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Original Articles

LXIII.—“A List of the Type-Species of the Genera and Subgenera of the Formicidæ”

Horace Donisthorpe F.Z.S., F.R.E.S., &c.
Pages 721-737 | Published online: 20 Feb 2012

References

  • Psammomyrma , Forel . 1912 . Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg. , xx : 43 (Subgenus of Dorymyrmex Mayr. Subfamily: Dolichoderinæ; Tribe: Tapinomini.)
  • Type: Dorymyrmex planidens Mayr, 1868, (Wheeler, 1913.)
  • Type-locality: Mendoza, Argentine.
  • Pseudaphomomyrmex , Wheeler . 1920 . Psyche , xxvii : 53 (Synonym of Aphomomyrmex Emery, 1899. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Dimorphomyrmicini.)
  • Type: Aphomomyrmex emeryi Ashmead, 1905, (Wheeler, 1920.)
  • Type-locality: Manilla.
  • Gallardo , Pseudoatta . 1916 . Ann. Mus. Buenos Aires , xxviii : 320 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Attini.)
  • Type: Pseudoatta argentirm Gallardo, 1916, ♀♂ (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Argentine.
  • Pseudocolobopsis , Emery . 1920 . Rev. Zool. Afric. , viii : 249 (Subgenus of Camponotus Mayr. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Camponotini.)
  • Type: Camponotus macrocephalus Emery, 1894, . (Emery, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Brazil.
  • Pseudocryptopone , Wheeler . 1933 . Amer. Mus. Noviat. , : 12 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Cryptopone tenuis Emery, 1900, ♀. (Wheeler, 1933.)
  • Type-locality: Insula Tamara.
  • Pseudocyrtomyrma , Emery . 1921 . Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. , liv : 18 (Subgenus of Polyrhachis F. Smith. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Camponotini.)
  • Type: Polyrhachis revoili Er. André, 1887, ♀. (Emery, 1921.)
  • Type-locality: Somaliland.
  • Pseudodichthadia , Er. André . 1885 . Spec. Hym. Eur. , ii ( Suppl. ) : 838 (Synonym of Labidus Jurine, 1807. Subfamily: Dorylinæ; Tribe: Ecitini.)
  • Type: Pseudodichthadia, incerta Er. André, 1885, ♀= Formica cœca Latreille 1802, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: (1) Tupataro, Guanajuato, Mexico; (2) South America.
  • Pseudolasius , Emery . 1886 . Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova , xxiv : 244 (Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Acanthomyopsini.)
  • Type: Formica familiaris F. Smith, 1860, ♀. (Bingham, 1903.)
  • Type-locality: Makassar.
  • Pseudomyrma , Guérin . 1844 . Iconogr. Rég. An. , Ins : 427 (Subfamily: Pseudomyrminaelig;; Tribe: Pseudomyrmini.)
  • Type: Formica gracilis Fabricius, 1804, . (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: South America.
  • Pseudonotoncus , Clark . 1934 . Mem. Nat. Mus. Victoria , viii : 64 (Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Melophorini.)
  • Type: Pseudonotoncus hirsutus Clark, 1934, ♀. (Clark, 1934.)
  • Type-locality: Otway Ranges, Gellibrand.
  • Pseudopodomyrma , Crawley . 1925 . Ent. Record , xxxvii : 40 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Myrmecinini.)
  • Type: Pseudopodomyrma clarki Crawley, 1925, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Swan River, West Australia.
  • Pseudoponera , Emery . 1901 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Bolg. , xlv : 42 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Ponera àmblyops Emery, 1887, . (Emery, 1901.)
  • Type-locality: Sumatra.
  • Pseudosysphxncta , Arnold . 1916 . Ann. S. Afric. Mus. , xiv : 161 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Proceratiini.)
  • Type: Pseudosysphincta poweri Arnold, 1916, . (Arnold, 1916.)
  • Type-locality: Kimberley.
  • Pyramica , Rogei . 1862 . Bérlin Ent. Zeitschr. , vi : 251 (Synonym of Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860. Subfairfily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Dacetini.)
  • Type: Pyramica gundlachi Roger, 1862, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Cuba.
