# List of ant genera

Ants (family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera) are the most species-rich of all social insects, with more than 12,000 described species and many others awaiting description. Formicidae is divided into 21 subfamilies, of which 17 are extant and four subfamilies are extinct, described from fossils. In total more than 300 genera have been described. Ants have come to occupy virtually all major terrestrial habitats, with the exception of tundra and cold ever-wet forests. They display a wide range of social behaviors, foraging habits and associations with other organisms, which has generated scientific and public interest.
The following is a list of worldwide ant genera organised by subfamily.

## Key

| Genus name | The scientific name of the genus. |
| Binomial authority | The binomial authority—the person who first described the species using an available scientific name. |
| Classified | The year the genus was formally described and classified. |
| No. of species | The number of species, both extant and extinct, that are members of the genus. |
| Type species | The type species that was designated by the original author, unless noted otherwise. Extinct taxa are indicated by a †. |
| Example image | An image (if available) of a species who is a member of the genus. |
| References | Most citations provided are the first publications that describe the genus; additional citations are added if the original source does not contain all provided information. |

## Subfamilies
### Agroecomyrmecinae

The subfamily Agroecomyrmecinae represents two extinct genera and two fossil genera, once widespread in both hemispheres during the early Tertiary. The subfamily was originally classified as Agroecomyrmecini, a Myrmicinae tribe until English myrmecologist Barry Bolton raised the tribe to subfamily status in 2003. Most specimens collected are from Central America and Mexico, although one type specimen of an Agroecomyrmecinae species was collected from Ghana.
| Agroecomyrmecinae Carpenter, 1930 |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Agroecomyrmex | Wheeler | 1910 | 1 | †Myrmica duisburgi | †Agroecomyrmex duisburgi | |
| Ankylomyrma | Bolton | 1973 | 1 | Ankylomyrma coronacantha | Ankylomyrma coronacantha | |
| †Eulithomyrmex | Carpenter | 1935 | 2 | †Lithomyrmex rugosus | †Eulithomyrmex rugosus | |
| Tatuidris | Brown & Kempf | 1968 | 1 | Tatuidris tatusia | Tatuidris tatusia | |

### Amblyoponinae

The subfamily Amblyoponinae represents nine extant genera and one fossil genus. Established by Swiss myrmecologist Auguste Forel in 1893, these ants are specialist predators, distributed worldwide in the tropics.
| Subfamily Amblyoponinae Forel, 1893 – 10 genera, 146 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Adetomyrma | Ward | 1994 | 9 | Adetomyrma venatrix | Adetomyrma venatrix | |
| Amblyopone | Erichson | 1842 | 10 | Amblyopone australis | Amblyopone australis | |
| †Casaleia | Pagliano & Scaramozzino | 1990 | 4 | †Protamblyopone inversa | †Casaleia eocenica | |
| Fulakora | Mann | 1919 | 25 | Stigmatomma celata | Fulakora celata | |
| Myopopone | Roger | 1861 | 2 | Myopopone maculata | Myopopone castanea | |
| Mystrium | Roger | 1862 | 14 | Mystrium mysticum | Mystrium mysticum | |
| Onychomyrmex | Emery | 1895 | 4 | Onychomyrmex hedleyi | Onychomyrmex hedleyi | |
| Prionopelta | Mayr | 1866 | 22 | Prionopelta punctulata | Prionopelta punctulata | |
| Stigmatomma | Roger | 1859 | 54 | Stigmatomma denticulatum | Stigmatomma denticulatum | |
| Xymmer | Santschi | 1914 | 1 | Stigmatomma muticum | Xymmer muticus | |

### Aneuretinae

The subfamily Aneuretinae represents one extant genus and eight fossil genera established by Italian entomologist Carlo Emery in 1913. Only a single species of this subfamily is extant, the Sri Lankan relict ant (Aneuretus simoni), endemic to Sri Lanka.
| Subfamily Aneuretinae Emery, 1913 – nine genera, 12 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Aneuretellus | Dlussky | 1988 | 1 | †Aneuretellus deformis | — | |
| Aneuretus | Emery | 1893 | 1 | Aneuretus simoni | Aneuretus simoni | |
| †Britaneuretus | Dlussky & Perfilieva | 2014 | 1 | †Britaneuretus anglicus | — | |
| †Burmomyrma | Dlussky | 1996 | 1 | †Burmomyrma rossi | †Burmomyrma rossi | |
| †Cananeuretus | Engel & Grimaldi | 2005 | 1 | †Cananeuretus occidentalis | — | |
| †Mianeuretus | Carpenter | 1930 | 2 | †Mianeuretus mirabilis | †Mianeuretus mirabilis | |
| †Paraneuretus | Wheeler | 1915 | 3 | †Paraneuretus tornquisti | †Paraneuretus tornquisti | |
| †Pityomyrmex | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Pityomyrmex tornquisti | †Pityomyrmex tornquisti | |
| †Protaneuretus | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Protaneuretus succineus | †Protaneuretus succineus | |

### Apomyrminae

The subfamily Apomyrminae contains the single genus Apomyrma which only has one species, the rare subterranean ant Apomyrma stygia from West Africa. Several undescribed species are known to exist, all from tropical Africa.
| Subfamily Apomyrminae Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988 – one genus, one species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Apomyrma | Brown, Gotwald & Levieux | 1970 | 1 | Apomyrma stygia | Apomyrma stygia | |

### Brownimeciinae

The subfamily Brownimeciinae contains the single genus Brownimecia which only has one species, Brownimecia clavata. It was described in 1997 after a fossilised specimen was collected from Cretaceous amber from New Jersey, and was initially placed in the subfamily Ponerinae. The species was later classified into its own subfamily in 2003 by Barry Bolton.
| Subfamily †Brownimeciinae Bolton, 2003 – one genus, one species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Brownimecia | Grimaldi, Agosti & Carpenter | 1997 | 1 | †Brownimecia clavata | †Brownimecia clavata | |

