Formicidae
Taxonavigation: Formicoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Formicidae
Subfamiliae (21 + 4†): Aenictinae – Aenictogitoninae – Agroecomyrmecinae – Amblyoponinae – Aneuretinae – †Armaniinae – †Brownimeciinae – Cerapachyinae – Dolichoderinae – Dorylinae – Ecitoninae – Ectatomminae – †Formiciinae – Formicinae – Heteroponerinae – Leptanillinae – Leptanilloidinae – Martialinae – Myrmeciinae – Myrmicinae – Paraponerinae – Ponerinae – Proceratiinae – Pseudomyrmecinae – †Sphecomyrminae
Genera incertae sedis †Calyptites – Condylon – †Cretopone – †Curticorna – †Eoaenictites – †Eoformica – †Fonsecahymen – †Gerontoformica – †Klondikia – †Kohlsimyrma – †Myanmyrma – †Petropone
Overview of genera (329 + fossils)
A
Acanthognathus – Acanthomyops –Acanthomyrmex –Acanthoponera –Acanthostichus –Acromyrmex –Acropyga –Adelomyrmex –Adetomyrma –Adlerzia –Aenictogiton –Aenictus –Afroxyidris –Agraulomyrmex –Alloformica –Allomerus –Amblyopone –Amyrmex – Ancyridris –Aneuretus –Anillidris –Anillomyrma –Ankylomyrma –Anochetus –Anomalomyrma –Anonychomyrma –Anoplolepis –Antichthonidris –Aphaenogaster –Aphomomyrmex –Apomyrma –Apterostigma –Arnoldius – Asphinctanilloides –Asphinctopone –Atopomyrmex –Atta –Aulacopone –Austroponera –Axinidris –Azteca
B
Bajcaridris –Baracidris –Bariamyrma –Basiceros –Belonopelta –Blepharidatta –Bondroitia –Bothriomyrmex –Bothroponera –Brachymyrmex –Brachyponera –Bregmatomyrma –Buniapone
C
Calomyrmex –Calyptomyrmex –Camponotus –Cardiocondyla –Carebara –Cataglyphis –Cataulacus –Centromyrmex –Cephalotes –Cerapachys –Cheliomyrmex –Chimaeridris –Chronoxenus – Cladomyrma –Colobostruma –Concoctio –Condylodon –Creightonidris –Crematogaster –Cryptopone –Cyatta –Cylindromyrmex –Cyphoidris –Cyphomyrmex
D
Dacatria –Dacetinops –Daceton –Decamorium –Dendromyrmex –Diacamma –Dicroaspis –Dilobocondyla –Dinoponera –Diplomorium –Discothyrea –Doleromyrma –Dolichoderus –Dolioponera –Dolopomyrmex –Doronomyrmex –Dorylus –Dorymyrmex –Drymomyrmex
E
Echinopla –Eciton –Ecphorella –Ectatomma –Ectomomyrmex –Emeryopone –Epelysidris –Epelysidris –Epimyrma –Epopostruma –Erromyrma –Eucharis –Eucryptocerus –Euponera –Euprenolepis –Eurhopalothrix –Eutetramorium
F
Fisheropone –Forelius –Forelophilus –Formica –Formicoxenus –Formosimyrma –Froggattella
G
Gesomyrmex –Gigantiops –Gnamptogenys –Goniomma
H
Hagensia –Harpagoxenus –Harpegnathos –Heteroponera –Huberia –Hylomyrma –Hypochira –Hypoponera
I
Indomyrma –Ireneopone –Iridomyrmex –Iroponera –Ishakidris –Iberoformica
K
L
Labidus –Lachnomyrmex –Lasiophanes –Lasius –Lenomyrmex –Lepisiota –Leptanilla –Leptanilloides –Leptogenys –Leptomyrmex –Leptothorax –Linepithema –Liometopum –Liomyrmex –Lophomyrmex –Lordomyrma –Loweriella
M
