Formicidae
Also known as: *miurijā, *āmaitijā, Aanu, Acuk, Ameisen, Ant, Ants, Anyidi
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Formicidae |
| Published in | <i>in</i> Sonnini’s Buffon, <i>Hist. nat. gén. partic. Crust. Ins.</i>, <b>3</b>: 352 |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 551 |
| Species records held | 11502 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 35347 |
| GBIF key | 4342 |
Genera in Formicidae
- Camponotus — 1171 species: Camponotus 4maculatus, Camponotus abditus, Camponotus aberrans, Camponotus abjectus, Camponotus abrahami, Camponotus abscisus, Camponotus abunanus, Camponotus acutirostris
- Tetramorium — 574 species: Tetramorium aculeatum, Tetramorium adamsi, Tetramorium adelphon, Tetramorium adpressum, Tetramorium aegeum, Tetramorium africanum, Tetramorium agile, Tetramorium agnum
- Crematogaster — 553 species: Crematogaster abdominalis, Crematogaster aberrans, Crematogaster abrupta, Crematogaster abstinens, Crematogaster acaciae, Crematogaster aculeata, Crematogaster acuta, Crematogaster adrepens
- Monomorium — 389 species: Monomorium abeillei, Monomorium aberrans, Monomorium abyssinicum, Monomorium acutinode, Monomorium adiastolon, Monomorium advena, Monomorium affabile, Monomorium afrc
- Strumigenys — 348 species: Strumigenys abdera, Strumigenys actis, Strumigenys admixta, Strumigenys adrasora, Strumigenys adsita, Strumigenys aenigma, Strumigenys agetos, Strumigenys agra
- Leptothorax — 342 species: Leptothorax acervorum, Leptothorax aeolius, Leptothorax affinis, Leptothorax aguayoi, Leptothorax alayoi, Leptothorax albipennis, Leptothorax albispinus, Leptothorax algiricus
- Myrmica — 260 species: Myrmica aborigenica, Myrmica acervorum, Myrmica adelaidae, Myrmica ademonia, Myrmica aemula, Myrmica affinis, Myrmica afghanica, Myrmica aimonissabaudiae
- Leptogenys — 258 species: Leptogenys academica, Leptogenys acutangula, Leptogenys acutirostris, Leptogenys adlerzi, Leptogenys alamando, Leptogenys alatapia, Leptogenys alluaudi, Leptogenys amazonica
- Pachycondyla — 248 species: Pachycondyla aberrans, Pachycondyla aciculata, Pachycondyla acuta, Pachycondyla aenescens, Pachycondyla aenigmatica, Pachycondyla aequalis, Pachycondyla agilis, Pachycondyla agnivo
- Solenopsis — 219 species: Solenopsis abdita, Solenopsis africana, Solenopsis albidula, Solenopsis alecto, Solenopsis alena, Solenopsis altinodis, Solenopsis amblychila, Solenopsis andina
- Pyramica — 216 species: Pyramica abdita, Pyramica acubecca, Pyramica africana, Pyramica agriola, Pyramica alberti, Pyramica ambatrix, Pyramica anarta, Pyramica angulata
- Aphaenogaster — 211 species: Aphaenogaster aciculata, Aphaenogaster acuta, Aphaenogaster aktaci, Aphaenogaster albisetosa, Aphaenogaster amphioceanica, Aphaenogaster annandalei, Aphaenogaster antiqua, Aphaenogaster arachnoides
- Aenictus — 194 species: Aenictus abeillei, Aenictus acerbus, Aenictus aitkenii, Aenictus alluaudi, Aenictus alticola, Aenictus ambiguus, Aenictus anceps, Aenictus annae
- Hypoponera — 173 species: Hypoponera abeillei, Hypoponera abyssinica, Hypoponera aethiopica, Hypoponera agilis, Hypoponera albopubescens, Hypoponera aliena, Hypoponera angustata, Hypoponera aprora
- Cerapachys — 155 species: Cerapachys aberrans, Cerapachys adamus, Cerapachys afer, Cerapachys aitkenii, Cerapachys alii, Cerapachys angustatus, Cerapachys annosus, Cerapachys anokha
- Pseudomyrmex — 152 species: Pseudomyrmex acanthobius, Pseudomyrmex adustus, Pseudomyrmex alternans, Pseudomyrmex alustratus, Pseudomyrmex alvarengai, Pseudomyrmex antiguanus, Pseudomyrmex antiquus, Pseudomyrmex apache
- Ponera — 145 species: Ponera abyssinica, Ponera aethiopica, Ponera affinis, Ponera aliena, Ponera alisana, Ponera alpha, Ponera apicalis, Ponera atavia
- Cephalotes — 143 species: Cephalotes adolphi, Cephalotes alfaroi, Cephalotes alveolatus, Cephalotes angustus, Cephalotes argentatus, Cephalotes argentiventris, Cephalotes atratus, Cephalotes auricomus