### Dolichoderinae

The subfamily Dolichoderinae was established by Forel in 1878, which represents 28 extant genera and 20 fossil genera. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world, mainly in the tropics. Most species are generalised scavengers, but some are predacious.
| Subfamily Dolichoderinae Forel, 1878 – 48 genera, 843 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Alloiomma | Zhang | 1989 | 2 | †Alloiomma changweiensis | — | |
| Anillidris | Santschi | 1936 | 1 | Anillidris bruchi | Anillidris bruchi | |
| Anonychomyrma | Donisthorpe | 1947 | 26 | Anonychomyrma myrmex | Anonychomyrma gilberti | |
| Aptinoma | Fisher | 2009 | 2 | Aptinoma mangabe | Aptinoma mangabe | |
| Arnoldius | Dubovikoff | 2005 | 3 | Bothriomyrmex flavus | Arnoldius flavus | |
| †Asymphylomyrmex | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Asymphylomyrmex balticus | †Asymphylomyrmex balticus | |
| Axinidris | Weber | 1941 | 21 | Axinidris acholli | Axinidris acholli | |
| Azteca | Forel | 1878 | 86 | Liometopum xanthochroum | Azteca xanthochroum | |
| Bothriomyrmex | Emery | 1869 | 24 | Bothriomyrmex costae | Bothriomyrmex costae | |
| †Chronomyrmex | McKellar, Glasier & Engel | 2013 | 1 | †Chronomyrmex medicinehatensis | †Chronomyrmex medicinehatensis | |
| Chronoxenus | Santschi | 1919 | 6 | Bothriomyrmex myops | Chronoxenus myops | |
| †Ctenobethylus | Brues | 1939 | 1 | †Ctenobethylus succinalis | †Ctenobethylus goepperti | |
| Doleromyrma | Forel | 1907 | 2 | Tapinoma darwinianum | Doleromyrma darwiniana | |
| Dolichoderus | Lund | 1831 | 181 | Formica attelaboides | Dolichoderus attelaboides | |
| Dorymyrmex | Mayr | 1866 | 60 | Dorymyrmex flavescens | Dorymyrmex flavescens | |
| Ecphorella | Forel | 1909 | 1 | Tapinoma wellmani | Ecphorella wellmani | |
| †Elaeomyrmex | Carpenter | 1930 | 2 | †Elaeomyrmex gracilis | †Elaeomyrmex gracilis | |
| †Elaphrodites | Zhang | 1989 | 2 | †Elaphrodites scutulatus | — | |
| †Eldermyrmex | Heterick & Shattuck | 2011 | 1 | †Iridomyrmex oblongiceps | †Eldermyrmex oblongiceps | |
| †Emplastus | Donisthorpe | 1920 | 12 | †Emplastus emeryi | †Emplastus britannicus | |
| †Eotapinoma | Dlussky | 1988 | 3 | †Eotapinoma gracilis | — | |
| †Eurymyrmex | Zhang, Sun & Zhang | 1994 | 1 | †Eurymyrmex geologicus | — | |
| Forelius | Emery | 1888 | 18 | Iridomyrmex mccooki | Forelius mccooki | |
| Froggattella | Forel | 1902 | 2 | Acantholepis kirbii | Froggattella kirbii | |
| Gracilidris | Wild & Cuezzo | 2006 | 2 | Gracilidris pombero | Gracilidris pombero | |
| Iridomyrmex | Mayr | 1862 | 84 | Formica detecta | Iridomyrmex purpureus | |
| †Kotshkorkia | Dlussky | 1981 | 1 | †Kotshkorkia laticeps | — | |
| †Ktunaxia | Lapolla & Greenwalt | 2015 | 1 | †Ktunaxia jucunda | †Ktunaxia jucunda | |
| Leptomyrmex | Mayr | 1862 | 29 | Formica erythrocephala | Leptomyrmex erythrocephalus | |
| †Leptomyrmula | Emery | 1913 | 1 | †Leptomyrmula maravignae | †Leptomyrmula maravignae | |
| Linepithema | Mayr | 1866 | 20 | Linepithema fuscum | Linepithema fuscum | |
| Liometopum | Mayr | 1861 | 28 | Liometopum microcephalum | Liometopum microcephalum | |
| Loweriella | Shattuck | 1992 | 1 | Loweriella boltoni | Loweriella boltoni | |
| †Miomyrmex | Carpenter | 1930 | 2 | †Miomyrmex impactus | †Miomyrmex impactus | |
| Nebothriomyrmex | Dubovikov | 2004 | 1 | Nebothriomyrmex majeri | Nebothriomyrmex majeri | |
| Ochetellus | Shattuck | 1992 | 7 | Ochetellus glaber | Ochetellus glaber | |
| Papyrius | Shattuck | 1992 | 2 | Papyrius nitidus | Papyrius nitidus | |
| †Petraeomyrmex | Carpenter | 1930 | 1 | †Petraeomyrmex minimus | †Petraeomyrmex minimus | |
| Philidris | Shattuck | 1992 | 9 | Philidris cordata | Philidris cordata | |
| †Proiridomyrmex | Dlussky & Rasnitsyn | 2003 | 2 | †Proiridomyrmex vetulus | †Proiridomyrmex rotundatus | |
| †Protazteca | Carpenter | 1930 | 5 | †Protazteca elongata | †Protazteca elongata | |
| Ravavy | Fisher | 2009 | 1 | Ravavy miafina | Ravavy miafina | |
| Tapinoma | Förster | 1850 | 74 | Tapinoma erraticum | Tapinoma erraticum | |
| Technomyrmex | Mayr | 1872 | 97 | Technomyrmex strenuus | Technomyrmex strenuus | |
| Turneria | Forel | 1895 | 8 | Turneria bidentata | Turneria bidentata | |
| †Usomyrma | Dlussky et al. | 2014 | 1 | †Usomyrma mirabilis | †Usomyrma mirabilis | |
| †Yantaromyrmex | Dlussky & Dubovikoff | 2013 | 5 | †Yantaromyrmex geinitzi | †Yantaromyrmex geinitzi | |
| †Zherichinius | Dlussky | 1988 | 2 | †Zherichinius horribilis | †Zherichinius horribilis | |

### Dorylinae

The subfamily Dorylinae was established by Leach in 1815, which represents 27 extant genera and one fossil genus. Many species of ant in this subfamily are known as army ants that are distributed in the Old World and New World.
| Subfamily Dorylinae Leach, 1815 – 28 genera, 693 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Acanthostichus | Mayr | 1887 | 24 | Acanthostichus serratulus | Acanthostichus serratulus | |
| Aenictogiton | Emery | 1901 | 7 | Aenictogiton fossiceps | Aenictogiton fossiceps | |
| Aenictus | Shuckard | 1840 | 184 | Aenictus ambiguus | Aenictus ambiguus | |
| Cerapachys | Smith | 1857 | 5 | Cerapachys antennatus | Cerapachys antennatus | |
| Cheliomyrmex | Mayr | 1870 | 4 | Cheliomyrmex morosus | Cheliomyrmex morosus | |
| Chrysapace | Crawley | 1924 | 3 | Chrysapace jacobsonii | Chrysapace jacobsonii | |
| Cylindromyrmex | Mayr | 1870 | 13 | Cylindromyrmex striatus | Cylindromyrmex striatus | |
| Dorylus | Fabricius | 1793 | 60 | Dorylus helvolus | Dorylus helvolus | |
| Eburopone | Borowiec | 2016 | 1 | Cerapachys wroughtoni | Eburopone wroughtoni | |
| Eciton | Latreille | 1804 | 12 | Eciton hamatum | Eciton hamatum | |
| Eusphinctus | Emery | 1893 | 2 | Eusphinctus furcatus | Eusphinctus furcatus | |
| Labidus | Jurine | 1807 | 7 | Labidus coecus | Labidus coecus | |
| Leptanilloides | Mann | 1923 | 19 | Leptanilloides biconstricta | Leptanilloides biconstricta | |
| Lioponera | Mayr | 1879 | 73 | Lioponera longitarsus | Lioponera longitarsus | |
| Lividopone | Bolton & Fisher | 2016 | 1 | Cerapachys lividus | Lividopone livida | |
| Neivamyrmex | Borgmeier | 1940 | 128 | Neivamyrmex nigrescens | Neivamyrmex nigrescens | |
| Neocerapachys | Borowiec | 2016 | 2 | Cerapachys neotropicus | Neocerapachys neotropicus | |
| Nomamyrmex | Borgmeier | 1936 | 2 | Nomamyrmex esenbeckii | Nomamyrmex esenbeckii | |
| Ooceraea | Roger | 1862 | 11 | Ooceraea fragosa | Ooceraea fragosa | |
| Parasyscia | Emery, in André | 1882 | 50 | Parasyscia piochardi | Parasyscia piochardi | |
| †Procerapachys | Wheeler | 1915 | 3 | †Procerapachys annosus | †Procerapachys annosus | |
| Simopone | Forel | 1891 | 39 | Simopone grandidieri | Simopone grandidieri | |
| Sphinctomyrmex | Mayr | 1866 | 3 | Sphinctomyrmex stali | Sphinctomyrmex stali | |
| Syscia | Roger | 1861 | 5 | Syscia typhla | Syscia typhla | |
| Tanipone | Bolton & Fisher | 2012 | 10 | Tanipone hirsuta | Tanipone hirsuta | |
| Vicinopone | Bolton & Fisher | 2012 | 1 | Vicinopone conciliatrix | Vicinopone conciliatrix | |
| Yunodorylus | Xu | 2000 | 4 | Yunodorylus sexspinus | Yunodorylus sexspinus | |
| Zasphinctus | Wheeler | 1918 | 20 | Sphinctomyrmex turneri | Zasphinctus turneri | |

