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. Most myrmicine genera possess well-developed eyes and frontal lobes that partly conceal the antennal insertions.Tribes
Recently, the number of tribes was reduced from 25 to six: * Attini Smith, 1858 * Crematogastrini Forel, 1893 * Myrmicini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 * Pogonomyrmecini Ward, Brady, Fisher & Schultz, 2015 * Solenopsidini Forel, 1893 * Stenammini Ashmead, 1905Genera
In 2014, most genera were placed into different tribes or moved to other subfamilies. Below is an updated list: * Attini Smith, 1858 **'' Acanthognathus'' Mayr, 1887 **'' Acromyrmex'' Mayr, 1865 **'' Allomerus'' Mayr, 1878 **'' Amoimyrmex'' Cristiano, Cardoso & Sandoval, 2020 **'' Apterostigma'' Mayr, 1865 **'' Atta'' Fabricius, 1804 **†'' Attaichnus'' Laza, 1982 **'' Basiceros'' Schulz, 1906 **'' Blepharidatta'' Wheeler, 1915 **'' Cephalotes'' Latreille, 1802 **'' Chimaeridris'' Wilson, 1989 **'' Colobostruma'' Wheeler, 1927 **'' Cyatta'' Sosa-Calvo ''et al.'', 2013 **'' Cyphomyrmex'' Mayr, 1862 **'' Daceton'' Perty, 1833 **'' Diaphoromyrma'' Fernández, Delabie & Nascimento, 2009 **'' Epopostruma'' Forel, 1895 **'' Eurhopalothrix'' Brown & Kempf, 1961 **'' Ishakidris'' Bolton, 1984 **'' Kalathomyrmex'' Klingenberg & Brandão, 2009 **'' Lachnomyrmex'' Wheeler, 1910 **'' Lenomyrmex'' Fernández & Palacio, 1999 **'' Mesostruma'' Brown, 1948 **'' Microdaceton'' Santschi, 1913 **'' Mycetagroicus'' Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes, 2001 **'' Mycetarotes'' Emery, 1913 **'' Mycetophylax'' Emery, 1913 **'' Mycetosoritis'' Wheeler, 1907 **'' Mycocepurus'' Forel, 1893 **'' Myrmicocrypta'' Smith, 1860 **'' Ochetomyrmex'' Mayr, 1878 **'' Octostruma'' Forel, 1912 **'' Orectognathus'' Smith, 1853 **'' Paramycetophylax'' Kusnezov, 1956 **'' Phalacromyrmex'' Kempf, 1960 **'' Pheidole'' Westwood, 1839 **'' Pilotrochus'' Brown, 1978 **'' Procryptocerus'' Emery, 1887 **'' Protalaridris'' Brown, 1980 **'' Pseudoatta'' Gallardo, 1916 **'' Rhopalothrix'' Mayr, 1870 **'' Sericomyrmex'' Mayr, 1865 **'' Strumigenys'' Smith, 1860 **'' Talaridris'' Weber, 1941 **'' Trachymyrmex'' Forel, 1893 **'' Tranopelta'' Mayr, 1866 **'' Wasmannia'' Forel, 1893 * Crematogastrini Forel, 1893 **'' Acanthomyrmex'' Emery, 1893 **'' Adlerzia'' Forel, 1902 **'' Ancyridris'' Wheeler, 1935 **'' Atopomyrmex'' André, 1889 **'' Calyptomyrmex'' Emery, 1887 **'' Cardiocondyla'' Emery, 1869 **'' Carebara'' Westwood, 1840 **'' Cataulacus'' Smith, 1853 **'' Crematogaster'' Lund, 1831 **'' Cyphoidris'' Weber, 1952 **'' Dacatria'' Rigato, 1994 **'' Dacetinops'' Brown & Wilson, 1957 **'' Dicroaspis'' Emery, 1908 **'' Dilobocondyla'' Santschi, 1910 **'' Diplomorium'' Mayr, 1901 **†'' Enneamerus'' Mayr, 1868 **†'' Eocenomyrma'' Dlussky & Radchenko, 2006 **'' Eutetramorium'' Emery, 1899 **'' Formicoxenus'' Mayr, 1855 **'' Formosimyrma'' Terayama, 2009 **'' Gauromyrmex'' Menozzi, 1933 **'' Gaoligongidris'' Xu, 2012 **'' Harpagoxenus'' Forel, 1893 **'' Huberia'' Forel, 1890 **†'' Hypopomyrmex'' Emery, 1891 **'' Indomyrma'' Brown, 1986 **'' Kartidris'' Bolton, 1991 **'' Lasiomyrma'' Terayama & Yamane, 2000 **'' Leptothorax'' Mayr, 1855 **'' Liomyrmex'' Mayr, 1865 **†'' Lonchomyrmex'' Mayr, 1867 **'' Lophomyrmex'' Emery, 1892 **'' Lordomyrma'' Emery, 1897 **'' Malagidris'' Bolton & Fisher, 2014 **'' Mayriella'' Forel, 1902 **'' Melissotarsus'' Emery, 1877 **'' Meranoplus'' Smith, 1853 **'' Metapone'' Forel, 1911 **'' Myrmecina'' Curtis, 1829 **'' Myrmisaraka'' Bolton & Fisher, 2014 **'' Nesomyrmex'' Wheeler, 1910 **'' Ocymyrmex'' Emery, 1886 **†'' Oxyidris'' Wilson, 1985 **†'' Parameranoplus'' Wheeler, 1915 **'' Paratopula'' Wheeler, 1919 **'' Perissomyrmex'' Smith, 1947 **'' Peronomyrmex'' Viehmeyer, 1922 **'' Podomyrma'' Smith, 1859 **'' Poecilomyrma'' Mann, 1921 **'' Pristomyrmex'' Mayr, 1866 **'' Proatta'' Forel, 1912 **'' Propodilobus'' Branstetter, 2009 **'' Recurvidris'' Bolton, 1992 **'' Rhopalomastix'' Forel, 1900 **'' Romblonella'' Wheeler, 1935 **'' Rostromyrmex'' Rosciszewski, 1994 **'' Rotastruma'' Bolton, 1991 **'' Royidris'' Bolton & Fisher, 2014 **'' Secostruma'' Bolton, 1988 **'' Stereomyrmex'' Emery, 1901 **†'' Stigmomyrmex'' Mayr, 1868 **†'' Stiphromyrmex'' Wheeler, 1915 **'' Strongylognathus'' Mayr, 1853 **'' Temnothorax'' Mayr, 1861 **'' Terataner'' Emery, 1912 **'' Tetheamyrma'' Bolton, 1991 **'' Tetramorium'' Mayr, 1855 **'' Trichomyrmex'' Mayr, 1865 **'' Vitsika'' Bolton & Fisher, 2014 **'' Vollenhovia'' Mayr, 1865 **'' Vombisidris'' Bolton, 1991 **'' Xenomyrmex'' Forel, 1885 * Myrmicini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 **'' Manica'' Jurine, 1807 **'' Myrmica'' Latreille, 1804 **†'' Plesiomyrmex'' Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009 **†'' Protomyrmica'' Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009 * Pogonomyrmecini Ward, Brady, Fisher & Schultz, 2014 **'' Hylomyrma'' Forel, 1912 **'' Pogonomyrmex'' Mayr, 1868 * Solenopsidini Forel, 1893 **'' Adelomyrmex'' Emery, 1897 **'' Anillomyrma'' Emery, 1913 **'' Austromorium'' Shattuck, 2009 **'' Baracidris'' Bolton, 1981 **'' Bariamyrma'' Lattke, 1990 **'' Bondroitia'' Forel, 1911 **'' Cryptomyrmex'' Fernández, 2004 **'' Dolopomyrmex'' Cover & Deyrup, 2007 **'' Epelysidris'' Bolton, 1987 **'' Kempfidris'' Fernández, Feitosa & Lattke, 2014 **'' Megalomyrmex'' Forel, 1885 **'' Monomorium'' Mayr, 1855 **'' Myrmicaria'' Saunders, 1842 **'' Oxyepoecus'' Santschi, 1926 **'' Rogeria'' Emery, 1894 **'' Solenopsis'' Westwood, 1840 **'' Stegomyrmex'' Emery, 1912 **'' Syllophopsis'' Santschi, 1915 **'' Tropidomyrmex'' Silva, Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2009 **'' Tyrannomyrmex'' Fernández, 2003 * Stenammini Ashmead, 1905 **'' Aphaenogaster'' Mayr, 1853 **'' Goniomma'' Emery, 1895 **'' Messor'' Forel, 1890 **'' Novomessor'' Emery, 1915 **'' Oxyopomyrmex'' André, 1881 **†'' Paraphaenogaster'' Dlussky, 1981 **'' Stenamma'' Westwood, 1839 **'' Veromessor'' Forel, 1917 *'' incertae sedis'' **†'' Afromyrma'' Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn, 2004 **†'' Agastomyrma'' Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva, 2015 **†'' Bilobomyrma'' Radchenko & Dlussky, 2013 **†'' Biamomyrma'' Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva, 2015 **†'' Boltonidris'' Radchenko & Dlussky, 2012 **†'' Brachytarsites'' Hong, 2002 **†'' Cephalomyrmex'' Carpenter, 1930 **†'' Clavipetiola'' Hong, 2002 **†'' Electromyrmex'' Wheeler, 1910 **†'' Eocenidris'' Wilson, 1985 **†'' Eomyrmex'' Hong, 1974 **†'' Fallomyrma'' Dlussky & Radchenko, 2006 **†'' Fushunomyrmex'' Hong, 2002 **†'' Ilemomyrmex'' Wilson, 1985 **†'' 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 **†'' Wumyrmex'' Hong, 2002 **†'' Zhangidris'' Bolton, 2003References
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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1060265 Ant subfamilies Turonian first appearances Extant Turonian first appearances