G. †Ponerites Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
Invalid names: Odontomachini Emery 1911 [synonym]
G. †Protopone Dlussky 1988
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†Protopone dubia Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Protopone germanica Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Protopone magna Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Protopone oculata Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Protopone primigena Dlussky 1988
†Protopone sepulta Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Protopone vetula Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
G. †Taphopone Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
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†Taphopone aberrans Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
†Taphopone karaganensis Dlussky 1981
†Taphopone macroptera Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
†Taphopone microptera Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
†Taphopone petrosa Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
†Taphopone stauropolitanus Dlussky 1981
Invalid names: Eogorgites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Eoponerites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Furcisutura Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Longicapitia Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Poneropsis pallida Heer 1867 [nomen dubium]
G. †Dlusskyidris Bolton 1994
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†Dlusskyidris zherichini Dlussky 1975
Invalid names: Palaeomyrmex Dlussky 1975 [replaced]
Subfm. Dorylinae Leach 1815 [army ant]
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G. Aenictus Shuckard 1840
G. Cylindromyrmex Mayr 1870
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†Cylindromyrmex antillanus de Andrade 1998
†Cylindromyrmex electrinus de Andrade 1998
†Cylindromyrmex inopinatus de Andrade 2001
G. Dorylus Fabricius 1793 [driver ant]
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Dorylus molestus Gerstäcker 1859
Invalid names: Anomma Shuckard 1840 [synonym], Dissimulodorylus Sosiak et al. 2022 [synonym], Dissimulodorylus perseus Sosiak et al. 2022 [invalid subgroup]
G. Lioponera Mayr 1879
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Lioponera suscitata Viehmeyer 1913
Invalid names: Phyracaces Emery 1902 [synonym]
G. Neivamyrmex Borgmeier 1940
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†Neivamyrmex ectopus Wilson 1985
Neivamyrmex iridescens Borgmeier 1950
G. †Procerapachys Wheeler 1915
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†Procerapachys annosus Wheeler 1915
†Procerapachys favosus Wheeler 1915
†Procerapachys sulcatus Dlussky 2009
G. Yunodorylus Xu 2000
Invalid names: Acanthostichini Emery 1901 [invalid subgroup], Aenictinae Emery 1901 [synonym], Cerapachyinae Forel 1893 [synonym], Cerapachyini Forel 1893 [invalid subgroup], Curticorna Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Cylindromyrmecini Emery 1901 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Ectatomminae Emery 1895
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Tr. Ectatommini Emery 1895
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G. Gnamptogenys Roger 1863
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†Gnamptogenys casca Lattke 2002
†Gnamptogenys europaea Mayr 1868
†Gnamptogenys levinates Baroni Urbani 1980
†Gnamptogenys pristina Baroni Urbani 1980
†Gnamptogenys rohdendorfi Dlussky 2009
G. Rhytidoponera Mayr 1862
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Rhytidoponera araneoides Le Guillou 1842
†Rhytidoponera gibsoni Kaulfuss and Dlussky 2016
†Rhytidoponera kirghizorum Dlussky 1981
†Rhytidoponera waipiata Kaulfuss and Dlussky 2016
G. †Pseudectatomma Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
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†Pseudectatomma eocenica Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Pseudectatomma striatula Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
G. †Eoformica Cockerell 1921
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†Eoformica brevipetiola LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
†Eoformica expectans Theobald 1937
†Eoformica globularis Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Eoformica latimedia LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
†Eoformica magna Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Eoformica pinguis Scudder 1877
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Invalid names: Eoformica eocenica Cockerell 1921 [synonym], Lasius terreus Scudder 1878 [synonym]
Subfm. †Formiciinae Lutz 1986
