Myrmicinae

Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae Temporal range: TuronianRecent

Atta cephalotes worker

Scientific classification Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Subfamily: Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 Type genus Myrmica Diversity c. 142 extant genera in 25 tribes Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants. There are about 140 genera within the group, with the family being cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones or in trees.[1]

Identification
Myrmicine worker ants have a distinct postpetiole, i.e., abdominal segment III is notably smaller than segment IV and set off from it by a well developed constriction; the pronotum is inflexibly fused to the rest of the mesosoma, such that the promesonotal suture is weakly impressed or absent; and a functional sting is usually present. The clypeus is well developed; as a result the antennal sockets are well separated from the anterior margin of the head (cf. Ecitoninae). Most myrmicine genera possess well developed eyes, and frontal lobes that partly conceal the antennal insertions.

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Tribes
Adelomyrmecini Fernndez, 2004 Ankylomyrmini Bolton, 2003 Attini Smith, 1858 Basicerotini Brown, 1949 Blepharidattini Wheeler & Wheeler, 1991 Cataulacini Emery, 1895 Cephalotini Smith, 1949 Crematogastrini Forel, 1893 Dacetini Forel, 1892 Formicoxenini Forel, 1893 Lenomyrmecini Bolton, 2003 Liomyrmecini Bolton, 2003 Melissotarsini Emery, 1901 Meranoplini Emery, 1914 Metaponini Forel, 1911 Myrmecinini Ashmead, 1905 Myrmicariini Forel, 1893 Myrmicini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 Paratopulini Bolton, 2003 Phalacromyrmecini Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988 Pheidolini Emery, 1877 Solenopsidini Forel, 1893 Stegomyrmecini Wheeler, 1922 Stenammini Ashmead, 1905 Tetramoriini Emery, 1895

Genera
Adelomyrmecini Fernndez, 2004 Adelomyrmex Emery, 1897 Baracidris Bolton, 1981 Cryptomyrmex Fernndez, 2004 Ankylomyrmini Bolton, 2003 Ankylomyrma Bolton, 1973 Attini Smith, 1858 Acromyrmex Mayr, 1865 Apterostigma Mayr, 1865 Atta Fabricius, 1804 Attaichnus Laza, 1982 Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 1862 Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg & Brando, 2009 Mycetagroicus Brando & Mayh-Nunes, 2001 Mycetarotes Emery, 1913

Mycetophylax Emery, 1913 Mycetosoritis Wheeler, 1907 Mycocepurus Forel, 1893

Myrmicinae Myrmicocrypta Smith, 1860 Paramycetophylax Kusnezov, 1956 Pseudoatta Gallardo, 1916 Sericomyrmex Mayr, 1865 Trachymyrmex Forel, 1893 Basicerotini Brown, 1949 Basiceros Schulz, 1906 Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 1961 Octostruma Forel, 1912 Protalaridris Brown, 1980 Rhopalothrix Mayr, 1870 Talaridris Weber, 1941 Blepharidattini Wheeler & Wheeler, 1991 Blepharidatta Wheeler, 1915 Wasmannia Forel, 1893 Cataulacini Emery, 1895 Cataulacus Smith, 1853 Cephalotini Smith, 1949 Cephalotes Latreille, 1802 Procryptocerus Emery, 1887 Crematogastrini Forel, 1893 Crematogaster Lund, 1831 Recurvidris Bolton, 1992 Dacetini Forel, 1892 Acanthognathus Mayr, 1887 Colobostruma Wheeler, 1927 Daceton Perty, 1833 Epopostruma Forel, 1895 Mesostruma Brown, 1948 Microdaceton Santschi, 1913 Orectognathus Smith, 1853 Strumigenys Smith, 1860 Formicoxenini Forel, 1893 Atopomyrmex Andr, 1889 Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 Chalepoxenus Menozzi, 1923 Dilobocondyla Santschi, 1910 Eocenomyrma Dlussky & Radchenko, 2006 Formicoxenus Mayr, 1855 Gauromyrmex Menozzi, 1933 Harpagoxenus Forel, 1893 Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 Myrmoxenus Ruzsky, 1902

Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1910 Ochetomyrmex Mayr, 1878 Peronomyrmex Viehmeyer, 1922