  • Raptiformica , Forel . 1913 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. , lvii : 361 (Subgenus of Formica Linnæus. Subfamily: Formicinæ: Tribe: Formicini.)
  • Type: Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798, . (Forel, 1913.)
  • Type-locality: Tulle, Franoe.
  • Rhachiocrema , Mann . 1919 . Bull. Mus. Compar. Zöol. , lxiii : 318 (Subgenus of Crematogaster Lund. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Crematogasterini.)
  • Type: Crematogaster (Rhachiocrema) wheeleri Mann, 1919, . (Mann, 1919.)
  • Type-locality: Malaita, British Solomons.
  • Rhinomyrmex , Forel . 1886 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. , xxx : 192 (Subgenus of Camponotus Mayr. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Camponitini.)
  • Type: Rhinomyrmex klæsii Forel, 1886, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Sumatra.
  • Rhizomyrma , Forel . 1893 . Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. , : 347 (Subgenus of Acropyga Roger. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Plagiolepidini.)
  • Type: Acropyga (Rhizomyrma) göldii Forel, 1893, . (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Brazil.
  • Rhogmus , Shuckard . 1840 . Ann. Nat. Hist. , v : 323 (Subgenus of Dorylus Fabricius. Subfamily: Dorylinæ; Tribe Dorylini.
  • Type: Rhogmus fimbriatus Shuckard, 1840, ♂. (Shuckard, 1840.)
  • Type-locality: Gambia.
  • Rhopaiomastix , Forel . 1900 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg , xliv : 24 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe; Melissotarsini.)
  • Type: Rhopalomastix rothneyi Forel, 1900, ♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Barrackpore, India.
  • Rhopalomyrmex , Mayr . 1868 . Beitr. Naturk. Preuss. , i : 41 (Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Plagiolepidini.) Fossil.
  • Type: Rhopalomyrmex pygmæus Mayr, 1868, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Baltic Amber.
  • Rhopalopone , Emery . 1897 . Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova , xxxviii : 549 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ectatommini.)
  • Type: Rhopalopone epinotalis Emery, 1897, ♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Papua.
  • Rhopalothrix , Mayr . 1870 . Sitz. Akad. Wiss. Wien , lxi : 415 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Dacetini.)
  • Type: Ŕhopalothrix ciliata Mayr, 1870, . (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Colombia.
  • Rhoptromyrmex , Mayr . 1901 . Ann. Naturh. Hofmus. Wien , xvi : 18 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Tetramoriini.)
  • Type: Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis Mayr, 1901, ♀♂. (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Cape Colony.
  • Rhytidoponera , Mayr . 1862 . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , xii : 731 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ectatommini.)
  • Type: Ponera arenoides Le Guillou, 1841, . (Emery, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Isles Solomon.
  • Rogeria , Emery . 1894 . Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital. , xxvi : 188 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Leplothoracini.)
  • Type: Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894, ♀. (Wheeler. 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Isle of St. Thomas.
  • Romblonella , Wheeler . 1935 . Proc. New England Club , XV : 5 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Meranoplini.)
  • Type: Romblonella grandinodis Wheeler, 1935, . (Wheeler, 1935.)
  • Type-locality: Romblon Island, Philippines.
  • Arnoldi , Rossomyrmex . 1928 . Zool. Anzeig. , Ixxv : 299 (Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Formicini.)
  • Type: Rossomyrmex proformicarum Arnoldi, 1928, . (Arnoldi, 1928.)
  • Type-locality: Südostrussland.
  • Santschiella , Forel . 1916 . Rev. Suisse Zool. , xxiv : 434 (Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Santschiellini.)
  • Type: Santschiella kohli Forel, 1916, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: St. Gabriel, Congo.
  • Scrobopheidole , Emery . 1915 . Bull. Soc. Ent. France , : 190 (Subgenus of Pheidole Westwood. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Pheidolini.)
  • Type: Pheidole scrobifera Emery, 1896, ♀♂. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Jiménez, Costa Rica.
  • Wheeler , Selenofone . 1933 . Amer. Mus. Novit , dclxxii : 19 (Subfamily: Poncrinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Ponera selenophora Emery, 1900, . (Wheeler, 1933.)
  • Type-locality: Lemien, New Guinea.
