Formicidae
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Formicoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Formicidae
Subfamiliae (21 + 4†):
Aenictinae – Aenictogitoninae – Agroecomyrmecinae – Amblyoponinae – Aneuretinae – †Armaniinae – †Brownimeciinae – Cerapachyinae – Dolichoderinae – Dorylinae – Ecitoninae – Ectatomminae – †Formiciinae – Formicinae – Heteroponerinae – Leptanillinae – Leptanilloidinae – Martialinae – Myrmeciinae – Myrmicinae – Paraponerinae – Ponerinae – Proceratiinae – Pseudomyrmecinae – †Sphecomyrminae
Genera incertae sedis †Calyptites – Condylon – †Cretopone – †Curticorna – †Eoaenictites – †Eoformica – †Fonsecahymen – †Gerontoformica – †Klondikia – †Kohlsimyrma – †Myanmyrma – †Petropone
Overview of genera (329 + fossils)
editA
editAcanthognathus –
Acanthomyops –
Acanthomyrmex –
Acanthoponera –
Acanthostichus –
Acromyrmex –
Acropyga –
Adelomyrmex –
Adetomyrma –
Adlerzia –
Aenictogiton –
Aenictus –
Afroxyidris –
Agraulomyrmex –
Alloformica –
Allomerus –
Amblyopone –
Amyrmex –
Ancyridris –
Aneuretus –
Anillidris –
Anillomyrma –
Ankylomyrma –
Anochetus –
Anomalomyrma –
Anonychomyrma –
Anoplolepis –
Antichthonidris –
Aphaenogaster –
Aphomomyrmex –
Apomyrma –
Apterostigma –
Arnoldius –
Asphinctanilloides –
Asphinctopone –
Atopomyrmex –
Atta –
Aulacopone –
Austroponera –
Axinidris –
Azteca
B
editBajcaridris –
Baracidris –
Bariamyrma –
Basiceros –
Belonopelta –
Blepharidatta –
Bondroitia –
Bothriomyrmex –
Bothroponera –
Brachymyrmex –
Brachyponera –
Bregmatomyrma –
Buniapone
C
editCalomyrmex –
Calyptomyrmex –
Camponotus –
Cardiocondyla –
Carebara –
Cataglyphis –
Cataulacus –
Centromyrmex –
Cephalotes –
Cerapachys –
Cheliomyrmex –
Chimaeridris –
Chronoxenus –
Cladomyrma –
Colobostruma –
Concoctio –
Condylodon –
Creightonidris –
Crematogaster –
Cryptopone –
Cyatta –
Cylindromyrmex –
Cyphoidris –
Cyphomyrmex
D
editDacatria –
Dacetinops –
Daceton –
Decamorium –
Dendromyrmex –
Diacamma –
Dicroaspis –
Dilobocondyla –
Dinoponera –
Diplomorium –
Discothyrea –
Doleromyrma –
Dolichoderus –
Dolioponera –
Dolopomyrmex –
Doronomyrmex –
Dorylus –
Dorymyrmex –
Drymomyrmex
E
editEchinopla –
Eciton –
Ecphorella –
Ectatomma –
Ectomomyrmex –
Emeryopone –
Epelysidris –
Epelysidris –
Epimyrma –
Epopostruma –
Erromyrma –
Eucharis –
Eucryptocerus –
Euponera –
Euprenolepis –
Eurhopalothrix –
Eutetramorium
F
editFisheropone –
Forelius –
Forelophilus –
Formica –
Formicoxenus –
Formosimyrma –
Froggattella
G
editGesomyrmex –
Gigantiops –
Gnamptogenys –
Goniomma
H
editHagensia –
Harpagoxenus –
Harpegnathos –
Heteroponera –
Huberia –
Hylomyrma –
Hypochira –
Hypoponera
I
editIndomyrma –
Ireneopone –
Iridomyrmex –
Iroponera –
Ishakidris –
Iberoformica
K
editL
editLabidus –
Lachnomyrmex –
Lasiophanes –
Lasius –
Lenomyrmex –
Lepisiota –
Leptanilla –
Leptanilloides –
Leptogenys –
Leptomyrmex –
Leptothorax –
Linepithema –
Liometopum –
Liomyrmex –
Lophomyrmex –
Lordomyrma –
Loweriella
M
editMalagidris –
Manica –
Martialis –
Mayaponera –
Mayriella –
Megalomyrmex –
Megaponera –
Melissotarsus –
Melophorus –
Meranoplus –
Mesoponera –
Mesostruma –
Messor –
Metapone –
Microdaceton –
Monomorium –
Mycetarotes –
Mycetophylax –
Mycetosoritis –
Mycocepurus –
Myopias –
Myopopone –
Myrcidris –
Myrmecia –
Myrmecina –
Myrmecocystus –
Myrmecorhynchus –
Myrmelachista –
Myrmica –
Myrmicaria –
Myrmicocrypta –
Myrmisaraka –
Myrmoteras –
Mystrium
N
editNeivamyrmex –
Neoponera –
Nomamyrmex –
Noonilla –
Nothidris –
Nothomyrmecia –
Notoncus –