- Temnothorax — 142 species: Temnothorax achii, Temnothorax acuminatus, Temnothorax acutispinosus, Temnothorax agavicola, Temnothorax albipennis, Temnothorax alfacarensis, Temnothorax alienus, Temnothorax altinodus
- Lasius — 129 species: Lasius affinis, Lasius aliena-brunneus, Lasius alienoflavus, Lasius alienus, Lasius americanus, Lasius aphidicola, Lasius arizonicus, Lasius atopus
- Messor — 123 species: Messor abdelazizi, Messor aciculatus, Messor aegyptiacus, Messor alexandri, Messor andrei, Messor angularis, Messor antennatus, Messor aphaenogasteroides
- Gnamptogenys — 119 species: Gnamptogenys aculeaticoxae, Gnamptogenys acuminata, Gnamptogenys acuta, Gnamptogenys albiclava, Gnamptogenys alfaroi, Gnamptogenys ammophila, Gnamptogenys annulata, Gnamptogenys arcuata
- Paratrechina — 115 species: Paratrechina albipes, Paratrechina amblyops, Paratrechina amia, Paratrechina ankarana, Paratrechina anthracina, Paratrechina antsingy, Paratrechina arenivaga, Paratrechina arlesi
- Tetraponera — 109 species: Tetraponera aethiops, Tetraponera aitkenii, Tetraponera allaborans, Tetraponera ambigua, Tetraponera andrei, Tetraponera angusta, Tetraponera angustata, Tetraponera anthracina
- Myrmecia — 103 species:
- Oligomyrmex — 101 species:
- Melophorus — 99 species:
- Cataglyphis — 95 species:
- Plagiolepis — 90 species:
- Azteca — 87 species:
- Stenamma — 87 species:
- Odontomachus — 86 species:
- Meranoplus — 85 species:
- Lepisiota — 83 species:
- Technomyrmex — 83 species:
- Cataulacus — 82 species:
- Cardiocondyla — 78 species:
- Pogonomyrmex — 73 species:
- Iridomyrmex — 71 species:
- Amblyopone — 69 species:
- Acropyga — 66 species:
- Nylanderia — 64 species:
- Carebara — 62 species:
- Proceratium — 61 species:
- Atta — 59 species:
- Myrmelachista — 59 species:
- Vollenhovia — 59 species:
- Nesomyrmex — 58 species:
- Pristomyrmex — 58 species:
- Eurhopalothrix — 53 species:
- Myrmecina — 53 species:
- Pseudolasius — 52 species:
- Prenolepis — 51 species:
- Discothyrea — 50 species:
- Trachymyrmex — 49 species:
- Platythyrea — 48 species:
- Stigmacros — 48 species:
- Brachymyrmex — 46 species:
- Cyphomyrmex — 42 species:
- Apterostigma — 40 species:
- Calyptomyrmex — 40 species:
- Leptanilla — 40 species:
- Megalomyrmex — 40 species:
- Myopias — 40 species:
- Procryptocerus — 39 species:
- Syscia — 39 species:
- Rogeria — 38 species:
- Bothriomyrmex — 37 species:
- Eciton — 37 species:
- Ocymyrmex — 37 species:
- Terataner — 36 species:
- Acromyrmex — 35 species:
- Octostruma — 35 species:
- Ectatomma — 34 species:
- Metapone — 34 species:
- Leptomyrmex — 33 species:
- Adelomyrmex — 32 species:
- Echinopla — 32 species:
- Lordomyrma — 32 species:
- Sima — 30 species:
- Hylomyrma — 29 species:
- Orectognathus — 29 species:
- Pheidologeton — 29 species:
- Anonychomyrma — 28 species:
- Linepithema — 28 species:
- Proformica — 28 species:
- Myrmicocrypta — 27 species:
- Prionopelta — 27 species:
- Probolomyrmex — 27 species:
- Heteroponera — 26 species:
- Anoplolepis — 23 species:
- Bothroponera — 23 species:
- Sericomyrmex — 23 species:
- Diacamma — 22 species:
- Forelius — 22 species:
- Axinidris — 21 species:
- Cryptopone — 21 species:
- Poneropsis — 21 species:
- Liometopum — 20 species:
- Centromyrmex — 19 species:
- Cremastogaster — 19 species:
- Oecophylla — 19 species:
- Paraparatrechina — 19 species:
- Plectroctena — 19 species:
- Prolasius — 19 species:
- Rasopone — 18 species:
- Rhopalothrix — 18 species:
- Gesomyrmex — 17 species:
- Neoponera — 17 species:
- Stigmatomma — 17 species:
- Acanthomyops — 16 species:
- Lachnomyrmex — 16 species:
- Leptanilloides — 16 species:
- Mystrium — 16 species:
- Oxyopomyrmex — 16 species:
- Oxyepoecus — 15 species:
- Polyergus — 15 species:
- Vitsika — 15 species:
- Acantholepis — 14 species:
- Acanthomyrmex — 14 species:
Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.