  • Semonius , Forel . 1910 . In Schultze Forsch. Südafrika , iv : 21 (Subfamily: Dolichoderinæ; Tribe: Tapinomini.)
  • Type: Semonius schultzei Forel, 1910, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Kha hea, Kalahari.
  • Sericomyrmex , Mayr . 1865 . Novara Reise, Form. , : 83 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Attini.)
  • Type: Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865, ♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Brazil.
  • Serviformica , Forel . 1913 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. , lvii : 361 (Subgenus of Formica Linnæus. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Formicini.)
  • Type: Formica fusca Linnæus, 1758, . (Forel, 1913.)
  • Type-locality: Europe.
  • Shuckardia , Emery . 1895 . Zool. Jahrb. Syst. , viii : 702 (Synonym of Alaopone Emery, 1881. Subfamily: Dorylinæ; Tribe: Dorylini.)
  • Type: (1)Dorylus atriceps Shuckard, 1840, ♂=(2) Alaopone abeillei Er. André, 1885, .
  • Type-locality: (1)=Gambia; (2)=Oran, Algeria.
  • Sicelomyrmex , Wheeler . 1915 . Sehr. Physik. Ges. Königsb. , lv : 111 (Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Gesomyrmicini.) Fossil.
  • Type: Gesomyrmex corniger Emery, 1891, . (Wheeler, 1915.)
  • Type-locality: Sicilian Amber.
  • Sifolinia , Emery . 1906–7 . Rend. Accad. Sci. Bologna , : 49 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Pheidolini.)
  • Type: Sifolinia lauræ Emery, 1906–7, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Siena, Italy. I
  • Sima , Roger . 1863 . Berlin Ent. Zeitschr. , vii : 178 (Synonym of Tetraponera F. Smith, 1852. Subfamily: Pseudomyrminæ; Tribe: Pseudomyrmini.)
  • Type: Sima compressus Roger, 1863, =Pseudomyrma allaborans Walker, 1860, .♀♂ (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Ceylon.
  • Simopelta , Mann . 1922 . Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. , lxi : 10 (Subgenus of Belonopelta Mayr. Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Belonopelta (Simopelta) jeckylli Mann, 1916, . (Mann, 1916.) Type-locality: Brazil.
  • Simopone , Forel . 1891 . In Grandidier Hist. Nat. Phys. Madagascar , XX : 139 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe Cylindromyrmicini.)
  • Type: Simopone grandidieri Forel, 1891, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Madagascar.
  • Solenomyrma , Karawajew . 1935 . Treubia , xv : 103 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenomyrmini.)
  • Type: Solenomyrma acanthina Karawajew, 1935, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Zentralannam.
  • Solenops , Karawajew . 1930 . Zool. Anz. , xcii : 207 (Subgenus of Solenopsis Westwood. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Solenopsis (Solenops) weyeri Karawajew, 1930, ♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Ambon.
  • Solenopsis , Westwood . 1841 . Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. , vi : 87 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ: Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Solenopsis mandibularis Westwood, 1841, =Atta geminata Fabricius, 1804, ♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: South America.
  • Sommimyrma , Menozzi . 1925 . Atti. Soc. Nat. Mat. Modena , iii ( 6 ) : 25 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Myrmicini.)
  • Type: Sommimyrma symbiotica Menozzi, 1925, ergatoide ? (Menozzi, 1925.)
  • Type-locality: Monte Calvanella, Modena.
  • Spalacomyrmex , Emery . 1889 . Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova , xxvii : 489 (Synonym of Centromyrmex Mayr, 1866. Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Spalacomyrmex feæ Emery, 1889, . (Monobasic.) Type-locality: Burma.
  • Spaniopone , Wheeler . 1914 . Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist , xxxiii : 11 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Proceratini.)
  • Type: Spaniopone haytiana Wheeler, 1914, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Jacmel, Haiti.
  • Spel , ÆOMYRMEX Wheeler . 1922 . Amer. Mus. Novit , xlv : 9 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Spelæomyrmex urichi Wheeler, 1922, (Wheeler, 1922.)
  • Type-locality: Guacharo Cave, Trinidad.
  • Sph , aelig;rocrema Santschi . 1918 . Bull. Soc. Ent. France , : 182 (Subgenus of Crematogaster Lund. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Crematogasterini.)
