Myrmicine

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 in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees.Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224

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, 1905

Genera

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
**''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, 2003

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Ant subfamilies
Turonian first appearances
Extant Turonian first appearances