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G. †Formicium Westwood 1854
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†Formicium berryi Carpenter 1929
†Formicium brodiei Westwood 1854
Invalid names: Eoponera Carpenter 1929 [synonym]
G. †Titanomyrma Archibald et al. 2011
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†Titanomyrma gigantea Lutz 1986
†Titanomyrma lubei Archibald et al. 2011
†Titanomyrma simillima Lutz 1986
G. †Kohlsimyrma Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
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†Kohlsimyrma gracilis Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Kohlsimyrma laticeps Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
†Kohlsimyrma longiceps Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
Subfm. Myrmeciinae Smith 1851 [bulldog ant]
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G. †Archimyrmex Cockerell 1923
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†Archimyrmex piatnitzkii Viana and Haedo Rossi 1957
†Archimyrmex rostratus Cockerell 1923
†Archimyrmex smekali Rossi de Garcia 1983
†Archimyrmex wedmannae Dlussky 2012
Invalid names: Ameghinoia Viana and Haedo Rossi 1957 [synonym], Polanskiella Rossi de Garcia 1983 [synonym]
G. †Avitomyrmex Archibald et al. 2006
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†Avitomyrmex elongatus Archibald et al. 2006
†Avitomyrmex mastax Archibald et al. 2006
†Avitomyrmex systenus Archibald et al. 2006
G. †Myrmeciites Archibald et al. 2006
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†Myrmeciites goliath Archibald et al. 2006
†Myrmeciites herculeanus Archibald et al. 2006
†Myrmeciites tabanifluviensis Archibald et al. 2006
Tr. Prionomyrmecini Wheeler 1915
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G. †Prionomyrmex Mayr 1868
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†Prionomyrmex gusakovi Radchenko and Perkovsky 2020
†Prionomyrmex janzeni Baroni Urbani 2000
†Prionomyrmex longiceps Mayr 1868
†Prionomyrmex wappleri Dlussky 2012
G. †Ypresiomyrma Archibald et al. 2006
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†Ypresiomyrma bartletti Archibald et al. 2006
†Ypresiomyrma orbiculata Archibald et al. 2006
†Ypresiomyrma orientalis Dlussky et al. 2015
†Ypresiomyrma rebekkae Rust and Andersen 1999
Subfm. Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835 [ant]
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Tr. Attini Smith 1858
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Subtr. Attina Smith 1858
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G. Acromyrmex Mayr 1865
G. Apterostigma Mayr 1865
G. Atta Fabricius 1804
G. Cyphomyrmex Mayr 1862
G. Mycetomoellerius Solomon et al. 2019
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 cordata Holl 1829
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
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
Cataulacus taprobanae Smith 1853
G. Crematogaster Lund 1831
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 rugosostriata Mayr 1868
†Eocenomyrma ukrainica Radchenko and Dlussky 2016
G. Gauromyrmex Menozzi 1933
G. Leptothorax Mayr 1855
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Subg. Leptothorax (Macromischa) Roger 1863
Leptothorax muscorum Nylander 1846
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. 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
Pristomyrmex umbripennis Smith 1863
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Invalid names: Pristomyrmex parumpunctatus Emery 1887 [synonym]
G. Proatta Forel 1912
G. †Stigmomyrmex Mayr 1868
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†Stigmomyrmex rugulosus Radchenko and Dlussky 2017
†Stigmomyrmex venustus Mayr 1868
G. Tetramorium Mayr 1855
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†Tetramorium kulickae Radchenko and Dlussky 2015
†Tetramorium paraarmatum Radchenko and Dlussky 2015
G. Vollenhovia Mayr 1865
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†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
†Enneamerus reticulatus Mayr 1868
G. †Eotemnothorax Radchenko 2024
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†Eotemnothorax armatum Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax balticus Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax foveocephalus Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax glaesarius Wheeler 1915
†Eotemnothorax gracilis Mayr 1868
†Eotemnothorax groehni Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax hystriculus Wheeler 1915
†Eotemnothorax khomychi Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax longaevus Wheeler 1915
†Eotemnothorax odontos Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax pedunculatus Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax perkovskii Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax petiolatus Mayr 1868
