Myrmicinae

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Myrmicinae
Atta cephalotes worker
Atta cephalotes worker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribes

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Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes.

[edit] Classification

The subfamily is divided into a number of tribes:

In addition, several genera are placed incertae sedis (not placed in tribes):

  • 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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