Myrmicinae
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Not to be confused with Myrmeciinae.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Vespoidea |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
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Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants. There are about 140 genera within the group, with the family being 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.[1]
[edit] Classification
The subfamily is divided into a number of tribes:
- Agroecomyrmecini
- Attini
- Basicerotini
- Blepharidattini
- Cataulacini
- Cephalotini
- Crematogastrini
- Dacetonini
- Formicoxenini
- Melissotarsini
- Meranoplini
- Metaponini
- Myrmecinini
- Myrmicariini
- Myrmicini
- Ochetomyrmecini
- Phalacromyrmecini
- Pheidolini
- Pheidologetonini
- Solenopsidini
- Stegomyrmecini
- Stenammini
- Tetramoriini
In addition, several living and fossil genera are not placed in tribes. Their position is either placed incertae sedis or, especially for fossil forms, too basal:
- Archimyrmex Cockerell, 1923
- Attopsis Heer, 1850
- Cephalomyrmex Carpenter, 1930
- Electromyrmex Wheeler, 1910
- Eocenidris Wilson, 1985
- Eoformica Cockerell, 1921
- Eomyrmex Hong, 1974
- Lenomyrmex Fernandez & Palacio G., 1999
- Promyrmicium Baroni Urbani, 1971
- Tyrannomyrmex Fernández, 2003
[edit] References
- ^ Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224
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