Notostigma –
Nylanderia
O
editOchetellus –
Ochetomyrmex –
Octostruma –
Ocymyrmex –
Odontomachus –
Odontoponera –
Oecophylla –
Oligomyrmex –
Onychomyrmex –
Ophthalmopone –
Opisthopsis –
Orectognathus –
Overbeckia –
Oxyepoecus –
Oxyopomyrmex
P
editPachycondyla –
Paedalgus –
Paltothyreus –
Papyrius –
Paraponera –
Paraprionopelta –
Paratopula –
Paratrechina –
Parvaponera –
Patagonomyrmex –
Perissomyrmex –
Peronomyrmex –
Petalomyrmex –
Phacota –
Phalacromyrmex –
Phasmomyrmex –
Phaulomyrma –
Pheidole –
Philidris –
Phrynoponera –
Pilotrochus –
Plagiolepis –
Platythyrea –
Plectroctena –
Podomyrma –
Poecilomyrma –
Pogonomyrmex –
Polyergus –
Polyrhachis –
Ponera –
Ponerites –
Prenolepis –
Prionopelta –
Pristomyrmex –
Proatta –
Probolomyrmex –
Proceratium –
Procryptocerus –
Proformica –
Prolasius –
Promyrmicium –
Propodilobus –
Protalaridris –
Protanilla –
Psalidomyrmex –
Pseudaphomomyrmex –
Pseudoatta –
Pseudolasius –
Pseudomyrmex –
Pseudoneoponera –
Pseudonotoncus –
Pseudoponera –
Pyramica
R
editRasopone –
Ravavy –
Recurvidris –
Rhopalomastix –
Rhopalomyrmex –
Rhopalothrix –
Rhytidoponera –
Rogeria –
Romblonella –
Rossomyrmex –
Rostromyrmex –
Rotastruma –
Royidris
S
editSantschiella –
Scyphodon –
Secostruma –
Sericomyrmex –
Simopelta –
Simopone –
Solenopsis –
Sphinctomyrmex –
Stegomyrmex –
Stenamma –
Stereomyrmex –
Stigmacros –
Stigmatomma –
Stigmomyrmex –
Streblognathus –
Strongylognathus –
Strumigenys –
Syllophopsis
T
editTalaridris –
Tanipone –
Tapinoma –
Tatuidris –
Technomyrmex –
Terataner –
Teratomyrmex –
Tetheamyrma –
Tetramorium –
Tetraponera –
Thaumatomyrmex –
Trachymyrmex –
Tranopelta –
Trichomyrmex –
Turneria –
Typhlomyrmex –
Tyrannomyrmex
V
editVeromessor –
Vicinopone –
Vitsika –
Vollenhovia –
Vombisidris
W
editX
editY
editZ
editZacryptocerus –
Zasphinctus –
Zatania
Fossil genera
edit†Agroecomyrmex – ...
Name
editFormicidae Latreille, 1809
References
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- Guénard, B. & Dunn, R.R. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1–77. Preview PDF Reference page.
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Additional references
edit- Bharti, H., Guénard, B., Bharti, M. & Economo, E.P. 2016. An updated checklist of the ants of India with their specific distributions in Indian states (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 551: 1–83. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.551.6767 Reference page.
- Ivanov, K. 2019. The ants of Ohio (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): an updated checklist. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 70: 65–98. DOI: 10.3897/jhr.70.35207 Reference page.
- Ramamonjisoa, M.M., Rasoamanana, N. & Fisher, B.L. 2024. Male-based key to the subfamilies and genera of Malagasy ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1213: 289–359. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1213.120531 Reference page.
Vernacular names
editالعربية: نمل
অসমীয়া: পৰুৱা
беларуская: Мурашкі
Deutsch: Ameisen
eʋegbe: Anyidi
Ελληνικά: Μύρμηγκας
English: Ants
español: Formícidos
eesti: Sipelglased
suomi: Muurahaiset
Nordfriisk: Miiren
français: Fourmi
magyar: Hangyák
հայերեն: Մրջյուններ
italiano: Formiche
日本語: アリ科
한국어: 개미
Līvõ kēļ: Siprikizt
lietuvių: Skruzdėlės
latviešu: Skudras
Nederlands: Mieren
polski: Mrówkowate
português: Formiga
русский: Муравьи
davvisámegiella: Gotkkat
slovenščina: Mravlje
српски / srpski: Мрави
தமிழ்: எறும்பு
Türkçe: Karınca
vèneto: Formighe/Formeghe
中文(简体): 蚂蚁