†Eotemnothorax placivus Wheeler 1915
†Eotemnothorax punctatus Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax rav Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax rectispinus Radchenko 2024
†Eotemnothorax rhytidus Radchenko 2024
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. †Incertogaster Boudinot 2024
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†Incertogaster aurora LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
†Incertogaster praecursor Emery 1891
†Incertogaster primitiva Radchenko and Dlussky 2019
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
Tr. Myrmicini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835
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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]
Tr. Pogonomyrmecini Ward et al. 2014
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Tr. Solenopsidini Forel 1893
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G. Monomorium Mayr 1855
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†Monomorium kugleri Radchenko and Perkovsky 2009
†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 atavinus Perfilieva et al. 2017
†Solenopsis foersteri Theobald 1937
†Solenopsis maxima Förster 1891
†Solenopsis moesta Förster 1891
†Solenopsis privata Förster 1891
†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 enspelensis Jessen 2020
†Aphaenogaster mayri Carpenter 1930
†Aphaenogaster mersa Wheeler 1915
†Aphaenogaster oligocenica Wheeler 1915
†Aphaenogaster praerelicta de Andrade 1995
†Aphaenogaster sommerfeldti Mayr 1868
Invalid names: Deromyrma Forel 1913 [synonym], Rectorhagas Lin 1982 [synonym], Sinaphaenogaster Zhang 1989 [synonym]
G. †Paraphaenogaster Dlussky 1981
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†Paraphaenogaster avita Fujiyama 1970
†Paraphaenogaster bizeri Jessen 2020
†Paraphaenogaster dumetorum Lin 1982
†Paraphaenogaster freihauti Jessen 2020
†Paraphaenogaster hooleyana Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014
†Paraphaenogaster lapidescens Zhang 1989
†Paraphaenogaster loosi Jessen 2020
†Paraphaenogaster maculata Theobald 1937
†Paraphaenogaster maculipes Theobald 1937
†Paraphaenogaster microphthalmus Dlussky 1981
†Paraphaenogaster paludosa Zhang 1989
†Paraphaenogaster pannonica Bachmayer 1960
†Paraphaenogaster schindleri Jessen 2020
†Paraphaenogaster shanwangensis Hong 1984
†Paraphaenogaster ussuriensis Perfilieva 2022
†Paraphaenogaster wettlauferi Jessen 2020
†Paraphaenogaster wuttkei Jessen 2020
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], 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]
G. †Myrmicites Förster 1891
Subfm. Proceratiinae Emery 1895
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Tr. Proceratiini Emery 1885
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G. †Bradoponera Mayr 1868
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†Bradoponera electrina Baroni Urbani 2003
†Bradoponera meieri Mayr 1868
†Bradoponera similis Dlussky 2009
†Bradoponera wunderlichi Baroni Urbani and de Andrade 2003
G. Proceratium Roger 1863
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†Proceratium denticulatum Lattke 1991
†Proceratium dominicanum de Andrade 2003
†Proceratium eocenicum Dlussky 2009
†Proceratium gibberum de Andrade 2003
†Proceratium petrosum Dlussky et al. 2015
†Proceratium poinari Baroni Urbani and de Andrade 2003
Subfm. Pseudomyrmecinae Smith 1952
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G. Pseudomyrmex Lund 1831
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†Pseudomyrmex antiquus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex avitus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex baros Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex coruscus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex extinctus Carpenter 1930
†Pseudomyrmex macrops Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex nexilis Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex oryctus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex prioris Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex saxulum LaPolla and Greenwalt 2015
Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith 1877
†Pseudomyrmex succinus Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex thecolor Ward 1992
†Pseudomyrmex vicinus Ward 1992
G. Tetraponera Smith 1852
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†Tetraponera europaea Dlussky 2009
†Tetraponera groehni Dlussky 2009
†Tetraponera klebsi Wheeler 1915
†Tetraponera lacrimarum Wheeler 1915
†Tetraponera ocellata Mayr 1868
†Tetraponera oligocenica Theobald 1937
