- List of ant genera (alphabetical)
The following is a thusfar incomplete list of worldwide
ant genera. Those which are no longer considered current nomenclature are marked with an asterisk (*).Genera are often named after famous myrmecologists - e.g. "
Donisthorpea " was named to honourHorace Donisthorpe , "Forelius " forAuguste Forel , "Janetia " for Charles Janet, "Wheeleriella " for William M. Wheeler. See the list of notable myrmecologists for a compilation of these people.compactTOC__NOTOC__
A
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Acamatus "
*"Acanthognathus "
*"Acanthomyops "
*"Acanthosticus "
*"Acromyrmex "
*"Adetomyrma "
*"Aenictus "
*"Amblyopone "
*"Amblyteles "
*"Amblyopone "
*"Anergates "
*"Anochetus "
*"Anonychomyrma "
*"Aphaenogaster "
*"Apomyrma "
*"Asphinctanilloides "
*"Atta "
*"Azteca"B
*"
Brachymyrmex "
*"Bothriomyrmex "C
*"
Camponotus "
*"Cardiocondyla "
*"Carebara "
*"Cerapachys "
*"Chelaner "
*"Cheliomyrmex "
*"Colobopsis "
*"Crematogaster "
*"Cryptocerus "
*"Cyphomyrmex "D
*"
Daceton "
*"Diacamma "
*"Dinoponera "
*"Diplomorium "
*"Discothyrea "
*"Dolichoderus "
*"Doleromyrma "
*"Donisthorpea " *
*"Dorymyrmex "
*"Dorylus "E
*"
Eciton "
*"Ectatomma "
*"Ephebomyrmex "
*"Epoecus "
*"Epipheidole "
*"Erebomyrma "
*"Euponera "F
*"
Forelius "
*"Formica "
*"Formicoxenus "G
*"
Gigantiops "H
*"
Harpagoxenus "
*"Harpegnathus "
*"Heteroponera "
*"Holcoponera "
*"Huberia "
*"Hypoclinea "
*"Hypoponera "I
*"
Ichnomyrmex "
*"Iridomyrmex "J
*"
Janetia " *L
*"
Lasius "
*"Leptanilloides "
*"Leptogenys "
*"Leptomyrmex "
*"Leptothorax "
*"Linepithema "
*"Liometopum "
*"Lobopelta "M
*"
Macromischa "
*"Manica"
*"Mayriella "
*"Megaponera "
*"Melophorus "
*"Messor"
*"Monomorium "
*"Myrmecia "
*"Myrmecina "
*"Myrmecocystus "
*"Myrmelachista "
*"Myrmica "
*"Mystrium "N
*"
Neivamyrmex "
*"Neoponera "O
*"
Ochetellus "
*"Odontomachus "
*"Oecophylla "
*"Opamyrma "
*"Orectognathus "P
*"
Pachycondyla "
*"Paraponera "
*"Parasyscia "
*"Paratrechina "
*"Peronomyrmex "
*"Pheidole "
*"Pheidologeton "
*"Pismire "
*"Plagiolepis "
*"Platythyrea "
*"Pogonomyrmex "
*"Polyergus"
*"Ponera "
*"Prenolepis "
*"Probolomyrmex "
*"Proceratium "
*"Prolasius "
*"Pseudomyrma "
*"Pseudomyrmex "
*"Pyramica "Q
*"
Quartina "R
*"
Rhytidoponera "
*"Rogeria "*"
Solenopsis "
*"Stenamma "
*"Stigmatomma "
*"Streblognathus "
*"Strongylognathus "
*"Strumigenys "
*"Sympheidole "
*"Sysphincta "T
*"
Tapinoma "
*"Technomyrmex "
*"Temnothorax "
*"Tetramorium "
*"Tetraogmus "
*"Typhlomyrmex "
*"Tyrannomyrmex "V
*"
Vollenhovia "W
*"
Wheeleriella "
*"Wasmannia "X
*"
Xenomyrmex "
*"Xiphomyrmex "References
* [http://www.antweb.org/newzealand/2005WardWeta.pdf Antweb New Zealand]
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