Solenopsidini (meaning "pipe-faced")
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
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 ...
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 with about 20
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
.
Genera
*''
Adelomyrmex''
*''
Anillomyrma
''Anillomyrma'' is an Asian genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Distribution and habitat
Its two species are distributed in south, southeast and east Asia. ''A. decamera'' is known from Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam and China, and ''A. tride ...
''
*''
Austromorium''
*''
Baracidris''
*''
Bariamyrma''
*''
Bondroitia''
*''
Cryptomyrmex''
*''
Dolopomyrmex''
*''
Epelysidris''
*''
Kempfidris''
*''
Machomyrma''
*''
Megalomyrmex
''Megalomyrmex'' is a genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known only from the Neotropics, where some of the species are specialized parasites or predators of Attini.
Description
It is difficult to characterize morphologically ...
''
*''
Monomorium
''Monomorium'' is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. As of 2013 it contains about 396 species. It is distributed around the world, with many species native to the Old World tropics. It is considered to be "one of the more important grou ...
''
*''
Myrmicaria''
*''
Oxyepoecus
''Oxyepoecus'' is a Neotropical genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is a member of the tribe Solenopsidini and currently includes 20 species.
Distribution
The genus of is known from the Neotropics, from Colombia to Chile, where ...
''
*''
Rogeria''
*''
Solenopsis''
*''
Stegomyrmex''
*''
Syllophopsis''
*''
Tropidomyrmex''
*''
Tyrannomyrmex
''Tyrannomyrmex'' is a rare tropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Three similar species, only known from workers, are recognized and share small eyes and edentate mandibles.
Species
Two of the species are known only from single wor ...
''
References
Myrmicinae
Ant tribes
Taxa named by Auguste Forel
{{myrmicinae-stub