  • Type: Crematogaster kneri Mayr, 1862, . (Santschi, 1918.)
  • Type-locality: Gold Coast.
  • Sphegomyrmex , Imhoff . 1852 . Yerh. Naturf. Ges. Basel , x : 175 (Synonym of Anomma Shuckard, 1840. Subfamily: Dorylinæ; Tribe: Dorylini.)
  • Type: Dorylus nigricans Fabricius, 1804, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Guinea.
  • Sphinctomyrmex , Mayr . 1866 . Verth. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , vi : 895 (Subfamily: Cerapachyinæ; Tribe: Cerapachyini.)
  • Type: Sphinctomyrmex stali Mayr, 1866, ♂. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Brazil.
  • Stegomyrmex , Emery . 1912 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. , lvi : 100 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ: Tribe: Dacetini.)
  • Type: Stegomyrmex connectens Emery, 1912, ♀♂. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Border between Peru and Bolivia.
  • Stegopheidole , Emery . 1915 . Bull. Soc. Ent. France , : 190 (Subgenus of Pheidole Westwood. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Pheidolini.)
  • Type: Pheidole (Elasmopheidole) upeneci Forel, 1913, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Java.
  • Stenamma , Westwood . 1840 . Intro. Mod. Class. Ins. Suppl. , ii : 83 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Pheidolini.)
  • Type: Stenamma westwoodi (Stephens) Westwood, 1840, ♂. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: England.
  • Stenomyrmex , Mayr . 1862 . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , xii : 711 (Subgenus of Anochetus Mayr. Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Odontomachini.)
  • Type: Myrmecia emarginata Fabricius, 1804, . (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: South America.
  • Stereomyrmex , Emery . 1901 . Deutsch. Ent. Zeitschr. , : 115 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Stereomyrmicini.)
  • Type: Stereomyrmex horni Emery, 1901, ♂. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Ceylon.
  • Mayr , Stictoponera . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , xxxvii 539 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ectatommini.)
  • Type: Ponera coxalis Roger, 1860, . (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Ceylon.
  • Stigmacross , Forel . 1905 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. , xlix : 179 (Nom. nov. for Acrostigma Forel, 1902, nec Emery, 1890. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Myrmelachistini.)
  • Type: Acantholepis (Aerostigma) froggatii Forel, 1902, ♀♂. (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Bong-Bong, New South Wales.
  • Stigmatomma , Roger . 1859 . Berlin Ent. Zeitschr. , iii : 250 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe; Amblyoponini.)
  • Type: Stigmatomma denticulatum Roger, 1859, . (Bingham, 1903.)
  • Type-locality: Europe.
  • Stigmomyrmex , Mayr . 1868 . Beitr. Naturk. Preuss. , i : 95 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Tetramoriini.) Fossil.
  • Type: Stigmomyrmex venustus Mayr, 1868, . (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Baltic Amber.
  • Stiphromyrmex , Wheeler . 1915 . Schr. Ges. Physik. Königsb. , lv : 67 (Subfamily: Myrmiciæ; Tribe: Myrinicini.) Fossil.
  • Type: Stigmomyrmex robustus Mayr, 1868, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Baltic Amber.
  • Streblognathus , Mayr . 1862 . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , xii : 716 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Ponera æthiopica F. Smith, 1858, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: South Africa.
  • Strongylognthus , Mayr . 1853 . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , iii : 389 (Nom. nov. for Myrmus Schenck, 1853, nec Hahn, 1832. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Tetramoriini.)
  • Type: Myrmus emarginatus Schenck, 1833, ♂♀=Eciton ? testaceum. Shenck, 1852, ♀♂(Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Nassau.
  • Strumigenys , F. Smith . 1860 . Journ. Ent. , i : 71 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Dacetini.)
  • Type: Strumigenys mandibularis F. Smith, 1860, ♂. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: St. Paul, Brazil.
  • Syllophopsis , Santschi . 1915 . Ann. Soc. Ent. France , lxxxiv : 259 (Subgenus of Monomorium Mayr. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Monomorium modestum Santschi; 1914, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Natal.