### Ectatomminae

The subfamily Ectatomminae represents four extant genera and three fossil genera, established in 1895 by Carlo Emery. They are distributed in tropical and warm climates in the New World and Old World, as well as the Indo-Australian regions.
| Subfamily Ectatomminae Emery, 1895 – seven genera, 278 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Canapone | Dlussky | 1999 | 1 | †Canapone dentata | — | |
| Ectatomma | Smith | 1858 | 16 | Ectatomma tuberculatum | Ectatomma tuberculatum | |
| †Electroponera | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Electroponera dubia | †Electroponera dubia | |
| Gnamptogenys | Roger | 1863 | 143 | Gnamptogenys sulcata | Gnamptogenys sulcata | |
| †Pseudectatomma | Dlussky & Wedman | 2012 | 2 | †Pseudectatomma eocenica | †Pseudectatomma eocenica | |
| Rhytidoponera | Mayr | 1862 | 108 | Rhytidoponera araneoides | Rhytidoponera araneoides | |
| Typhlomyrmex | Mayr | 1862 | 7 | Scyphodon anomalum | Scyphodon anomalum | |

### Formiciinae

The subfamily Formiciinae represents one extinct genus of ants dating back to the Eocene. Ants of the genus Titanomyrma are the largest ants ever known, with queen specimens the size of small hummingbirds. Fossils have been collected from the state of Wyoming and in Germany.
| Subfamily †Formiciinae Lutz, 1986 – one, six species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Formicium | Westwood | 1854 | 3 | None | — | |
| †Titanomyrma | Archibald, Johnson, Mathewes & Greenwood | 2011 | 3 | †Titanomyrma gigantea | †Titanomyrma gigantea | |

