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