Ant Taxonomy SubFamily- Myrmicinae

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About SubFamily Myrmicinae

Myrmicinae

The myrmicines, also known scientifically as (Myrmicinae) are characterized as a subfamily of the Formicidae family. In the case of this subfamily, the pupae of their offspring have a marked lack of cocoons.

It is also known that some species of this subfamily have a functional stinger, which means that they can be aggressive towards invaders.

The petiole (also known as the constricted base of the abdomen) of myrmicines has a unique characteristic formation made up of two segments.

Taxonomy Of The Subfamily Myrmicinae

Animalia Kingdom
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae

[Complete list of Myrmicinae genus]

The Myrmicinae subfamily has been highly researched by professionals, which has led us to the great discovery of numerous tribes into which this subfamily is divided.

However, being an open investigation, it is known that recently the number of tribes that have been identified in recent years has been reduced to six. This has opened the discussion again, and currently, it is known that there are more than 130 genera and 7000 species; below, we have a list of the most known genera of the Myrmicinae subfamily.

• Agroecomyrmecini
• Attini
• Basicerotini
• Blepharidattini
• Cataulacini
• Cephalotini
• Crematogastrini
• Dacetonini
• Formicoxenini
• Melissotarsini
• Meranoplini
• Metaponini
• Myrmecinini
• Myrmicariini
• Myrmicini
• Ochetomyrmecini
• Phalacromyrmecini
• Pheidolini
• Pheidologetonini
• Solenopsidini
• Stegomyrmecini
• Stenammini

Identification Of The Subfamily Myrmicinae

Myrmicine worker ants own a particular postpetiole, i.e., abdominal component III is notably shorter than segment IV and placed off from it by a well-established contraction; the pronotum is inflexibly united to the remains of the mesosome, such that the promesonotal suture is weakly impressed or missing, and a usable sting is usually present. The clypeus is well-developed; consequently, the antennal sockets are well detached from the anterior margin of the head. Most myrmicine subspecies own well-established eyes and frontal lobes that partially cover the antennal insertions.

Distribution of species of the subfamily Myrmicinae

For all Myrmicinae species, a detailed analysis is made of the localities in which they are present. All the data from the literature were collected, and our own data were also considered. The distribution of the different species according to their preferred ecological environments is studied. Two types of habitat classifications were taken: 1. “Biogeographical communities” by MANN and 2. “Bioclimatic regions” by Di CASTRI. Myrmicinacas are present in all types of biogeographical communities, but so far, they are missing in 2 of the 15 Bioclimatic Regions.

It is of special interest to delve into these aspects, specifying the distribution of ants by type of ecosystem, especially by the type of community with which they are associated, or by other classifications of interest, such as bioclimatic. Pointing out these distributions acquires special significance since it is formed by a mosaic of ecosystems, which sometimes present extreme variations in very small distances, for which the simple name of a locality or region does not clarify the ecological affinity.

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