### Formicinae

The subfamily Formicinae represents 51 extant genera and 30 fossil genera that are globally distributed. Established by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1809, the subfamily has more than 3,000 described species, placing it as the second largest ant subfamily. Despite this, the hyperdiverse genus Camponotus is the most diverse group of ants in the world, with more than 1,100 species described.
| Subfamily Formicinae Latreille, 1809 – 82 genera, 3,243 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Acropyga | Roger | 1862 | 41 | Acropyga acutiventris | Acropyga acutiventris | |
| Agraulomyrmex | Prins | 1983 | 2 | Agraulomyrmex meridionalis | Agraulomyrmex meridionalis | |
| Alloformica | Dlussky | 1969 | 4 | Alloformica aberrans | Alloformica aberrans | |
| Anoplolepis | Santschi | 1914 | 9 | Anoplolepis gracilipes | Anoplolepis gracilipes | |
| Aphomomyrmex | Emery | 1899 | 1 | Aphomomyrmex afer | Aphomomyrmex afer | |
| †Attopsis | Heer | 1850 | 1 | †Attopsis longipennis | Attopsis longipennis | |
| Bajcaridris | Agosti | 1994 | 3 | Bajcaridris theryi | Bajcaridris theryi | |
| Brachymyrmex | Mayr | 1868 | 44 | Brachymyrmex patagonicus | Brachymyrmex patagonicus | |
| Bregmatomyrma | Wheeler | 1929 | 1 | Bregmatomyrma carnosa | Bregmatomyrma carnosa | |
| Calomyrmex | Emery | 1895 | 9 | Calomyrmex laevissimus | Calomyrmex laevissimus | |
| †Camponotites | Steinbach | 1967 | 5 | †Camponotites silvestris | †Camponotites silvestris | |
| Camponotus | Mayr | 1861 | 1131 | Camponotus ligniperda | Camponotus ligniperda | |
| Cataglyphis | Förster | 1850 | 91 | Cataglyphis bicolor | Cataglyphis bicolor | |
| †Cataglyphoides | Dlussky | 2008 | 2 | †Cataglyphoides constrictus | †Cataglyphoides constrictus | |
| †Chimaeromyrma | Dlussky | 1988 | 1 | †Chimaeromyrma brachycephala | — | |
| Cladomyrma | Wheeler | 1920 | 13 | Cladomyrma hewitti | Cladomyrma hewitti | |
| †Conoformica | Dlussky | 2008 | 1 | †Conoformica bitterfeldiana | — | |
| †Curtipalpulus | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Curtipalpulus eocenicus | — | |
| Dinomyrmex | Ashmead | 1905 | 1 | Formica gigas | — | |
| †Drymomyrmex | Wheeler | 1915 | 2 | †Drymomyrmex fuscipennis | †Drymomyrmex fuscipennis | |
| Echinopla | Smith | 1857 | 33 | Echinopla melanarctos | Echinopla melanarctos | |
| †Eoleptocerites | Hong | 2002 | 2 | †Eoleptocerites chinensis | — | |
| Euprenolepis | Emery | 1906 | 8 | Euprenolepis procera | Euprenolepis procera | |
| †Eurytarsites | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Eurytarsites fushunensisa | — | |
| Formica | Linnaeus | 1758 | 234 | Formica rufa | Formica rufa | |
| †Fushuniformica | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Fushuniformica spinata | — | |
| Gesomyrmex | Mayr | 1868 | 17 | †Gesomyrmex hoernesi | †Gesomyrmex hoernesi | |
| Gigantiops | Roger | 1863 | 1 | Gigantiops destructor | Gigantiops destructor | |
| †Glaphyromyrmex | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus | †Glaphyromyrmex oligocenicus | |
| †Heeridris | Dlussky & Putyatina | 2014 | 1 | †Heeridris croaticus | — | |
| †Huaxiaformica | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Huaxiaformica mallepetiolata | — | |
| Iberoformica | Tinaut | 1990 | 2 | Iberoformica subrufa | Iberoformica subrufa | |
| †Imhoffia | Heer | 1850 | 2 | †Imhoffia nigra | — | |
| †Kyromyrma | Grimaldi & Agosti | 2000 | 1 | †Kyromyrma neffi | †Kyromyrma neffi | |
| Lasiophanes | Emery | 1895 | 6 | Lasiophanes atriventris | Lasiophanes atriventris | |
| Lasius | Fabricius | 1804 | 134 | †Formica nigra | †Formica nigra | |
| Lepisiota | Santschi | 1926 | 81 | Lepisiota rothneyi | Lepisiota rothneyi | |
| †Leptogasteritus | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Leptogasteritus capricornutes | — | |
| †Leucotaphus | Donisthorpe | 1920 | 2 | †Leucotaphus gurnetensiss | †Leucotaphus gurnetensiss | |
| †Liaoformica | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Liaoformica longipetiolata | — | |
| †Longiformica | Hong | 2002 | 2 | †Longiformica dongzhouheensis | — | |
| †Magnogasterites | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Magnogasterites curticornutus | — | |
| Melophorus | Lubbock | 1883 | 23 | Melophorus bagoti | Melophorus bagoti | |
| Myrmecocystus | Wesmael | 1838 | 29 | Myrmecocystus mexicanus | Myrmecocystus mexicanus | |
| Myrmecorhynchus | André | 1896 | 3 | Myrmecorhynchus emeryi | Myrmecorhynchus emeryi | |
| Myrmelachista | Roger | 1863 | 56 | Myrmelachista kraatzii | Myrmelachista kraatzii | |
| Myrmoteras | Forel | 1893 | 41 | Myrmoteras binghamii | Myrmoteras binghamii | |
| Notoncus | Emery | 1895 | 6 | Notoncus ectatommoide | Notoncus ectatommoide | |
| Notostigma | Emery | 1920 | 2 | Notostigma carazzii | Notostigma carazzii | |
| Nylanderia | Emery | 1906 | 110 | Nylanderia vividula | Nylanderia vividula | |
| Oecophylla | Smith | 1860 | 15 | Oecophylla smaragdina | Oecophylla smaragdina | |
| Opisthopsis | Dalla Torre | 1893 | 13 | Myrmecopsis respiciens | Opisthopsis respiciens | |
| †Orbicapitia | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Orbicapitia reticulata | — | |
| †Ovalicapito | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Ovalicapito fushunensis | — | |
| †Ovaligastrula | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Ovaligastrula xilutianensis | — | |
| Overbeckia | Viehmeyer | 1916 | 1 | Overbeckia subclavata | Overbeckia subclavata | |
| Paraparatrechina | Donisthorpe | 1947 | 36 | Paratrechina pallida | Paraparatrechina pallida | |
| Paratrechina | Motschoulsky | 1863 | 5 | Paratrechina currens | Paratrechina longicornis | |
| Petalomyrmex | Snelling | 1979 | 1 | Petalomyrmex phylax | Petalomyrmex phylax | |
| Plagiolepis | Mayr | 1861 | 72 | Formica pygmaea | Plagiolepis pygmaea | |
| Polyergus | Latreille | 1804 | 14 | Formica rufescens | Polyergus rufescens | |
| Polyrhachis | Smith | 1857 | 698 | Formica bihamata | Polyrhachis bihamata | |
| Prenolepis | Mayr | 1861 | 17 | Tapinoma nitens | Prenolepis nitens | |
| †Prodimorphomyrmex | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Prodimorphomyrmex primigenius | †Prodimorphomyrmex primigenius | |
| Proformica | Ruzsky | 1902 | 25 | Formica nasuta | Proformica nasuta | |
| Prolasius | Forel | 1892 | 19 | Formica advena | Prolasius advena | |
| †Protoformica | Dlussky | 1967 | 1 | †Formica proformicoides | — | |
| †Protrechina | Wilson | 1985 | 1 | †Protrechina carpenteri | †Protrechina carpenteri | |
| †Pseudocamponotus | Carpenter | 1930 | 1 | †Pseudocamponotus elkoanus | †Pseudocamponotus elkoanus | |
| Pseudolasius | Emery | 1887 | 50 | Formica familiaris | Pseudolasius familiaris | |
| Pseudonotoncus | Clark | 1934 | 2 | Pseudonotoncus hirsutus | Pseudonotoncus hirsutus | |
| Rossomyrmex | Arnol'di | 1928 | 4 | Rossomyrmex proformicarum | Rossomyrmex proformicarum | |
| Santschiella | Forel | 1916 | 1 | Santschiella kohli | Santschiella kohli | |
| †Sicilomyrmex | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Gesomyrmex corniger | †Sicilomyrmex corniger | |
| †Sinoformica | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Sinoformica longicapitata | — | |
| †Sinotenuicapito | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Sinotenuicapito badis | — | |
| Stigmacros | Forel | 1905 | 49 | Acantholepis froggatti | Stigmacros froggatti | |
| Tapinolepis | Emery | 1925 | 14 | Plagiolepis tumidula | Tapinolepis tumidula | |
| Teratomyrmex | McAreavey | 1957 | 3 | Teratomyrmex greavesi | Teratomyrmex greavesi | |
| †Wilsonia | Hong | 2002 | 2 | †Wilsonia megagastrosa | — | |
| Zatania | LaPolla, Kallal & Brady | 2012 | 6 | Paratrechina cisipa | Zatania albimaculata | |

### Haidomyrmecinae

The subfamily Haidomyrmecinae contains 9 fossil genera of specialized ants described from Cretaceous ambers. The Subfamily was previously treated as the tribe Haidomyrmecini and placed within Sphecomyrminae. The tribe was elevated to a subfamily in 2020.
| Haidomyrmecinae Bolton, 2003 |
| Genus name | Genus authority | Described | No. of species | Type species | Image | Ref(s) |
| †Aquilomyrmex | Perrichot et al. | 2020 | 1 | †Aquilomyrmex huangi | Aquilomyrmex huangi | |
| †Ceratomyrmex | Perrichot, Wang & Engel | 2016 | 1 | †Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri | †Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri | |
| †Chonidris | Perrichot et al. | 2020 | 1 | †Chonidris insolita | | |
| †Dhagnathos | Perrichot et al. | 2020 | 1 | †Dhagnathos autokrator | | |
| †Haidomyrmex | Dlussky | 1996 | 3 | †Haidomyrmex cerberus | †Haidomyrmex cerberus | |
| †Haidomyrmodes | Perrichot et al. | 2008 | 1 | †Haidomyrmodes mammuthus | †Haidomyrmodes mammuthus | |
| †Haidoterminus | McKellar, Glasier & Engel | 2013 | 1 | †Haidoterminus cippus | †Haidoterminus cippus | |
| †Linguamyrmex | Barden & Grimaldi | 2017 | 3 | †Linguamyrmex vladi | †Linguamyrmex vladi | |
| †Protoceratomyrmex | Perrichot et al. | 2020 | 1 | †Protoceratomyrmex revelatus | | |

