Ant genera are the genera of the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, a family with approximately 12,000 documented species. GBIF lists its genera for it, and the biggest by descendant taxa are Pheidole, Camponotus, Crematogaster, Tetramorium, Polyrhachis, Monomorium, Strumigenys, Formica and Solenopsis. Ants live on almost every continent, in grasslands, tropical forests and human-dominated areas, and share one basic body plan with variation in color from black-brown to red-yellow and in size.
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"canonicalName":"Pheidole","vernacularName":"Big-headed Ants","authorship":"Westwood, 1839","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Westwood, John O. 1839. An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. Vol. 2: i-x + 1-587.","numDescendants":2989
Children of Formicidae: Formicidae
"canonicalName":"Formicidae","authorship":"","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
Children of Formicidae: Camponotus
"canonicalName":"Camponotus","authorship":"(Forel) Emery","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
Children of Formicidae: Crematogaster
"canonicalName":"Crematogaster","vernacularName":"Acrobat Ants","authorship":"Lund, 1831","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Lund, Peter W. 1831. Lettre sur les habitudes de quelques fourmis du Brésil, adressée à M. Audouin. Annales des Sciences Naturelles: Comprenant la Physiologie Animale et Végétale, l'Anatomie Comparée des deux Règnes, la Zoologie, la Botanique, la Minéralogie et la Géologie 23: 113-138.","numDescendants":1717
Children of Formicidae: Tetramorium
"canonicalName":"Tetramorium","vernacularName":"Fierce ants","authorship":"Mayr, 1855","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Mayr, Gustav L. 1855. Formicina Austriaca. Beschreibung der bisher im österreichischen Kaiserstaate aufgefundenen Ameisen nebst Hinzufügung jener in Deutschland, in der Schweiz und in Italien vorkommenden Arten. Verhandlungen des Zoologisch-Botanischen Vereins in Wien 5: 273-478, 5 figs.","numDescendants":1210
Children of Formicidae: Polyrhachis
"canonicalName":"Polyrhachis","authorship":"Hector.","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
Children of Formicidae: Monomorium
"canonicalName":"Monomorium","vernacularName":"Mono Ants","authorship":"Mayr, 1855","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Mayr, Gustav L. 1855. Formicina Austriaca. Beschreibung der bisher im österreichischen Kaiserstaate aufgefundenen Ameisen nebst Hinzufügung jener in Deutschland, in der Schweiz und in Italien vorkommenden Arten. Verhandlungen des Zoologisch-Botanischen Vereins in Wien 5: 273-478, 5 figs.","numDescendants":798
Children of Formicidae: Strumigenys
"canonicalName":"Strumigenys","vernacularName":"Miniature Trap-jaw Ants","authorship":"Smith, 1860","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Smith, Frederick. 1860. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. The Journal of Entomology. Descriptive and Geographical 1: 65-84.","numDescendants":678
Children of Formicidae: Formica
"canonicalName":"Formica","authorship":"Forel, 1913","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
Children of Formicidae: Solenopsis
"canonicalName":"Solenopsis","vernacularName":"Common European Thief Ant","authorship":"Westwood, 1840","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Westwood, John O. 1840. Observations on the genus Typhlopone, with descriptions of several exotic species of ants. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany and Geology, Being a Continuation of the 'Magazine of Botany and Zoology', and of Louden and Charlesworth's 'Magazine of Natural History' 6: 81-89.","numDescendants":554
View the Source Animal Diversity Web: Formicidae
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Approximately, 12,000 species of ants
Wikipedia: Carpenter ant
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Carpenter ants (Camponotus sp.) are a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae found nearly worldwide except in Antarctica and a few islands.
Wikipedia: Myrmica
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Myrmica is a genus of ants within the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Wikipedia: Lasius
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Lasius is a genus of formicine ants. The type species for this genus is the black garden ant, Lasius niger.
Solenopsis (Wikipedia)
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Solenopsis is a scientific name for two genera:
Wikipedia: Formica
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Formica is a genus of ants of the subfamily Formicinae, including species commonly known as wood ants, mound ants, thatching ants, and field ants.
Atta (Wikipedia)
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Atta or ATTA may refer to:
Wikipedia: Pheidole
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Pheidole (Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pʰeː.dɔː.le]) is a genus of ants that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae.
Wikipedia: Weaver ant
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Weaver ants or green ants are eusocial insects of the ant family (Formicidae) belonging to the tribe Oecophyllini.
Wikipedia: Eciton
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Eciton is a New World army ant genus that contains the most familiar species of army ants.
Wikipedia: Odontomachus
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Odontomachus is a genus of ants commonly called trap-jaw ants found in the tropics and subtropics throughout the world.
Linepithema - Wikipedia
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Linepithema is a genus of small ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae.
Anoplolepis - Wikipedia
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Anoplolepis, also known as the "pugnacious ants", is a genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae and tribe Lasiini.
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