  • Symbiomyrma , Arnoldi . 1930 . Zool. Anz. , xci : 267 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Myrmicini ?)
  • Type: Symbiomyrma karavajevi Arnoldi, 1930, ♂♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Zmiev, Kharkov Area, Eastern Ukraine.
  • Symmyrmica , Wheeler . 1904 . Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. , xx : 3 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Leptothoracini.)
  • Type: Symmyrmica chamberlini Wheeler, 1904, ♂♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Sympheidole , Wheeler . 1904 . Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist , xx : 7 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Pheidolini.)
  • Type: Sympheidole elecebra Wheeler, 1904, ♂♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Boulder, Colorado.
  • Forel , Synsolenopsis . 1918 . Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. , lii : 155 (Subgenus of Solenopsis Westwood. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type : Solenopsis (Synsolenopsis) brachi Forel, 1918, ♀= Solenopsis brwhiella Emery, 1922, nec bruchi Forel, 1912. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Cordoba.
  • Donisthorpe , Syntaphus . 1920 . Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. , vi : 84 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ectatommini.) Fossil.
  • Type: Syntaphus wheeleri Donisthorpe, 1920, ♀. (Donisthorpe, 1920.)
  • Type-locality: Oligocene of Gurnet Bay, Isie of Wight.
  • Wheeler , Syntermxtopone . 1936 . Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. , lxxi : 169 (Subgenus of Termitopone Wheeler. Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Ponera commuta Roger, 1860, . (Wheeler, 1936.)
  • Type-lccalitv: South America.
  • Reger , Syscia . 1861 . Berlin Ent. Zeitschr. , v : 19 (Subgenus of Cerapachys F. Smith. Subfamily: (erapachyinæ; Tribe: Cerapachyini.)
  • Type: Syscia typhla Roger, 1861, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Ceylon.
  • Roger , Sysphincta . 1863 . Berlin Ent. Zeitschr. , vii : 175 (Subfamily : Ponerinæ; Tribe: Proceratiini.)
  • Type: Sysphincta micrommata Roger, 1863, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: South America.
  • Weber , Talaridris . 1941 . Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer , xxxiv : 184 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Dacetini.)
  • Type: Talaridris mandibularis Weber, 1941.)
  • Type-locality: Trinidad.
  • Ashmead , Tanæemyrmrx . 1905 . Canad. Ent. , : 384 (Subgenus of Camponotus Mayr. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Campomotini.)
  • Type: Formica longipes Gerstaecker, 1858, . (Ashmead, 1905.)
  • Type-locality: Mosambique.
  • Emery , Tapinolepis . 1925 . Gen. Ins. Fase , clxxxiii : 18 (Subgenus of Anoplolepis Santschi. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Plasjiolepidini.)
  • Type: Anoplolepis tumidula Emery, 1915, ♂. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Erythrea.
  • Förster , Tapinoma . 1850 . Hym. Stud. , i : 43 (Subfamily: Dolichoderinæ; Tribe: Tapinomini.)
  • Type: Tapinoma collina Förster, 1850, ♀= Formica erratica Latreille, 1798, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: (1) Siebengeberge & Boppard; (2) Brive, France.
  • Santschi , Tapinoptera . 1925 . Eos , i : 348 (Subgenus of Tapinoma Forster. Subfamily: Dolichoderinæ; Tribe: Tapinomini.)
  • Type: Tapinoma vexatum Santschi, 1920, ♂. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Tangier, Morocco.
  • Mayr , Technomyrmex . 1872 . Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova , ii : 147 (Subfamily : Dolichoderinæ; Tribe: Tapinomini.)
  • Type: Technomynnex strenua Mavr, 1872, ♀. (Bingham, 1903.)
  • Type-locality: Borneo.
  • Mayr , Temnothorax . 1861 . Europ. Form. , : 68 (Subgenus of Leqitothorax Mayr. Subfamily: Myrmicmæ; Tribe: Lepthoracini.)
  • Type : Myrmica (Leptothorax) recedens Nylander, 1856, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: France.
  • Emery , Terataner . 1912 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. , lvi : 103 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Mynnecinini.)
  • Type: Atopomyrmex foreli Emery, 1900, ♂. (Emery, 1912.)
  • Type-locality: Madagascar.