### Heteroponerinae

The subfamily Heteroponerinae represents three extant genera of ants, established in 2003 when Barry Bolton divided the subfamily Ponerinae into six subfamilies. These ants are known from the Neotropics of Central America and South America while Aulacopone relicta is from Azerbaijan.
| Subfamily Heteroponerinae Bolton, 2003 – three genera, 33 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Acanthoponera | Mayr | 1862 | 4 | Acanthoponera mucronata | Acanthoponera mucronata | |
| Aulacopone | Arnol'di | 1930 | 1 | Aulacopone relicta | Aulacopone relicta | |
| Heteroponera | Mayr | 1887 | 28 | Heteroponera carinifrons | Heteroponera carinifrons | |

### Leptanillinae

The subfamily Leptanillinae represents nine extant genera of ants, established in 1910 by Carlo Emery. They are subterranean ants from Africa, Europe and a single species known from Australia. Studies about their biology is minimal.
| Subfamily Leptanillinae Emery, 1910 – nine genera, 64 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Anomalomyrma | Bolton | 1990 | 3 | Anomalomyrma taylori | Anomalomyrma taylori | |
| Furcotanilla | Xu | 2012 | 1 | Furcotanilla furcomandibula | — | |
| Leptanilla | Emery | 1870 | 45 | Leptanilla revelierii | Leptanilla revelierii | |
| Noonilla | Petersen | 1968 | 1 | Noonilla copiosa | Noonilla copiosa | |
| Opamyrma | Yamane, Bui & Eguchi | 2008 | 1 | Opamyrma hungvuong | Opamyrma hungvuong | |
| Phaulomyrma | Wheeler & Wheeler | 1930 | 1 | Phaulomyrma javana | Phaulomyrma javana | |
| Protanilla | Taylor | 1990 | 9 | Protanilla rafflesi | Protanilla rafflesi | |
| Scyphodon | Brues | 1925 | 1 | Scyphodon anomalum | Scyphodon anomalum | |
| Yavnella | Kugler | 1987 | 2 | Yavnella argamani | Yavnella argamani | |

### Martialinae

The subfamily Martialinae contains the single genus Martialis which only has one species, Martialis heureka. The ant was discovered in 2000 Amazon rainforest near Manaus, Brazil. Described in 2008, the ant belongs to the oldest known distinct lineage to have diverged from the ancestors of all other ants.
| Subfamily Martialinae Rabeling & Verhaagh, 2008 – one genus, one species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Martialis | Rabeling & Verhaagh | 2008 | 1 | Martialis heureka | Martialis heureka | |

### Myrmeciinae

The subfamily Myrmeciinae represents two extant genera and five fossil genera that were once found worldwide. Established by Carlo Emery in 1877, the extant genera are restricted to Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. The notorious ant genus Myrmecia is known for their venomous stings and aggression, which has caused several human deaths in sensitive people.
| Subfamily Myrmeciinae Emery, 1877 – seven genera, 111 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Archimyrmex | Cockerell | 1923 | 4 | †Archimyrmex rostratus | †Archimyrmex rostratus | |
| †Avitomyrmex | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | 2006 | 3 | †Avitomyrmex mastax | — | |
| †Macabeemyrma | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | 2006 | 1 | †Macabeemyrma ovata | †Macabeemyrma ovata | |
| Myrmecia | Fabricius | 1804 | 95 | Myrmecia gulosa | Myrmecia gulosa | |
| †Myrmeciites | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | 2006 | 0 | None | †Myrmeciites "incertae sedis" | |
| Nothomyrmecia | Clark | 1934 | 1 | Nothomyrmecia macrops | Nothomyrmecia macrops | |
| †Prionomyrmex | Mayr | 1868 | 3 | †Prionomyrmex longiceps | †Prionomyrmex longiceps | |
| †Ypresiomyrma | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | 2006 | 4 | †Ypresiomyrma orbiculata | †Ypresiomyrma orbiculata | |

