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Myrmicinae

Myrmicine ants of subsaharan Africa and Madagascar

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Vespoidea; Family Formicidae)

Classification

 

Ankylomyrma Bolton, 1973

Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853

Atopomyrmex André, 1889

Baracidris Bolton, 1981

Bondroitia Forel, 1911

Calyptomyrmex Emery, 1887

Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869

Carebara Westwood, 1840

Cataulacus Smith, F., 1853

Crematogaster Lund, 1831

Cyphoidris Weber, 1952

Decamorium Forel, 1913

Dicroaspis Emery, 1908

Diplomorium Mayr, 1901

Eutetramorium Emery, 1899

Melissotarsus Emery, 1877

Meranoplus Smith, F., 1853

Messor Forel, 1890

Metapone Forel, 1911

Microdaceton Santschi, 1913

Monomorium Mayr, 1855

Myrmicaria Saunders, W.W., 1842

Nesomyrmex Wheeler, W.M., 1910

Ocymyrmex Emery, 1886

Pheidole  Westwood, 1839

Pheidologeton Mayr, 1862

Pilotrochus Brown, 1978

Pristomyrmex Mayr, 1866

Pyramica Roger, 1862

Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 1901

Solenopsis Westwood, 1840

Strumigenys Smith, F., 1860

Temnothorax Mayr, 1861

Terataner Emery, 1921

Tetramorium Mayr, 1855

 

Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865

Wasmannia Forel, 1893

Distribution

 

Biology

 

References

Agosti, D., J. D. Majer, L. E. Alonso & T. R. Schultz. 2000. Ants: standard methods for measuring and monitoring biodiversity. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 280 pp.

Bolton, B. 1994. Identification guide to the ant genera of the world. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 222 pp.

Bolton, B. 1995. A taxonomic and zoogeographical census of the extant ant taxa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 29: 1037-1056.

Bolton, B. 1995. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 504 pp.

Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 71: 1-370.

Bolton, B. 2007. How to conduct large-scale taxonomic revisions in Formicidae. Pages 52-71 in Snelling, R. R., B. L. Fisher & P. S. Ward. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Homage to E.O. Wilson - 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80.

Brady, S. G., T. R. Schultz & B. L. Fisher. 2006. Evaluating alternative hypotheses for the early evolution and diversification of ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 103(45):

Hölldobler, B & E.O. Wilson. 1990. The Ants. Harvard University Press, 732 pp.

Snelling, R. R., Fisher, B. L. & P. S. Ward. 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Homage to E.O. Wilson - 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 80.

Ward, P. S., B. Bolton & S. O. Shattuck. 1996. A bibliography of ant systematics. University of California Publications in Entomology 116: 1-417.

Links

Antbase

Donat Agosti and Norm Johnson
Ants of Costa Rica

John Longino
Antweb

Brian Fisher, Barry Bolton and Phil Ward

Australian Ants

Steve Shattuck & Natalie Barnett
California Desert Ants

Roy Snelling, Christine George & Gordon Snelling
Japanese Ant Image Database

Hirotami Imai (Japanese Ant Database Group)

Myrmecos

pictures of ants by Alex Wild
New World Army Ants

Gordon & Roy Snelling
Notes from the Underground

myrmecological newsletter

Credits

Photographs © Simon van Noort (Iziko Museums of South Africa).


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

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