''Alloformica'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

ant Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of 22 ...

s in the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Formicinae The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development. Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little ...

. The genus was first described as a

subgenus In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...

of ''

Proformica ''Proformica'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Palearctic realm, from Mongolia through Central Asia to Spain. Colonies are small, generally containing a few hundred individuals, with a single queen ( ...

'' by Dlussky (1969), later to be synonymized under ''Proformica'' by Brown (1973), and finally revived and raised to genus rank by Dlussky & Fedoseeva (1988). Its species are known only from a few localities.

Species

* ''

Alloformica aberrans ''Alloformica'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus was first described as a subgenus of ''Proformica'' by Dlussky (1969), later to be synonymized under ''Proformica'' by Brown (1973), and finally revived and raised to gen ...

'' (Mayr, 1877) * ''

Alloformica flavicornis ''Alloformica'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus was first described as a subgenus of ''Proformica'' by Dlussky (1969), later to be synonymized under ''Proformica'' by Brown (1973), and finally revived and raised to gen ...

'' (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926) * ''

Alloformica nitidior ''Alloformica'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus was first described as a subgenus of ''Proformica'' by Dlussky (1969), later to be synonymized under ''Proformica'' by Brown (1973), and finally revived and raised to gen ...

'' (Forel, 1904) * ''

Alloformica obscurior ''Alloformica'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus was first described as a subgenus of ''Proformica ''Proformica'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae. The genus is known from the Palearctic realm, from ...

'' Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990

References

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* Formicinae Ant genera {{formicinae-stub