Myrmicinae

Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees. All species of Cephalotes (within the tribe Attini) are gliding ants.

thumb|An individual of species Pheidole megacephala. Pheidole () is a genus of ants that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is widespread and ecologically dominant. Many species in the genus first evolved in the Americas, while some, such as Pheidole indica and Pheidole megacephala, originated from East Asia and Africa, respectively. These species eventually began spreading across the globe. Pheidole megacephala is considered a particularly problematic invasive species.

Messor is a genus of myrmicine ants with more than 100 species, all of which are harvester ants; the generic name comes from the Roman god of crops and harvest, Messor. The subterranean colonies tend to be found in open fields and near roadsides, openings are directly to the surface.

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Cephalotes is a genus of tree-dwelling ant species from the Americas, commonly known as turtle ants. All appear to be gliding ants, with the ability to "parachute" and steer their fall so as to land back on the tree trunk rather than fall to the ground, which is often flooded.

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Strumigenys is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a widespread, speciose genus of small ants with cryptic lifestyles that are predators of small arthropod prey.

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Myrmecina is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It contains 53 species distributed in North America, Europe, northern Africa, India, Korea, Japan and Australia.

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Wasmannia is a genus of ants. One species, Wasmannia auropunctata, is known as the electric ant or little fire ant and are considered by many countries to be a destructive, highly invasive species.

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Adelomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Species of Adelomyrmex are small, litter-inhabiting ants most often collected in Berlese and Winkler samples. Although the genus and its relatives have a pantropical distribution, Central American cloud forests are the only places where they are abundant and diverse. Including undescribed species, Adelomyrmex has 66 species as of 2023.

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Solenopsidini (meaning "pipe-faced") is a tribe of myrmicine ants with about 20 genera.

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Sericomyrmex is a genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Vombisidris is a genus of subarboreal and arboreal ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its species are known from India to Queensland, Australia. Like most other arboreal ants, their biology remains unknown.

Megalomyrmex is a genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known only from the Neotropics, where some of the species are specialized parasites or predators of Attini.

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Oxyepoecus is a Neotropical genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is a member of the tribe Solenopsidini and currently includes 20 species.

Mayriella is an Indo-Australian genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Colonies in this genus are very small, typically consisting of 50 - 100 individuals. They are diurnal.

Hylomyrma is a genus of myrmicine ants containing 30 known species.

Myrmicaria is an ant genus within the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Acanthognathus (Greek: = thorn, = jaw) is a genus of ants that are found in tropical Central and South America. There are 7 living species and 1 extinct species, Acanthognathus poinari, known only from fossil records.

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Oxyopomyrmex is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Stenamma is a genus of cryptic leaf-litter ants that occurs in mesic forest habitats throughout the Holarctic region, Central America, and part of northwestern South America (Colombia and Ecuador). thumb|Stenamma chiricahua

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Goniomma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Cyphomyrmex is a genus of fungus-growing ants found primarily in South and Central America. However, some species do come up to the southern portion of North America. They grow a variety of fungi in the tribe Leucocoprineae. Most fungal gardens are grown in small nodules, some species to cultivate entire mycelium, though. Colonies are monogynous and are relatively small with about 100 workers on average.

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Xenomyrmex is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is known from Florida (United States), the West Indies, and from Mexico to at least Panama. They nest in cavities of living or dead plants.

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Adlerzia is a genus of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae containing the single species Adlerzia froggatti.

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Daceton is a Neotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus contains only two species: D. armigerum, the most studied species, distributed throughout northern South America, and D. boltoni, known from Brazil and Peru.thumb|left|250px|Trap-jawed ants: Strumigenys, Daceton, [[Odontomachus, Anochetus, Myrmoteras]]

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Recurvidris is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is distributed in the Indomalayan realm, where the ants are found on the forest floor.

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Mycetosoritis is a genus of fungus-growing ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Lordomyrma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Allomerus is a Neotropical genus of small ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. Its eight species are known from the forests of South America, where they live in plant cavities and structures.

Orectognathus is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.

Rhopalomastix is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is restricted to the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, where the ants nest under the bark of living trees.