List of ant genera (alphabetical)

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

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

Acanthognathus

Acanthomyops

Acanthosticus

Acromyrmex

Adetomyrma
Amblyteles
Anergates
Anochetus
Aphaenogaster
Atta
Azteca

B

Brachymyrmex
Bothriomyrmex

C

Camponotus
Cardiocondyla
Carebara
Cheliomyrmex
Colobopsis
Cremastogaster
Cryptocerus

D

Dinoponera

Diplomorium

Dolichoderus

Donisthorpea *
Dorymyrmex
Dorylus

E

Eciton
Ectatomma
Ephebomyrmex
Epoecus
Epipheidole
Erebomyrma
Euponera

F

Formica
Formicoxenus

G

Gigantiops

H

Harpagoxenus
Harpegnathus
Holcoponera
Hypoclinea
Hypoponera

I

Ichnomyrmex
Iridomyrmex

J

Janetia *'''

K

L

Lasius
Leptogenys
Leptomyrmex
Leptothorax
Liometopum
Lobopelta

M

Macromischa

Messor
Monomorium
Myrmecia
Myrmecina
Myrmecocystus
Myrmica
Mystrium

N

Neoponera

O

Odontomachus
Oecophylla

P

Pachycondyla

Paraponera
Parasyscia
Paratrechina
Pheidole
Plagiolepis
Platythyrea
Pogonomyrmex
Polyergus
Ponera
Prenolepis
Proceratium
Pseudomyrma

Q

R

S

Solenopsis
Stenamma
Stigmatomma
Strumigenys
Sympheidole
Sysphincta

T

Tapinoma
Technomyrmex
Tetramorium
Tetraogmus

U

V

W

Wheeleriella
Wasmannia

X

Xenomyrmex
Xiphomyrmex

Y

Z

Genera are often named after famous myrmecologists - e.g. Donisthorpea was named to honour Horace Donisthorpe, Forelius for Auguste Forel, Janetia for Charles Janet, Wheeleriella for William M. Wheeler. See list of notable myrmecologists for a compilation of these people.