  • Wheeler , Termitopone . 1936 . Proc. Amer. Acad. Sci. Arts , lxxi : 159 (Subfamily : Ponerinæ: Tribe: Pofierini.)
  • Type: Ponera lævigata F. Smith. 1858, . (Wheeler, 1936.)
  • Type-locality: Ega, Brazil.
  • Mayr , Tetramorium . 1855 . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ver. Wien , V : 423 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ: Tribe: Tetramoriini.)
  • Type: Formica cæspitmn Linnppus, 1758, . (Girard, 1879.)
  • Type-locality: Europe.
  • Forel , Tetramyrma . 1912 . Rev. Suisse Zool. , xx : 767 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Tetramoriini.)
  • Type: Dilobocondyla (Tetramyrma) braunsi Forel, 1912, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Willowmore, Cape Colony.
  • Smith , Tetraponera F. 1852 . Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. , ix ( 2 ) : 44 (Subfamily: Pseudomyrminæ; Tribe: Pseudomyrmini.)
  • Type: Tetraponera atrata F. Smith, 1852, ♀= Eciton nigrum Jerdon, 1851, . (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Bombay.)
  • Roger , Tetrogmus . 1857 . Berlin Ent. Zeitschr. , i : 10 (Synonym of Tetramorium Mayr, 1855. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Tetramoriini.)
  • Type : Tetrogmus caldarius Roger, 1857, ♀= Myrmica simillima F. Smith, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality : (1) Banana House, Rauden. (2) Greenhouse, Glanville's Wotton, Dorset.
  • Mayr , Thaumatomyrmex . 1887 . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , xxxvii : 530 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Thaumato myrmicini.)
  • Type: Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus Mayr, 1887, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: St. Catharina, South America.
  • Santschi , Theryella . 1921 . Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afric. Nord , xii : 68 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Lepthoracini.)
  • Type: Theryella myops Santschi, 1921, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Rabat, Morocco.
  • Santschi , Thlipsepinotus . 1928 . Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. , lvi : 483 (Subgenus of Camponotus Mayr. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Tribe: Camponotini.)
  • Type: Camponotus claripes Mayr, 1876, . (Santschi, 1928.)
  • Type-locality: Queensland.
  • Mann , Ttngimyrmex . 1926 . Psyche , xxxiii : 104 (Subgenus of Strumigenys F. Smith. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Dacetini.)
  • Type: Strumigenys (Tingimyrmex) mirabilis Mann, 1926, (Mann, 1926.)
  • Type-locality : Huachi Beni, Bolivia.
  • Mayr , Tomognathus . 1861 . Eur. Form. , : 56 nec Dixon, 1850=Harpagoxenus Forel, 1893. (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Leptothoracinæ.)
  • Type: Myrmica sublæms Nylander, 1849, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Kuusamo, Finland.
  • Emery , Trachymesopus . 1911 . Gen. Ins. Fase , cxviii : 84 (Subgenus of Euponera Forel. Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Formica stigma Fabricius, 1804, ♀. (Emery. 1911.)
  • Type-locality: South America.
  • Forel , Trachymyrmex . 1893 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg , xxxvii : 600 (Subgenus of Cyphomynmex Mayr. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Attini.)
  • Type : Atta septentrionalis McCook, 1880, (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Island Hights, Toms River, United States.
  • Emery , Trachypheidole . 1915 . Bull. Soc. Ent. France , : 190 (Subgenus of Pheidole Westwood. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe : Pheidolini.)
  • Type: Pheidole bicornis Forel, 1899, . (Emery, 1915.)
  • Type-locality: Panama.
  • Mayr , Tranopelta . 1866 . Sitz. Ber. Akad. Wiss. Wien , liii : 514 (Subfamily : Myrmicinæ; Tribe : Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Tranopelta gilva Mayr, 1866, ♀♂ (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality : Colombia.
  • Wheeler , Tranopeltoides . 1922 . Amer. Mus. Novit , xlviii : 10 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type : Tranopelta huberi Forel, 1907, Q. (Wheeler, 1922.)
  • Type-locality: Surinam.
  • Mayr , Trapeziopelta . 1862 . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , xii : 715 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type : Ponera maligna F. Smith, 1861, ♀ (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Menado, Celebes.
