List of ant genera
Ants (family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera) are the most species-rich of all social insects, with more than 12,000 described species and many others awaiting description.
[2] Ants have come to occupy virtually all major terrestrial habitats, with the exception of tundra and cold ever-wet forests.
They display a wide range of social behaviors, foraging habits and associations with other organisms, which has generated scientific and public interest.
[7] †Agroecomyrmex Wheeler 1910 1 †Myrmica duisburgi [8][9] Ankylomyrma Bolton 1973 1 Ankylomyrma coronacantha [10] †Eulithomyrmex Carpenter 1935 2 †Lithomyrmex rugosus [11] Tatuidris Brown & Kempf 1968 1 Tatuidris tatusia [4] The subfamily Amblyoponinae represents nine extant genera and one fossil genus.
Established by Swiss myrmecologist Auguste Forel in 1893, these ants are specialist predators, distributed worldwide in the tropics.
[12][13][14] The subfamily Aneuretinae represents one extant genus and eight fossil genera established by Italian entomologist Carlo Emery in 1913.
It was described in 1997 after a fossilised specimen was collected from Cretaceous amber from New Jersey, and was initially placed in the subfamily Ponerinae.
[40][41] The subfamily Dorylinae was established by Leach in 1815, which represents 27 extant genera and one fossil genus.
[41] The subfamily Formiciinae represents one extinct genus of ants dating back to the Eocene.
Despite this, the hyperdiverse genus Camponotus is the most diverse group of ants in the world, with more than 1,100 species described.
[41][110] The subfamily Haidomyrmecinae contains 9 fossil genera of specialized ants described from Cretaceous ambers.
[164] The subfamily Leptanillinae represents nine extant genera of ants, established in 1910 by Carlo Emery.
[d] Established by Carlo Emery in 1877, the extant genera are restricted to Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand.
[181] The notorious ant genus Myrmecia is known for their venomous stings and aggression, which has caused several human deaths in sensitive people.
[6][41] The subfamily Proceratiinae was established by Italian entomologist Carlo Emery in 1895, which represents three extant genera and one extinct genus.
[329][328] Hypochira Buckley 1866 1 Formica subspinosa Unidentifiable, considered invalid by Bolton, 2020
