Taxonomy of Genus Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838
Honeypot Ants
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 319
21125
328720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 165
17348
314830 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 62
6400
167168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 5
1575
54996 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants | 1575
54996 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Formicinae
Latreille, 1809
| 333
15650 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Lasiini
Ashmead, 1905
| 24
1503 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Myrmecocystus
Wesmael, 1838
Honeypot Ants | 190 | Species |
Subnodes of Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838 | Subgenus | Myrmecocystus (Endiodioctes)
Snelling, 1976
| 0 | Species | | Subgenus | Myrmecocystus (Eremnocystus)
Snelling, 1976
| 0 | Species | | Species | Myrmecocystus aeneovirens Lowne, 1865
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus albicans Finzi, 1940
| 20 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus altisquamis Emery, 1925
| 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus arenarius Snelling, R.R., 1982
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus baja Sankey-Alamilla, Hernandez-Jimenez, Lopez-Reyes & Ceccarelli, 2024
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus bicolor Fabricius, 1787
| 15 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus bicoloripes Walker, 1871
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus bombycina Roger, 1859
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus bombycinus Roger, 1859
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus californicus Creighton, 1950
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus christineae Snelling, R.R., 1982
Many-colored tellin | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus colei Snelling, R.R., 1976
Alternate tellin | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus comatus Creighton, 1950 ⇒ Myrmecocystus melliger
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus creightoni Snelling, R.R., 1971
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus cursor Nylander, 1849
| 14 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus depilis Forel, 1901
Round combshell | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus diehlii Forel, 1913
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus emeryi Karavaiev, 1911
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus ewarti Snelling, R.R., 1971
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus flaviceps Wheeler, W.M., 1912
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus foreli Ruzsky, 1903
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus frigidus Emery, 1906
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus hammettensis Cole, 1938
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus hellenicus Forel, 1888
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus hispanicus Emery, 1906
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus horti-deorum Wesmael, 1838
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus hortus Wesmael, 1838
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus hortus-deorum Wesmael, 1838
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus hortusdeorum McCook, 1881
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus ibericus Emery, 1906
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus idahoensis Cole, 1936 ⇒ Myrmecocystus testaceus
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus intonsus Snelling, R.R., 1976
Alternate tellin | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus iridescens Emery, 1887
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus italicus Emery, 1906
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus kathjuli Snelling, R.R., 1976
Alternate tellin | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus kennedyi Snelling, R.R., 1969
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus koso Snelling, R.R., 1976
Alternate tellin | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus lameerei Forel, 1902 ⇒ Cataglyphis bombycina
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus lividus Andre, 1881
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus lomaensis Wheeler, 1908 ⇒ Myrmecocystus mimicus
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus lucasi Emery, 1898 ⇒ Cataglyphis bombycina
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus lugubris Wheeler, W.M., 1909
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus megalocola Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus melanoticus Wheeler, W.M., 1914
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus melliger Forel, 1886
Atlantic diplodon | 22 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus melligera Llave, 1832
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus melligerus Llave, 1832
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler, W.M., 1908
Rough razor | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus mexicanum Emery, 1893
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael, 1838
Arizona desert-thorn | 8 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus milliger Wheeler, 1908
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler, W.M., 1908
Rough razor | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus mojave Wheeler, 1908 ⇒ Myrmecocystus testaceus
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus nasutus Nylander, 1856
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler, W.M., 1908
Rough razor | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus nequazcatl Snelling, R.R., 1976
Alternate tellin | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus pallidus Andre, 1882
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus perimeces Snelling, R.R., 1976
Alternate tellin | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus piliscapus Forel, 1901
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus placodops Forel, 1908
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus pyramicus Smith, M.R., 1951
Graytwig | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling, 1975
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus semirufa Emery, 1893
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus semirufus Emery, 1893
Tapered pigtoe | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus sepites Forel, 1894
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus setipes Forel, 1894
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus snellingi Bolton, 1995
Lens lucine | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus tancrei Nylander, 1849
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus tenuinodis Snelling, R.R., 1976
Alternate tellin | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus testaceus Emery, 1893
Tapered pigtoe | | | | Species | Myrmecocystus viaticoides Andre, 1881
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus viaticus Emery, 1925
| 20 | Subspecies | | Species | Myrmecocystus viaticus-barbaricus Fabricius, 1787
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus viaticus-megalocola Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus wheeleri Snelling, R.R., 1971
| | | | Species | Myrmecocystus yuma Wheeler, W.M., 1912
| 1 | Subspecies |
Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Myrmecocystus
Distribution of Myrmecocystus Wesmael, 1838
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