List of ant genera (alphabetical)

The following is a thusfar incomplete list of worldwide ant genera. Those which are no longer considered current nomenclature are marked with an asterisk (*).

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Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Acamatus
• Acanthognathus
• Acanthomyops
• Acanthosticus
• Acromyrmex
• Adetomyrma
• Aenictus
• Amblyopone
• Amblyteles
• Amblyopone
• 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
• Doleromyrma
• Donisthorpea *
• Dorymyrmex
• Dorylus

E

• Eciton
• Ectatomma
• Ephebomyrmex
• Epoecus
• Epipheidole
• Erebomyrma
• Euponera

F

• Forelius
• Formica
• Formicoxenus

G

• Gigantiops

H

• Harpagoxenus
• Harpegnathus
• Heteroponera
• Holcoponera
• Huberia
• Hypoclinea
• Hypoponera

I

• Ichnomyrmex
• Iridomyrmex

J

• Janetia *

L

• Lasius
• Leptanilloides
• Leptogenys
• Leptomyrmex
• Leptothorax
• Linepithema
• Liometopum
• Lobopelta

M

• Macromischa
• Manica
• Mayriella
• Megaponera
• Melophorus
• Messor
• Monomorium
• Myrmecia
• Myrmecina
• Myrmecocystus
• Myrmelachista
• Myrmica
• Mystrium

N

• Neivamyrmex
• Neoponera

O

• Ochetellus
• Odontomachus
• Oecophylla
• Orectognathus

P

• Pachycondyla
• Paraponera
• Parasyscia
• Paratrechina
• Peronomyrmex
• Pheidole
• Pheidologeton
• Pismire
• Plagiolepis
• Platythyrea
• Pogonomyrmex
• Polyergus
• Ponera
• Prenolepis
• Probolomyrmex
• Proceratium
• Prolasius
• Pseudomyrma
• Pseudomyrmex
• Pyramica

Q

• Quartina

R

• Rhytidoponera
• Rogeria

S

• Solenopsis
• Stenamma
• Stigmatomma
• Streblognathus
• Strongylognathus
• Strumigenys
• Sympheidole
• Sysphincta

T

• Tapinoma
• Technomyrmex
• Temnothorax
• Tetramorium
• Tetraogmus
• Typhlomyrmex
• Tyrannomyrmex

V

• Vollenhovia

W

• Wheeleriella
• Wasmannia

X

• Xenomyrmex
• Xiphomyrmex

References

• Antweb New Zealand