Myrmicinae
Leafcutter ants, fire ants, etc.
- dacetine tribe group
- cephalotine tribe group
- attine tribe group
- Attini (fungus-growing ants)
- Blepharidattini
- solenopsidine tribe group (monophyly uncertain)
- Stenammini
- Solenopsidini (fire ants, etc.)
- myrmicine tribe group (monophyly uncertain)
- Myrmicini (harvester ants, etc.)
- Tetramoriini
- Pheidolini
- Lenomyrmex
- Paratopula
- formicoxenine tribe group (monophyly uncertain)
- Stegomyrmex
- Myrmecinini
- Metapone
- Melissotarsini
- Tyrranomyrmex rex
- Attopsis
(incertae sedis) - Cephalomyrmex rotundatus (incertae sedis)
- Electromyrmex klebsi (incertae sedis)
- Eocenidris crassa (incertae sedis)
- Eoformica pinguis (incertae sedis)
- Eomyrmex guchengziensis (incertae sedis)
- Miosolenopsis fossilis (incertae sedis)
- Zhangidris atopogaster (incertae sedis)
Characteristics
Bolton (2003) gives the following apomorphies of the Myrmicinae:- Metapleural gland orifice a longitudinal slit or crescent, opening dorsally to posterodorsally, and not overhung by a cuticular flange or flap
- Petiole in posterior view with fused tergite and sternite equally convex, with their inner margins forming a circle
- Helcial tergite and sternite form a rough circle in frontal view, their apices meeting end to end, and the tergite not overlapping the sternite
References
Bolton, B. 1994. Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bolton, B. 1995. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bolton, B. 1998. Monophyly of the dacetonine tribe-group and its component tribes. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Entomology Series) 67: 65-78.
Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. 370 pp. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 71. Gainesville, FL.
Hölldobler, B. and E. O. Wilson. 1990. The Ants. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Wheeler, G. C. & Wheeler, J. 1976. Ant larvae: review and synthesis. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 74: 1-108.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Crematogaster cerasi |
|---|---|
| Location | U.S.A. (New York) |
| Comments | Worker attending aphids for honeydew |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Worker |
| Copyright |
© 2003 Alex Wild
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| Scientific Name | Solenopsis xyloni |
|---|---|
| Location | U.S.A. (California) |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Workers |
| Copyright |
© 2003 Alex Wild
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