  • Wheeler , Trichomelophorus . 1935 . Psyche , xlii : 71 (Subgenus of Melophorus Lubbock. Subfamily: Formicinæ; Type: Melophorini.)
  • Type : Melophorus hirsutus Forel, 1902, . (Wheeler, 1935.)
  • Type-locality: Mackay, Queensland.
  • Mayr , Trichomyrmex . 1865 . Novara Reise, Form. , : 19 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Trichomyrmex rogeri Mayr, 1865, ♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Ceylon.
  • Emery , Trichoscapa . 1869 . Ann. Acc. Aspir. Nat. Napoli , ii ( 2 ) : 24 (Synonym of Cephaloxys F. Smith, 1864. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Dacetini.)
  • Type: Trichoscapa membranifera Emery, 1869, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Italy.
  • Forel , Triglyphothrix . 1890 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg , xxxiv : 106 C. R. (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Tetramoriini.)
  • Type: Triglyphothrix walshi Forel, 1890, ♀. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Bengal.
  • Forel , Trigonogaster . 1890 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg , xxxiv : 109 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Pheidologelini.)
  • Type: Trigonogaster recurvispinosa Forel, 1890, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Poona.
  • Forel , Turneria . 1895 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg , xxxix : 419 (Subfamily: Dolichoderinæ; Tribe: Tapinomini.)
  • Type: Turneria bidentata Forel, 1895, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Mackay, Queensland.
  • Smith , Typhlatta F. 1857 . Journ. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool. , ii : 79 (Subgenus of Aenictus Shuckard. Subfamily: Dorylinæ; Tribe: Ecitini.)
  • Type: Typhlatta læviceps F. Smith, 1857, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Sarawak, Borneo.
  • Mayr , Typhlomyrmex . 1862 . Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien , xii : 736 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ectatommini.)
  • Type: Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Amazonenstromes.
  • Westwood , Typhlopone . 1839 . Introd. Class. Ins. , ii : 219 (Subgenus of Dorylus Fabricius. Subfamily: Dorylinæ; Tribe: Dorylini.)
  • Type: Typhlopone fulva Westwood, 1839, . (Emery, 1895.)
  • Type-locality: not given. (North African species.)
  • Karawajew , Typhloteras . 1925 . Konowia , iv : 128 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Typhloteras hamulatum Karawajew, 1925, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Sumatra.
  • Forel , Veromessor . 1917 . Bull. Soc. Vaud, Sci. Nat. , li : 235 (Subgenus of Novomessor Emery. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Pheidolini.)
  • Type: Aphænogaster andrei Mayr, 1886, . (Emery, 1921.)
  • Type-locality: California.
  • Wheeler , Viticola . 1920 . Psyche , xxvii : 53 (Subfamily: Pseudomyrminæ; Tribe: Pseudomyrmini.)
  • Type: Sima tessmanni Stitz, 1910, (Wheeler, 1920.) Type-locality: Alen, West Africa.
  • Mayr , Vollenhovia . 1855 . Novara Reise. Form. , : 21 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Vollenhovia punctatostriata Mayr, 1855, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Java, Borneo.
  • Weber , Wadeura . 1939 . Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer , xxxii : 102 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ponerini.)
  • Type: Wadeura guianensis Weber, 1939, . (Weber, 1939.)
  • Type-locality: British Guiana.
  • Forel , Wasmannia . 1883 . Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. , : 383 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Ochetomyrmicini.)
  • Type: Tetramorium ? auropunctatum Roger, 1863, ♀♂. (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Cuba.
  • Forel , Wheeleria . 1905 . Rev. Suisse Zool. , xlix : 171 Nom. præoc. Tutt, 1895. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Wheeleria santschii Forel, 1905, 9. (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Kairouan.
  • Forel , Wheeleriella . 1907 . Inter. Sc. Rev. Geneva , iv : 145 In Esperanto. (Nom. nov. for Wheeleria Forel, 1905, nec Tutt, 1895. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Wheeleria santschi Forel, 1905, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Kairouan.
  • Mann , Wheelerimyrmex . 1922 . Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. , lxi : 29 (Subgenus of Megalomyrmex Forel. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909, . (Mann, 1922.)
