Formicinae
- formicine tribe group
- Camponotini (carpenter ants, etc.)
- Formicini (wood ants, etc.)
- Gigantiops destructor
- Melophorus
- Notostigma
- Oecophylla (weaver ants)
- Gesomyrmecini
- lasiine tribe group
- Myrmecorhynchini (monophyly uncertain)
- Imhoffia
(incertae sedis) - Kyromyrma neffi (incertae sedis)
- Leucotaphus (incertae sedis)
- Protrechina carpenteri (incertae sedis)
- Tylolasius inflatus (incertae sedis)
Characteristics
The Formicinae share the following characters with the Aneuretinae and Dolichoderinae (Bolton 2003):- Dorsal cuticular flap of the metapleural gland anteriorly reduced and posteromedially extended
- Petiole with complete tergosternal fusion
- Postpygidial glands absent
- Acidopore at apex of hypopygium
- Glands producing formic acid
- Sting nonfunctional (vestigial to absent)
- Lancets disarticulated from sting
- Pygidial gland absent
References
Agosti, D. 1991. Revision of the Oriental ant genus Cladomyrma, with an outline of the higher classification of the Formicinae. Systematic Entomology 16: 293-310.
Bolton, B. 1994. Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. 222 pp. Cambridge, Mass.
Bolton, B. 1995. A New General Catalog of the Ants of the World. 504 pp. Cambridge, Mass.
Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. 370 pp. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 71. Gainesville, FL.
Hölldobler, B. and E. O. Wilson. 1990. The Ants. 732 pp. Harvard University Press.
Shattuck, S. O. 1992. Higher classification of the ant subfamilies Aneuretinae, Dolichoderinae and Formicinae. Systematic Entomology 17: 199-206.
Wheeler, G. C. & Wheeler, J. 1976. Ant larvae: review and synthesis. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 74: 1-108.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Gigantiops destructor |
|---|---|
| Location | Ecuador |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Worker |
| Copyright |
© 2003 Alex Wild
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| Scientific Name | Polyergus breviceps |
|---|---|
| Location | U.S.A. (California) |
| Comments | A slave-raiding ant, with phoretic mite on head |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Worker |
| Copyright |
© 2003 Alex Wild
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