Invalid names: Sima Roger 1863 [synonym]
Unr. †Sphecomyrmines Boudinot et al. 2020
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Subfm. †Haidomyrmecinae Bolton 2003 [hell ant]
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G. †Ceratomyrmex Perrichot et al. 2016
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†Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri Perrichot et al. 2016
†Ceratomyrmex planus Lattke and Melo 2020
G. †Haidomyrmex Dlussky 1996
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†Haidomyrmex cerberus Dlussky 1996
†Haidomyrmex davidbowiei Lattke and Melo 2020
†Haidomyrmex scimitarus Barden and Grimaldi 2012
†Haidomyrmex zigrasi Barden and Grimaldi 2012
G. †Linguamyrmex Barden and Grimaldi 2017
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†Linguamyrmex brevicornis Perrichot et al. 2020
†Linguamyrmex rhinocerus Miao and Wang 2019
†Linguamyrmex vladi Barden and Grimaldi 2017
Subfm. †Sphecomyrminae Wilson and Brown 1967
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G. †Baikuris Dlussky 1987
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†Baikuris casei Grimaldi et al. 1997
†Baikuris mandibularis Dlussky 1987
†Baikuris maximus Perrichot 2015
†Baikuris mirabilis Dlussky 1987
†Baikuris ocellantis Sosiak et al. 2024
G. †Gerontoformica Nel and Perrault 2004
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†Gerontoformica contega Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica gracilis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica magna Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica occidentalis Perrichot et al. 2007
†Gerontoformica pilosa Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica priapos Zhuang et al. 2025
†Gerontoformica robusta Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica spiralis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica sternorhabda Boudinot et al. 2022
†Gerontoformica subcuspis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
Invalid names: Gerontoformica cretacica Nel and Perrault 2004 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica orientalis Engel and Grimaldi 2005 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica rugosa Barden and Grimaldi 2014 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica tendir Barden and Grimaldi 2014 [nomen dubium], Sphecomyrmodes Engel and Grimaldi 2005 [synonym]
G. †Myanmyrma Engel and Grimaldi 2005
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†Myanmyrma gracilis Engel and Grimaldi 2005
†Myanmyrma maraudera Barden and Grimaldi 2016
G. †Sphecomyrma Wilson and Brown 1967
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†Sphecomyrma freyi Wilson and Brown 1967
†Sphecomyrma mesaki Engel and Grimaldi 2005
†Sphecomyrma nexa Sosiak et al. 2024
Invalid names: Sphecomyrmini Wilson and Brown 1967 [empty]
Subfm. †Zigrasimeciinae Borysenko 2017
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G. †Zigrasimecia Barden and Grimaldi 2013
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†Zigrasimecia boudinoti Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia caohuijiae Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia chuyangsui Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia ferox Perrichot 2014
†Zigrasimecia goldingot Zhuang et al. 2022
†Zigrasimecia hoelldobleri Cao et al. 2020
†Zigrasimecia perrichoti Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia thate Chaul 2023
†Zigrasimecia tonsora Barden and Grimaldi 2013
†Zigrasimecia zui Zhuang et al. 2024
Invalid names: Camponotus brodiei Donisthorpe 1920 [nomen dubium], Eocynipites Hong 2002 [nomen nudum], Formica gibbosa Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica lucida Giebel 1856 [nomen dubium], Formica luteola Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica macrognatha Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica nigra Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica obtecta Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Formica obvoluta Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Formica oculata Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Formica parvula Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Formica quadrata Holl 1829 [nomen dubium], Formica trigona Presl 1822 [nomen dubium], Gesomyrmex miegi Theobald 1937 [nomen dubium], Leucotaphus permancus Cockerell 1927 [nomen dubium], Mutilla tenera Förster 1891 [nomen dubium], Myrmica venusta Heer 1867 [nomen dubium], Plagiolepis succini André 1895 [nomen dubium], Ponera croatica Heer 1849 [nomen dubium], Sphecomyrmicinae Wilson et al. 1976 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Holocene or 105.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma
Collections (422 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Albian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Baikuris maximus, Gerontoformica cretacica, Haidomyrmodes mammuthus (99114) | |
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Taymyr) | Baikuris mirabilis, Baikuris mandibularis (104988) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Sphecomyrmodes occidentalis (161514) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Antiquiformica alata, Haidomyrmex cerberus, Zigrasimecia sp., Zigrasimecia ferox, Zigrasimecia hoelldobleri, Protozigrasimecia chauli (165561) Aquilomyrmex huangi (207760) Camelomecia sp. (176668) Camelosphecia fossor (216576 216577) Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri (153583) Chonidris insolita, Dhagnathos autokrator, Aquilomyrmex huangi (207758) Chonidris insolita, Linguamyrmex brevicornis, Dhagnathos autokrator, Aquilomyrmex huangi (193537) Dhagnathos autokrator (167760) Dhagnathos autokrator, Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri (179227) Gerontoformica gracilis (198285) Gerontoformica priapos, Zigrasimecia sp., Zigrasimecia zui, Zigrasimecia goldingot (226880) Haidomyrmex cerberus (123020) Haidomyrmex davidbowiei, Dilobops bidentata, Ceratomyrmex planus (192864) Linguamyrmex brevicornis (207759) Linguamyrmex rhinocerus (215972) Myanmyrma gracilis, Gerontoformica sternorhabda, Gerontoformica gracilis, Sphecomyrmodes orientalis, Haidomyrmex scimitarus, Linguamyrmex vladi, Camelomecia janovitzi (111688) Sphecomyrminae indet., Chonidris insolita, Protoceratomyrmex revelatus, Linguamyrmex brevicornis, Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri, Aquilomyrmex huangi, Camelosphecia venator (161726) Zigrasimecia ferox (154184) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | France | Formicidae indet. (123019) Gerontoformica occidentalis (123118) Haidomyrmodes mammuthus (138329) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar (Kachin) | Gerontoformica maraudera, Gerontoformica sp., Sphecomyrmodes spiralis, Sphecomyrmodes gracilis, Sphecomyrmodes pilosus, Sphecomyrmodes contegus, Sphecomyrmodes magnus, Sphecomyrmodes tendir, Sphecomyrmodes rugosus, Sphecomyrmodes subcuspis, Sphecomyrmodes robustus, Haidomyrmex zigrasi, Zigrasimecia tonsora, Camelomecia sp. (123113) Gerontoformica sternorhabda, Zigrasimecia chuyangsui, Zigrasimecia thate, Zigrasimecia perrichoti, Zigrasimecia boudinoti, Zigrasimecia caohuijiae (228923) Zigrasimecia sp. (233230 233231 233232) | |
Turonian | Botswana | Afropone orapa, Afropone oculata, Afromyrma petrosa (123430) | |
Turonian | USA (New Jersey) | Formicidae indet., Kyromyrma neffi, Brownimecia clavata, Sphecomyrma sp., Sphecomyrma freyi, Sphecomyrma mesaki (110895) Sphecomyrma freyi, Baikuris casei (123016) | |
Turonian - Santonian | USA (New Jersey) | Sphecomyrma freyi (123216) | |
Late/Upper Santonian | Russian Federation | Cretomyrma arnoldii (122590) Cretomyrma unicornis, Palaeomyrmex zherichini (35056) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | USA (North Carolina) | Brownimecia inconspicua, Sphecomyrma nexa, Baikurus sp. (152037) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Myanmar | Dolichoderinae indet. A, Dolichoderinae indet. B, Dolichoderinae indet. C, Ponerinae indet. (195455) | |
Middle Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Cananeuretus occidentalis (34896) Canapone dentata (122384) Eotapinoma macalpini (122385) Formicidae indet., Chronomyrmex medicinehatensis, Haidoterminus cippus (122357) Sphecomyrma canadensis (104932 122390) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Formicidae indet. (235702) | |
Tiffanian | Canada (Alberta) | Formicidae indet. (119816) | |
Selandian | France (Auvergne) | Tyrannomecia inopinata (120579) | |
Thanetian | USA (Alaska) | Formicinae indet. (196713) | |
Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | Avitomyrmex systenus, Avitomyrmex elongatus (144347) Formicidae indet. (192138 192142) Formicidae indet., Dolichoderinae indet., Dolichoderus sp., Leptothorax sp., Technomyrmex sp. (123795) Formicidae indet., Formicidae indet. A and B (31677) Formicidae indet., Myrmeciinae indet., Avitomyrmex systenus, Avitomyrmex mastax, Ypresiomyrma orbiculata, Ypresiomyrma bartletti, Macabeemyrma ovata, Myrmeciites goliath, Myrmeciites herculeanus (103205) Formicidae indet., Myrmeciites tabanifluviensis (119948) Formicidae indet., Oecophyllini indet. A (192140) Myrmeciites sp. (119946) Titanomyrma sp. (226231) | |
Ypresian | France (Oise) | Formicidae indet. (68174) Gesomyrmex gallicus, Platythyrea dlusskyi (123850) | |
Ypresian | USA (Wyoming) | Titanomyrma lubei (108779) |