  • Type-locality: Cordoba, Mexico.
  • Mann , Wheeleripone . 1919 . Bull. Mus. Compar. Zöol. , Ixiii : 282 (Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Ectatommini.)
  • Type: Wheeleripone albiclava Mann, 1919, (Mann, 1919.)
  • Type-locality: Ysabel; Fulakora, British Solomons.
  • Wheeler , Willowsiella . 1934 . Proc. Californ. Acad. Sci. (S. 4) , xxi : 174 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Meranoplini.)
  • Type: Willowsiella dispar Wheeler, 1934, . (Wheeler, 1934.)
  • Type-locality: Bellona Island imons.
  • Santschi , Xenhyboma . 1919 . Bol. Soc. Hispan. Hist. Nat. , xix : 405 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; ibe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Xenhyboma mystes Santschi, 1919, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Teneriffe.
  • Emery , Xenometra . 1917 . Bull. Soc. Ent. France , : 96 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Cardiocondylini.)
  • Type: Xenometra monilicornis Emery, 1917, =Cardio-condyla emeryi Emery, 1904, , nec Forel, 1881, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Isle St. Thomas, Antilles.
  • Forel , Xenomyrmex . 1884 . Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sci. Nat. , xx : 369 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Xenomyrmex stollii Forel, 1884, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Guatemala.
  • Emery , Xeromyrmex . 1915 . Bull. Soc. Ent. France , : 191 (Subgenus of Monomorivm Mayr. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Solenopsidini.)
  • Type: Formica salomonis Linnæus, 1758, . (Emery, 1915.)
  • Type-locality: Egypt; Arabia; Palestine.
  • Forel , Xiphocrema . 1913 . Zool. Jahrb. Syst. , xxxvi : 80 (Subgenus of Crematogaster Lund. Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Crematogasterini.)
  • Type: Crematogaster tetracantha Emery, 1887, . (Emery, 1922.)
  • Type-locality: New Guinea.
  • Forel , Xiphomyrmex . 1887 . Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. , vii : 385 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Tetramoriini.)
  • Type: Tetramorium (Xiphomyrmex) kelleri Forel, 1887, (Wheeler, 1911.)
  • Type-locality: Madagascar.
  • Forel , Xiphopelta . 1913 . Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. , lvii : 108 (Subgenus of Ponera Latreille. Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe; Ponerini.)
  • Type: Ponera (Xiphopelta) arnoldi Forel, 1913, . (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Bulawayo, Rhodesia.
  • Santschi , Xymmer . 1914 . Boll. Lab. Zool. Scuola Portici , viii (Subgenus of Stig mma Roger. Subfamily: Ponerinæ; Tribe: Amblyoponini.)
  • Type: Stignatomma (Xymmer) muticum Santschi, 1914, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • Ashmead , Zacryptocerus . 1905 . Canad. Ent. , : 384 (Subfamily: Myrmicinæ; Tribe: Cryptocerini.)
  • Type: Cryptocerus multistrigus F. Smith, (lapsus calami)=Cryptocerus clypeatus Fabricius, 1804, (Ashmead, 1905.)
  • Type-locality: South America.
  • Wheeler , Zasphinctus . 1918 . Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Sci. , liii : 219 (Subgenus of Eusphinctus Emery. Subfamily: Cerapachyinæ; Tribe: Cerapachyini.)
  • Type: Sphinctomyrmex turneri Forel, 1900, (Monobasic.)
  • Type-locality: Mackay, Queensland.
  • Wheeler , Zatapinoma . 1928 . Proc. New Engl. Zoo. Club , x : 20 (Subfamily: Dolichoderinæ; Tribe: Tapinomini.)
  • Type: Zatapinoma annandalei Wheeler, 1928, . (Wheeler, 1928.)
  • Type-locality: Barkuda Island, Chilka Lake, Madras Presidency.
  • Arnold , Zealleyella . 1922 . Ann. S. Afric. Mus. , xiv : 579 (Synonym of Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914. Subfamily: Formicinæ: Tribe: Plagiolepidini.)
  • Type: Formica custodiens F. Smith, 1858, . (By present designation.)
  • Type-locality: Port Natal.

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