### Myrmicinae

The subfamily Myrmicinae was established by Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau in 1835. It represents 142 extant genera and 36 fossil genera that are distributed globally. It is the largest subfamily of the Formicidae, with more than 6,758 species described. The seed-harvesting ants and fungus-growing ants are well known among the Myrmicines.
| Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 – 178 genera, 6,758 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Acanthognathus | Mayr | 1887 | 8 | Acanthognathus ocellatus | Acanthognathus ocellatus | |
| Acanthomyrmex | Emery | 1893 | 17 | Acanthomyrmex luciolae | Acanthomyrmex concavus | |
| Acromyrmex | Mayr | 1865 | 32 | Formica hystrix | Acromyrmex balzani | |
| Adelomyrmex | Emery | 1897 | 30 | Adelomyrmex biroi | Adelomyrmex biroi | |
| Adlerzia | Forel | 1902 | 1 | Monomorium froggatti | Adlerzia froggatti | |
| †Afromyrma | Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn | 2004 | 1 | †Afromyrma petrosa | — | |
| †Agastomyrma | Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva | 2015 | 1 | †Agastomyrma laticeps | — | |
| Allomerus | Mayr | 1878 | 8 | Allomerus decemarticulatus | Allomerus decemarticulatus | |
| Ancyridris | Wheeler | 1935 | 2 | Ancyridris polyrhachioides | Ancyridris polyrhachioides | |
| Anillomyrma | Emery | 1913 | 2 | Monomorium decamerum | Anillomyrma decamera | |
| Aphaenogaster | Mayr | 1853 | 204 | Aphaenogaster sardoa | Aphaenogaster swammerdami | |
| Apterostigma | Mayr | 1865 | 47 | Apterostigma pilosum | Apterostigma pilosum | |
| Aretidris | General | 2015 | 2 | Aretidris buenaventei | Aretidris buenaventei | |
| Atopomyrmex | André | 1889 | 3 | Atopomyrmex mocquerysi | Atopomyrmex mocquerysi | |
| Atta | Fabricius | 1804 | 17 | Formica cephalotes | Atta cephalotes | |
| †Attaichnus | Laza | 1982 | 1 | None | — | |
| Austromorium | Shattuck | 2009 | 2 | Xiphomyrmex flavigaster | Austromorium flavigaster | |
| Baracidris | Bolton | 1981 | 3 | Baracidris meketra | Baracidris sitra | |
| Bariamyrma | Lattke | 1990 | 1 | Bariamyrma hispidula | Bariamyrma hispidula | |
| Basiceros | Schulz | 1906 | 8 | Meranoplus singularis | Basiceros manni | |
| †Biamomyrma | Dlussky, Rasnitsyn & Perfilieva | 2015 | 3 | †Biamomyrma zherikhini | — | |
| †Bilobomyrma | Radchenko & Dlussky | 2013 | 2 | †Bilobomyrma ukrainica | — | |
| Blepharidatta | Wheeler | 1915 | 4 | Blepharidatta brasiliensis | Blepharidatta brasiliensis | |
| †Boltonidris | Radchenko & Dlussky | 2012 | 1 | †Boltonidris mirabilis | — | |
| Bondroitia | Forel | 1911 | 2 | Monomorium coecum | Bondroitia lujae | |
| †Brachytarsites | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Brachytarsites dongzhouheensis | — | |
| Calyptomyrmex | Emery | 1887 | 37 | Calyptomyrmex beccarii | Calyptomyrmex beccarii | |
| Cardiocondyla | Emery | 1869 | 70 | Cardiocondyla elegans | Cardiocondyla wroughtonii | |
| Carebara | Westwood | 1840 | 212 | Carebara lignata | Carebara longii | |
| Cataulacus | Smith | 1853 | 68 | Cataulacus taprobanae | Cataulacus oberthueri | |
| †Cephalomyrmex | Carpenter | 1930 | 1 | †Cephalomyrmex rotundatus | †Cephalomyrmex rotundatus | |
| Cephalotes | Latreille | 1802 | 135 | Formica atrata | Cephalotes atratus | |
| Chimaeridris | Wilson | 1989 | 2 | Chimaeridris boltoni | Chimaeridris boltoni | |
| †Clavipetiola | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Clavipetiola asiatica | — | |
| Colobostruma | Wheeler | 1927 | 16 | Epopostruma leae | Colobostruma foliacea | |
| Crematogaster | Lund | 1831 | 496 | Formica scutellaris | Crematogaster scutellaris | |
| Cryptomyrmex | Fernández | 2004 | 2 | Adelomyrmex longinodus | Cryptomyrmex longinodus | |
| Cyatta | Sosa-Calvo et al. | 2013 | 1 | Cyatta abscondita | Cyatta abscondita | |
| Cyphoidris | Weber | 1952 | 4 | Cyphoidris spinosa | Cyphoidris spinosa | |
| Cyphomyrmex | Mayr | 1862 | 41 | Cyphomyrmex minutus | Cyphomyrmex minutus | |
| Dacatria | Rigato | 1994 | 1 | Dacatria templaris | Dacatria templaris | |
| Dacetinops | Brown & Wilson | 1957 | 7 | Dacetinops cibdelus | Dacetinops cibdelus | |
| Daceton | Perty | 1833 | 2 | Formica armigera | Daceton armigerum | |
| Diaphoromyrma | Fernández, Delabie & Nascimento | 2009 | 1 | Diaphoromyrma sofiae | Diaphoromyrma sofiae | |
| Dicroaspis | Emery | 1908 | 2 | Dicroaspis cryptocera | Dicroaspis cryptocera | |
| Dilobocondyla | Santschi | 1910 | 19 | Atopomyrmex selebensis | Dilobocondyla fouqueti | |
| Diplomorium | Mayr | 1901 | 1 | Diplomorium longipenne | Diplomorium longipenne | |
| Dolopomyrmex | Cover & Deyrup | 2007 | 1 | Dolopomyrmex pilatus | Dolopomyrmex pilatus | |
| †Electromyrmex | Wheeler | 1910 | 1 | †Electromyrmex klebsi | †Electromyrmex klebsi | |
| †Enneamerus | Mayr | 1868 | 1 | †Enneamerus reticulatus | †Enneamerus reticulatus | |
| †Eocenidris | Wilson | 1985 | 1 | †Eocenidris crassa | †Eocenidris crassa | |
| †Eocenomyrma | Dlussky & Radchenko | 2006 | 4 | †Eocenomyrma orthospina | †Eocenomyrma orthospina | |
| †Eomyrmex | Hong | 1974 | 1 | †Eomyrmex guchengziensis | — | |
| Epelysidris | Bolton | 1987 | 1 | Epelysidris brocha | Epelysidris brocha | |
| Epopostruma | Forel | 1895 | 19 | Strumigenys quadrispinosa | Epopostruma natalae | |
| Eurhopalothrix | Brown & Kempf | 1961 | 53 | Rhopalothrix bolaui | Eurhopalothrix bolaui | |
| Eutetramorium | Emery | 1899 | 3 | Eutetramorium mocquerysi | Eutetramorium mocquerysi | |
| †Fallomyrma | Dlussky & Radchenko | 2006 | 1 | †Fallomyrma transversa | — | |
| Formicoxenus | Mayr | 1855 | 7 | Myrmica nitidula | Formicoxenus nitidulus | |
| Formosimyrma | Terayama | 2009 | 1 | Formosimyrma lanuyensis | Formosimyrma lanuyensis | |
| †Fushunomyrmex | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Fushunomyrmex liaoningensis | — | |
| Gaoligongidris | Xu | 2012 | 1 | Gaoligongidris planodorsa | — | |
| Gauromyrmex | Menozzi | 1933 | 2 | Gauromyrmex bengakalisi | Gauromyrmex bengakalisi | |
| Goniomma | Emery | 1895 | 8 | Aphaenogaster blanci | Goniomma collingwoodi | |
| Harpagoxenus | Forel | 1893 | 3 | Myrmica sublaevis | Harpagoxenus sublaevis | |
| Huberia | Forel | 1890 | 2 | Tetramorium striatum | Huberia striata | |
| Hylomyrma | Forel | 1912 | 13 | Pogonomyrmex columbicus | Hylomyrma balzani | |
| †Hypopomyrmex | Emery | 1891 | 1 | †Hypopomyrmex bombiccii | †Hypopomyrmex bombiccii | |
| †Ilemomyrmex | Wilson | 1985 | 1 | †Ilemomyrmex caecus | †Ilemomyrmex caecus | |
| Indomyrma | Brown | 1986 | 2 | Indomyrma dasypyx | Indomyrma dasypyx | |
| Ishakidris | Bolton | 1984 | 1 | Ishakidris ascitaspis | Ishakidris ascitaspis | |
| Kalathomyrmex | Klingenberg & Brandão | 2009 | 1 | Myrmicocrypta emeryi | Kalathomyrmex emeryi | |
| Kartidris | Bolton | 1991 | 6 | Kartidris nyos | Kartidris nyos | |
| Kempfidris | Fernández, Feitosa & Lattke | 2014 | 1 | Monomorium inusuale | Kempfidris inusualis | |
| Lachnomyrmex | Wheeler | 1910 | 16 | Lachnomyrmex scrobiculatus | Lachnomyrmex scrobiculatus | |
| Lasiomyrma | Terayama & Yamane | 2000 | 4 | Lasiomyrma gedensis | Lasiomyrma gedensis | |
| Lenomyrmex | Fernández & Palacio | 1999 | 6 | Lenomyrmex mandibularis | Lenomyrmex colwelli | |
| Leptothorax | Mayr | 1855 | 19 | Formica acervorum | Leptothorax acervorum | |
| Liomyrmex | Mayr | 1865 | 1 | Myrmica caeca | Liomyrmex gestroi | |
| †Lonchomyrmex | Mayr | 1867 | 2 | †Lonchomyrmex freyeri | — | |
| Lophomyrmex | Emery | 1892 | 13 | Oecodoma quadrispinosa | Lophomyrmex longicornis | |
| Lordomyrma | Emery | 1897 | 34 | Lordomyrma furcifera | Lordomyrma furcifera | |
| Malagidris | Bolton & Fisher | 2014 | 6 | Aphaenogaster belti | Malagidris belti | |
| Manica | Jurine | 1807 | 6 | Formica rubida | Manica rubida | |
| Mayriella | Forel | 1902 | 9 | Mayriella abstinens | Mayriella abstinens | |
| Megalomyrmex | Forel | 1885 | 44 | Megalomyrmex leoninus | Megalomyrmex leoninus | |
| Melissotarsus | Emery | 1877 | 4 | Melissotarsus beccarii | Melissotarsus beccarii | |
