Myrmicinae
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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:
- 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 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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