Aneuretinae is a
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 ...
of
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 consisting of a single extant
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
, ''Aneuretus simoni'' (
Sri Lankan relict ant), and 9 fossil species.
Earlier, the
phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...
position of ''A. simoni'' was thought to be intermediate between primitive and advanced subfamilies of ants,
but recent studies have shown it is the nearest living relative of subfamily
Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the wor ...
.
Genera
*Aneuretini
Emery, 1913
**†''
Aneuretellus
''Aneuretellus'' is an extinct genus of ant in the formicid subfamily Aneuretinae, and is one of eight genera of the subfamily. The genus contains a single described species ''Aneuretellus deformis'' and is known from one Middle Eocene fossil ...
''
Dlussky, 1988
**''
Aneuretus
The Sri Lankan relict ant (''Aneuretus simoni'') is a species of ant placed in a tribe of its own within the family Formicidae. The genus is monotypic, with the only species endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known from just a few locations. It ...
''
Emery, 1893
**†''
Mianeuretus''
Carpenter, 1930
**†''
Paraneuretus
''Paraneuretus'' is an extinct genus of formicid in the ant subfamily Aneuretinae known from fossils found in Asia and Europe. The genus contains three middle to late Eocene age species, ''Paraneuretus dubovikoffi'', ''Paraneuretus longicornis ...
''
Wheeler, 1915
**†''
Protaneuretus''
Wheeler, 1915
*†Pityomyrmecini
Wheeler, 1915
**†''
Pityomyrmex''
Wheeler, 1915
*''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
''
**†''
Britaneuretus''
Dlussky & Perfilieva, 2014
**†''
Cananeuretus
''Cananeuretus'' is an extinct genus of ant in the Formicidae subfamily Aneuretinae, and is one of two Cretaceous genera of the subfamily. The genus contains a single described species ''Cananeuretus occidentalis'' and is known from one Late C ...
''
Engel & Grimaldi, 2005
''
Burmomyrma
''Burmomyrma'' is an extinct genus of aculeate hymenopteran, suggested to be an ant. The genus contains a single described species, ''Burmomyrma rossi''. ''Burmomyrma'' is known from a single Middle Cretaceous fossil which was found in Asia.
...
'' was formerly placed here, but is actually an ant-mimic wasp.
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Ant subfamilies
Taxa named by Carlo Emery
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