| Meranoplus | Smith | 1853 | 90 | Cryptocerus bicolor | Meranoplus bicolor | |
| Mesostruma | Brown | 1948 | 9 | Strumigenys turneri | Mesostruma turneri | |
| Messor | Forel | 1890 | 110 | Formica barbara | Messor barbarus | |
| Metapone | Forel | 1911 | 18 | Metapone greeni | Metapone emersoni | |
| Microdaceton | Santschi | 1913 | 4 | Microdaceton exornatum | Microdaceton exornatum | |
| †Miosolenopsis | Zhang | 1989 | 1 | †Miosolenopsis fossilis | — | |
| Monomorium | Mayr | 1855 | 372 | Monomorium monomorium | Monomorium pharaonis | |
| Mycetagroicus | Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes | 2001 | 4 | Mycetagroicus cerradensis | Mycetagroicus cerradensis | |
| Mycetarotes | Emery | 1913 | 4 | Cyphomyrmex parallelus | Mycetarotes parallelus | |
| Mycetophylax | Emery | 1913 | 3 | Myrmicocrypta brittoni | Mycetophylax conformis | |
| Mycetosoritis | Wheeler | 1907 | 5 | Atta hartmanni | Mycetosoritis hartmanni | |
| Mycocepurus | Forel | 1893 | 6 | Atta smithii | Mycocepurus smithii | |
| Myrmecina | Curtis | 1829 | 51 | Myrmecina latreillii | Myrmecina graminicola | |
| †Myrmecites | Dlussky & Rasnitsyn | 2003 | 6 | †Myrmecites rotundiceps | — | |
| Myrmica | Latreille | 1804 | 211 | Formica rubra | Myrmica rubra | |
| Myrmicaria | Saunders | 1842 | 32 | Myrmicaria brunnea | Myrmicaria brunnea | |
| Myrmicocrypta | Smith | 1860 | 27 | Myrmicocrypta squamosa | Myrmicocrypta squamosa | |
| Myrmisaraka | Bolton & Fisher | 2014 | 2 | Myrmisaraka producta | Myrmisaraka producta | |
| Nesomyrmex | Wheeler | 1910 | 57 | Nesomyrmex clavipilis | Nesomyrmex angulatus | |
| Novomessor | Emery | 1915 | 3 | Aphaenogaster cockerelli | Novomessor cockerelli | |
| Ochetomyrmex | Mayr | 1878 | 2 | Ochetomyrmex semipolitus | Ochetomyrmex semipolitus | |
| Octostruma | Forel | 1912 | 34 | Rhopalothrix simoni | Octostruma iheringi | |
| Ocymyrmex | Emery | 1886 | 37 | Ocymyrmex barbiger | Ocymyrmex dekerus | |
| †Orbigastrula | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Orbigastrula guchengziensis | — | |
| Orectognathus | Smith | 1853 | 29 | Orectognathus antennatus | Orectognathus antennatus | |
| Oxyepoecus | Santschi | 1926 | 21 | Oxyepoecus bruchi | Oxyepoecus bruchi | |
| †Oxyidris | Wilson | 1985 | 1 | †Oxyidris antillana | †Oxyidris antillana | |
| Oxyopomyrmex | André | 1881 | 12 | Oxyopomyrmex oculatus | Oxyopomyrmex oculatus | |
| †Parameranoplus | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Parameranoplus primaevus | †Parameranoplus primaevus | |
| Paramycetophylax | Kusnezov | 1956 | 1 | Sericomyrmex bruchi | Paramycetophylax bruchi | |
| †Paraphaenogaster | Dlussky | 1981 | 4 | †Paraphaenogaster microphthalmus | †Paraphaenogaster hooleyana | |
| Paratopula | Wheeler | 1919 | 11 | Atopomyrmex ceylonicus | Paratopula macta | |
| Patagonomyrmex | Johnson & Moreau | 2016 | 3 | Pogonomyrmex angustus | Patagonomyrmex angustus | |
| Perissomyrmex | Smith | 1947 | 6 | Perissomyrmex snyderi | Perissomyrmex snyderi | |
| Peronomyrmex | Viehmeyer | 1922 | 3 | Peronomyrmex overbecki | Peronomyrmex greavesi | |
| Phalacromyrmex | Kempf | 1960 | 1 | Phalacromyrmex fugax | Phalacromyrmex fugax | |
| Pheidole | Westwood | 1839 | 1007 | Atta providens | Pheidole rhea | |
| Pilotrochus | Brown | 1978 | 1 | Pilotrochus besmerus | Pilotrochus besmerus | |
| †Plesiomyrmex | Dlussky & Radchenko | 2009 | 1 | †Plesiomyrmex tubulatus | — | |
| Podomyrma | Smith | 1859 | 52 | Podomyrma femorata | Podomyrma minor | |
| Poecilomyrma | Mann | 1921 | 2 | Poecilomyrma senirewae | Poecilomyrma senirewae | |
| Pogonomyrmex | Mayr | 1868 | 69 | Formica badia | Camponotus badius | |
| Pristomyrmex | Mayr | 1866 | 60 | Pristomyrmex pungens | Pristomyrmex punctatus | |
| Proatta | Forel | 1912 | 1 | Proatta butteli | Proatta butteli | |
| Procryptocerus | Emery | 1887 | 45 | Meranoplus striatus | Procryptocerus hylaeus | |
| Propodilobus | Branstetter | 2009 | 1 | Stenamma orientale | Propodilobus orientale | |
| Protalaridris | Brown | 1980 | 1 | Protalaridris armata | Protalaridris armata | |
| †Protomyrmica | Dlussky & Radchenko | 2009 | 1 | †Protomyrmica atavia | †Protomyrmica atavia | |
| Pseudoatta | Gallardo | 1916 | 1 | Pseudoatta argentina | Pseudoatta argentina | |
| †Quadrulicapito | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Quadrulicapito longa | — | |
| †Quineangulicapito | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Quineangulicapito fushunensis | — | |
| Recurvidris | Bolton | 1992 | 11 | None | Recurvidris recurvispinosa | |
| Rhopalomastix | Forel | 1900 | 6 | Rhopalomastix rothneyi | Rhopalomastix rothneyi | |
| Rhopalothrix | Mayr | 1870 | 16 | Rhopalothrix ciliata | Rhopalothrix ciliata | |
| Rogeria | Emery | 1894 | 40 | Rogeria curvipubens | Rogeria curvipubens | |
| Romblonella | Wheeler | 1935 | 9 | Romblonella grandinodis | Romblonella opaca | |
| Rostromyrmex | Rosciszewski | 1994 | 1 | Rostromyrmex pasohensis | Rostromyrmex pasohensis | |
| Rotastruma | Bolton | 1991 | 2 | Rotastruma recava | Rotastruma recava | |
| Royidris | Bolton & Fisher | 2014 | 15 | Monomorium robertsoni | Royidris robertsoni | |
| Secostruma | Bolton | 1988 | 1 | Secostruma lethifera | Secostruma lethifera | |
| Sericomyrmex | Mayr | 1865 | 19 | Sericomyrmex opacus | Sericomyrmex amabilis | |
| †Sinomyrmex | Hong | 2002 | 2 | †Sinomyrmex brunneus | — | |
| Solenopsis | Westwood | 1840 | 205 | Solenopsis mandibularis | Solenopsis geminata | |
| †Solenopsites | Dlussky & Rasnitsyn | 2003 | 3 | †Solenopsites minutus | †Solenopsites rossi | |
| †Sphaerogasterites | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Sphaerogasterites longipetiolatus | — | |
| Stegomyrmex | Emery | 1912 | 5 | Stegomyrmex connectens | Stegomyrmex vizottoi | |
| Stenamma | Westwood | 1839 | 85 | Stenamma westwoodii | Stenamma westwoodii | |
| Stereomyrmex | Emery | 1901 | 3 | Stereomyrmex horni | Stereomyrmex horni | |
| †Stigmomyrmex | Mayr | 1868 | 1 | †Stigmomyrmex venustus | †Stigmomyrmex venustus | |
| †Stiphromyrmex | Wheeler | 1915 | 1 | †Stiphromyrmex robustus | †Stiphromyrmex robustus | |
| Strongylognathus | Mayr | 1853 | 24 | Eciton testaceum | Strongylognathus testaceus | |
| Strumigenys | Smith | 1860 | 842 | Strumigenys mandibularis | Strumigenys abdera | |
| Syllophopsis | Santschi | 1915 | 20 | Monomorium modestum | Syllophopsis modesta | |
| Talaridris | Weber | 1941 | 1 | Talaridris mandibularis | Talaridris mandibularis | |
| Temnothorax | Mayr | 1861 | 395 | Myrmica recedens | Temnothorax unifasciatus | |
| Terataner | Emery | 1912 | 12 | Atopomyrmex foreli | Terataner foreli | |
| Tetheamyrma | Bolton | 1991 | 1 | Tetheamyrma subspongia | Tetheamyrma subspongia | |
| Tetramorium | Mayr | 1855 | 569 | Formica caespitum | Tetramorium caespitum | |
| Trachymyrmex | Forel | 1893 | 48 | Atta septentrionalis | Trachymyrmex septentrionalis | |
| Tranopelta | Mayr | 1866 | 2 | Tranopelta gilva | Tranopelta gilva | |
| Trichomyrmex | Mayr | 1865 | 18 | Trichomyrmex rogeri | Trichomyrmex destructor | |
| Tropidomyrmex | Silva, Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz | 2009 | 1 | Tropidomyrmex elianae | Tropidomyrmex elianae | |
| Tyrannomyrmex | Fernández | 2003 | 3 | Tyrannomyrmex rex | Tyrannomyrmex dux | |
| Veromessor | Forel | 1917 | 9 | Aphaenogaster andrei | Veromessor andrei | |
| Vitsika | Bolton & Fisher | 2014 | 14 | Vitsika crebra | Vitsika crebra | |
| Vollenhovia | Mayr | 1865 | 62 | Vollenhovia punctatostriata | Vollenhovia emeryi | |
| Vombisidris | Bolton | 1991 | 17 | Vombisidris philax | Vombisidris philax | |
| Wasmannia | Forel | 1893 | 11 | Tetramorium auropunctatum | Wasmannia auropunctata | |
| †Wumyrmex | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Wumyrmex furvis | — | |
| Xenomyrmex | Forel | 1885 | 4 | Xenomyrmex stollii | Xenomyrmex stollii | |
| †Zhangidris | Bolton | 2003 | 1 | †Heteromyrmex atopogaster | — | |

