- Myrmicinae
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Not to be confused with Myrmeciinae.
Myrmicinae 
Atta cephalotes worker Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Vespoidea Family: Formicidae Subfamily: Myrmicinae Tribes See text
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]
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
References
- ^ Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224
External links
- Pheidole megacephala, bigheaded ant on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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