Myrmicinae Podomyrma Smith, 1859 Poecilomyrma Mann, 1921 Protomognathus Wheeler, 1905 Romblonella Wheeler, 1935 Rotastruma Bolton, 1991 Stereomyrmex Emery, 1901 Stigmomyrmex Mayr, 1868 Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 Terataner Emery, 1912 Tricytarus Donisthorpe, 1947 Vombisidris Bolton, 1991 Xenomyrmex Forel, 1885 Lenomyrmecini Bolton, 2003 Lenomyrmex Fernndez & Palacio, 1999 Liomyrmecini Bolton, 2003 Liomyrmex Mayr, 1865 Melissotarsini Emery, 1901 Melissotarsus Emery, 1877 Rhopalomastix Forel, 1900 Meranoplini Emery, 1914 Meranoplus Smith, 1853 Parameranoplus Wheeler, 1915 Metaponini Forel, 1911 Metapone Forel, 1911 Myrmecinini Ashmead, 1905 Acanthomyrmex Emery, 1893 Enneamerus Mayr, 1868 Myrmecina Curtis, 1829 Perissomyrmex Smith, 1947 Pristomyrmex Mayr, 1866 Stiphromyrmex Wheeler, 1915 Myrmicariini Forel, 1893 Myrmicaria Saunders, 1842 Myrmicini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 Eutetramorium Emery, 1899 Huberia Forel, 1890 Hylomyrma Forel, 1912 Manica Jurine, 1807 Myrmica Latreille, 1804 Plesiomyrmex Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009 Pogonomyrmex Mayr, 1868 Protomyrmica Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009 Secostruma Bolton, 1988

Paratopulini Bolton, 2003 Paratopula Wheeler, 1919

Myrmicinae Phalacromyrmecini Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988 Ishakidris Bolton, 1984 Phalacromyrmex Kempf, 1960 Pilotrochus Brown, 1978 Pheidolini Emery, 1877 Anisopheidole Forel, 1914 Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1853 Chimaeridris Wilson, 1989 Goniomma Emery, 1895 Kartidris Bolton, 1991 Lonchomyrmex Mayr, 1867 Lophomyrmex Emery, 1892 Messor Forel, 1890 Ocymyrmex Emery, 1886 Oxyopomyrmex Andr, 1881 Paraphaenogaster Dlussky, 1981 Pheidole Westwood, 1839

Solenopsidini Forel, 1893 Adlerzia Forel, 1902 Allomerus Mayr, 1878 Anillomyrma Emery, 1913 Bondroitia Forel, 1911 Carebara Westwood, 1840 Carebarella Emery, 1906 Diplomorium Mayr, 1901 Dolopomyrmex Cover & Deyrup, 2007 Formosimyrma Terayama, 2009 Hypopomyrmex Emery, 1891 Machomyrma Forel, 1895 Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885 Monomorium Mayr, 1855 Oxyepoecus Santschi, 1926 Oxyidris Wilson, 1985 Pheidologeton Mayr, 1862 Solenopsis Westwood, 1840 Tranopelta Mayr, 1866 Tropidomyrmex Silva, Feitosa, Brando & Diniz, 2009 Stegomyrmecini Wheeler, 1922 Stegomyrmex Emery, 1912 Stenammini Ashmead, 1905 Ancyridris Wheeler, 1935 Austromorium Shattuck, 2009 Bariamyrma Lattke, 1990 Calyptomyrmex Emery, 1887

Cyphoidris Weber, 1952 Dacatria Rigato, 1994

Myrmicinae Dacetinops Brown & Wilson, 1957 Dicroaspis Emery, 1908 Goaligongidris Xu, 2012 Ilemomyrmex Wilson, 1985 Indomyrma Brown, 1986 Lachnomyrmex Wheeler, 1910 Lasiomyrma Terayama & Yamane, 2000 Lordomyrma Emery, 1897 Proatta Forel, 1912 Propodilobus Branstetter, 2009 Rogeria Emery, 1894 Rostromyrmex Rosciszewski, 1994 Stenamma Westwood, 1839 Tetheamyrma Bolton, 1991 Vollenhovia Mayr, 1865 Tetramoriini Emery, 1895 Anergates Forel, 1874 Decamorium Forel, 1913 Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 1901 Strongylognathus Mayr, 1853 Teleutomyrmex Kutter, 1950 Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 incertae sedis Afromyrma Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn, 2004 Attopsis Heer, 1850 Boltonidris Radchenko & Dlussky, 2012 Brachytarsites Hong, 2002 Clavipetiola Hong, 2002 Diaphoromyrma Fernndez, Delabie & Nascimento, 2009 Electromyrmex Wheeler, 1910 Eocenidris Wilson, 1985 Eomyrmex Hong, 1974 Fallomyrma Dlussky & Radchenko, 2006 Fushunomyrmex Hong, 2002 Miosolenopsis Zhang, 1989 Myrmecites Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 Orbigastrula Hong, 2002 Quadrulicapito Hong, 2002 Quineangulicapito Hong, 2002 Sinomyrmex Hong, 2002 Solenopsites Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003 Sphaerogasterites Hong, 2002 Tyrannomyrmex Fernndez, 2003 Wumyrmex Hong, 2002

Zhangidris Bolton, 2003

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References
[1] Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224

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