Myrmicinae

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Myrmicinae

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.Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224

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

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