Myrmicinae

Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera;[1] 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.[2]

Not to be confused with Myrmeciinae.

Myrmicinae Temporal range: Turonian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Atta cephalotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835
Type genus
Myrmica Latreiile, 1804
Diversity[1]
142 genera

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.[3]

Tribes

Recently, the number of tribes was reduced from 25 to six:[4]

• 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, a majority of genera were placed into different tribes or moved to other subfamilies. Below is an updated list:[1][4]

• 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

References

1. Bolton, B. (2014). "Myrmicinae". AntCat. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
2. Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224
3. "Subfamily: Myrmicinae". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
4. Ward, Philip S.; Brady, Sean G.; Fisher, Brian L.; Schultz, Ted R. (July 2014). "The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Systematic Entomology. 40 (1): 61–81. doi:10.1111/syen.12090. ISSN 1365-3113.

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External links

• Media related to Myrmicinae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Myrmicinae at Wikispecies