Antillaemyrmex Mann, 1920 Chalepoxenus Menozzi, 1923 Croesomyrmex Mann, 1920 Dichothorax Emery, 1895 Epimyrma Emery, 1915[a] Icothorax Hamann & Klemm, 1967 Leonomyrma Arnol'di, 1968 Macromischa Roger, 1863 Myrafant Smith, M.R., 1950 Myrmammophilus Menozzi, 1925 Myrmetaerus Soudek, 1925[a] Myrmoxenus Ruzsky, 1902[a] Protomognathus Wheeler, W.M., 1905 Temnothorax is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Temnothorax species appear to be trophic generalists, feeding on a wide variety of scavenged items, including the elaiosomes of seeds.

[5] As Temnothorax colonies are small and easy to maintain in a laboratory environment, they are often used to study social behavior in ants.

However, this previously determined social factor has been disproved among Temnothorax; a study isolating navigational influences during emigration.

[6] Temnothorax species have been studied to determine the extent of queen control over reproductive decisions of her workers.