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Myrmicinae

{{Short description|Subfamily of ants with cosmopolitan distribution whose pupae do not create cocoons}}

{{distinguish|Myrmeciinae}}

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| fossil_range = {{Fossilrange|Turonian|Recent}}

| image = Atta cephalotes-pjt.jpg

| image_caption = Atta cephalotes

| taxon = Myrmicinae

| authority = Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835

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| type_genus = Myrmica

| type_genus_authority = Latreiile, 1804

| diversity_link = #Genera

| diversity = 142 genera

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Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera;{{AntCat|429529|Myrmicinae|2014|accessdate=26 July 2014}} 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.Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224

Identification

Myrmicine worker ants have a distinct postpetiole, i.e., abdominal segment III is notably smaller than segment IV and set off from it by a well-developed constriction; the pronotum is inflexibly fused to the rest of the mesosoma, such that the promesonotal suture is weakly impressed or absent, and a functional sting is usually present. The clypeus is well-developed; as a result, the antennal sockets are well separated from the anterior margin of the head. Most myrmicine genera possess well-developed eyes and frontal lobes that partly conceal the antennal insertions.

Tribes

Recently, the number of tribes was reduced from 25 to six:{{cite journal|last1=Ward|first1=Philip S.|last2=Brady|first2=Sean G.|last3=Fisher|first3=Brian L.|last4=Schultz|first4=Ted R.|title=The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)|journal=Systematic Entomology|date=July 2014|volume=40|issue=1 |pages=61–81|doi=10.1111/syen.12090|s2cid=83986771|issn=1365-3113|url=http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2tc8r8w8|url-access=subscription}}

Genera

In 2014, most genera were placed into different tribes or moved to other subfamilies. Below is an updated list:

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References

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{{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=myrmicinae&rank=subfamily&project=allantwebants |title=Subfamily: Myrmicinae |website=antweb.org |publisher=AntWeb |access-date=7 November 2016}}

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  • {{OA-attribution| {{cite web |url=http://www.antweb.org/description.do?name=myrmicinae&rank=subfamily&project=allantwebants |title=Subfamily: Myrmicinae |website=antweb.org |publisher=AntWeb |access-date=21 September 2013}} }}

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External links

  • {{Commons category-inline|Myrmicinae}}
  • {{Wikispecies-inline|Myrmicinae}}

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Category:Ant subfamilies

Category:Turonian first appearances

Category:Extant Turonian first appearances