Myrmicini is a
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
.
It is not to be confused with the very similar-sounding tribes Myrmecinini (also in subfamily Myrmicinae) and Myrmeciini, which is in the subfamily
Myrmeciinae
Myrmeciinae is a subfamily of the Formicidae, ants once found worldwide but now restricted to Australia and New Caledonia. This subfamily is one of several ant subfamilies which possess gamergates, female worker ants which are able to mate and ...
. While the type genus of Myrmicini is ''Myrmica'', that of Myrmeciini is ''
Myrmecia
Myrmecia can refer to:
* ''Myrmecia'' (alga), genus of algae associated with lichens
* ''Myrmecia'' (ant), genus of ants called bulldog ants
* Myrmecia (skin), a kind of deep wart on the human hands or feet
See also
* '' Copromorpha myrmecias'' ...
'' and that of Myrmecinini ''
Myrmecina''.
Genera
*''
Manica''
Jurine, 1807
*''
Myrmica''
Latreille, 1804
*†''
Plesiomyrmex''
Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009
*†''
Protomyrmica''
Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009
References
External links
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Myrmicinae
Ant tribes
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