''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of 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 ...

Myrmicinae Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and ...

. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other species in Attini who grow Lepiotaceae, some species have begun cultivating Tricholomataceae.

Species

*'' Apterostigma acre'' Lattke, 1997 *'' Apterostigma ancilonodum'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma andense ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma angustum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma auriculatum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...

'' Wheeler, 1925 *'' Apterostigma avium'' Lattke, 1997 *'' Apterostigma bolivianum'' Weber, 1938 *''

Apterostigma bruchi ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...

'' Santschi, 1919 *''

Apterostigma callipygium ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma calverti ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...

'' Wheeler, 1911 *''

Apterostigma carinatum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma chocoense ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma collare ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...

'' Emery, 1896 *''

Apterostigma convexum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma dentigerum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...

'' Wheeler, 1925 *''

Apterostigma depressum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma dorotheae ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...

'' Weber, 1937 *†''

Apterostigma electropilosum ''Apterostigma electropilosum'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae known from a single possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola. ''A. electropilosum'' is one of only two species of the ant genus '' Apterostigma'' and ...

'' Schultz, 2007 *†''

Apterostigma eowilsoni ''Apterostigma eowilsoni'' is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae known from a single possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola. ''A. eowilsoni'' is one of only two species of the ant genus '' Apterostigma'' and one of fiv ...

'' Schultz, 2007 *''

Apterostigma epinotale ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of other ...

'' Weber, 1937 *''

Apterostigma fallax ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...

'' Borgmeier, 1934 *''

Apterostigma goniodes ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *'' Apterostigma ierense'' Weber, 1937 *'' Apterostigma jubatum'' Wheeler, 1925 *''

Apterostigma madidiense ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...

'' Weber, 1938 *''

Apterostigma manni ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Weber, 1938 *''

Apterostigma mayri ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Forel, 1893 *'' Apterostigma megacephala'' Lattke, 1999 *'' Apterostigma mexicanum'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma moelleri ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Forel, 1892 *'' Apterostigma pariense'' Lattke, 1997 *'' Apterostigma peruvianum'' Wheeler, 1925 *''

Apterostigma pilosum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...

'' Mayr, 1865 *''

Apterostigma reburrum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma robustum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Emery, 1896 *''

Apterostigma scutellare ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...

'' Forel, 1885 *''

Apterostigma serratum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma spiculum ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma steigeri ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of othe ...

'' Santschi, 1911 *''

Apterostigma tachirense ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *'' Apterostigma tholiforme'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma tramitis ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...

'' Weber, 1940 *''

Apterostigma trapeziforme ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Lattke, 1997 *'' Apterostigma tropicoxa'' Lattke, 1997 *'' Apterostigma turgidum'' Lattke, 1997 *''

Apterostigma urichii ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of ot ...

'' Forel, 1893 *''

Apterostigma wasmannii ''Apterostigma'' is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Two species have been described from fossils preserved in Dominican amber, while the others are extant. They are fungus-growing ants, though, unlike the majority of o ...

'' Forel, 1892

References

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* Myrmicinae Ant genera Hymenoptera of South America Hymenoptera of North America {{myrmicinae-stub