Malagidris –Manica –Martialis –Mayaponera –Mayriella –Megalomyrmex –Megaponera –Melissotarsus –Melophorus –Meranoplus –Mesoponera –Mesostruma –Messor –Metapone –Microdaceton –Monomorium –Mycetarotes –Mycetophylax –Mycetosoritis –Mycocepurus –Myopias –Myopopone –Myrcidris –Myrmecia –Myrmecina –Myrmecocystus –Myrmecorhynchus –Myrmelachista –Myrmica –Myrmicaria –Myrmicocrypta –Myrmisaraka –Myrmoteras –Mystrium
N
Neivamyrmex –Neoponera –Nomamyrmex –Noonilla –Nothidris –Nothomyrmecia –Notoncus –Notostigma –Nylanderia
O
Ochetellus –Ochetomyrmex –Octostruma –Ocymyrmex –Odontomachus –Odontoponera –Oecophylla –Oligomyrmex –Onychomyrmex –Ophthalmopone –Opisthopsis –Orectognathus –Overbeckia –Oxyepoecus –Oxyopomyrmex
P
Pachycondyla –Paedalgus –Paltothyreus –Papyrius –Paraponera –Paraprionopelta –Paratopula –Paratrechina –Parvaponera –Patagonomyrmex –Perissomyrmex –Peronomyrmex –Petalomyrmex –Phacota –Phalacromyrmex –Phasmomyrmex –Phaulomyrma –Pheidole –Philidris –Phrynoponera –Pilotrochus –Plagiolepis –Platythyrea –Plectroctena –Podomyrma –Poecilomyrma –Pogonomyrmex –Polyergus –Polyrhachis –Ponera –Ponerites –Prenolepis –Prionopelta –Pristomyrmex –Proatta –Probolomyrmex –Proceratium –Procryptocerus –Proformica –Prolasius –Promyrmicium –Propodilobus –Protalaridris –Protanilla –Psalidomyrmex –Pseudaphomomyrmex –Pseudoatta –Pseudolasius –Pseudomyrmex –Pseudoneoponera –Pseudonotoncus –Pseudoponera –Pyramica
R
Rasopone –Ravavy –Recurvidris –Rhopalomastix –Rhopalomyrmex –Rhopalothrix –Rhytidoponera –Rogeria –Romblonella –Rossomyrmex –Rostromyrmex –Rotastruma –Royidris
S
Santschiella –Scyphodon –Secostruma –Sericomyrmex –Simopelta –Simopone –Solenopsis –Sphinctomyrmex –Stegomyrmex –Stenamma –Stereomyrmex –Stigmacros –Stigmatomma –Stigmomyrmex –Streblognathus –Strongylognathus –Strumigenys –Syllophopsis
T
Talaridris –Tanipone –Tapinoma –Tatuidris –Technomyrmex –Terataner –Teratomyrmex –Tetheamyrma –Tetramorium –Tetraponera –Thaumatomyrmex –Trachymyrmex –Tranopelta –Trichomyrmex –Turneria –Typhlomyrmex –Tyrannomyrmex
V
Veromessor –Vicinopone –Vitsika –Vollenhovia –Vombisidris
W
Wasmannia –Willowsiella
X
Y
Z
Zacryptocerus –Zasphinctus –Zatania
Fossil genera
†Agroecomyrmex –...
Name
Formicidae Latreille, 1809
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Vernacular names
العربية: نمل
অসমীয়া: পৰুৱা
беларуская: Мурашкі
Deutsch: Ameisen
eʋegbe: Anyidi
Ελληνικά: Μύρμηγκας
English: Ants
español: Formícidos
eesti: Sipelglased
suomi: Muurahaiset
Nordfriisk: Miiren
français: Fourmi
magyar: Hangyák
հայերեն: Մրջյուններ
italiano: Formiche
日本語: アリ科
한국어: 개미
Līvõ kēļ: Siprikizt
lietuvių: Skruzdėlės
latviešu: Skudras
Nederlands: Mieren
polski: Mrówkowate
português: Formiga
русский: Муравьи
davvisámegiella: Gotkkat
slovenščina: Mravlje
српски / srpski: Мрави
தமிழ்: எறும்பு
Türkçe: Karınca
vèneto: Formighe/Formeghe
中文(简体): 蚂蚁
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