### Paraponerinae

The subfamily Paraponerinae contains a single genus Paraponera. This genus has two species, one of which was found in Dominican amber from the Miocene. The extant species, Paraponera clavata, is found in Central America and South America, and the pain from its sting is said to be greater than any other insect sting on earth.
| Subfamily Paraponerinae Emery, 1901 – one genus, two species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Paraponera | Smith | 1858 | 2 | Paraponera clavata | Paraponera clavata | |

### Ponerinae

The subfamily Ponerinae was established by Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau in 1835, which represents 47 extant genera and 12 fossil genera. The subfamily is among the most diverse in the family Formicidae, with more than 1,000 species described. They are mostly distributed in the tropics and subtropics.
| Subfamily Ponerinae Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 – 59 genera, 1,287 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Afropone | Dlussky et al. | 2004 | 2 | Afropone oculata | — | |
| Anochetus | Mayr | 1861 | 122 | Anochetus ghilianii | Anochetus ghilianii | |
| †Archiponera | Carpenter | 1930 | 1 | †Archiponera wheeleri | †Archiponera wheeleri | |
| Asphinctopone | Santschi | 1914 | 3 | Asphinctopone silvestrii | Asphinctopone silvestrii | |
| Austroponera | Schmidt & Shattuck | 2014 | 3 | Austroponera rufonigra | Austroponera rufonigra | |
| Belonopelta | Mayr | 1870 | 2 | Belonopelta attenuata | Belonopelta attenuata | |
| Boloponera | Fisher | 2006 | 1 | Boloponera vicans | Boloponera vicans | |
| Bothroponera | Mayr | 1862 | 37 | Bothroponera pumicosa | Bothroponera pumicosa | |
| Brachyponera | Emery | 1900 | 19 | Brachyponera croceicornis | Brachyponera croceicornis | |
| Buniapone | Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014 | 2014 | 1 | Buniapone amblyops | Buniapone amblyops | |
| Centromyrmex | Mayr | 1866 | 15 | Centromyrmex bohemanni | Centromyrmex bohemanni | |
| †Cephalopone | Dlussky & Wedmann | 2012 | 2 | †Cephalopone potens | †Cephalopone potens | |
| Cryptopone | Emery | 1893 | 24 | Cryptopone testacea | Cryptopone testacea | |
| †Cyrtopone | Dlussky & Wedmann | 2012 | 4 | †Cyrtopone microcephala | †Cyrtopone microcephala | |
| Diacamma | Mayr | 1862 | 24 | Diacamma rugosum | Diacamma rugosum | |
| Dinoponera | Roger | 1861 | 8 | Dinoponera gigantea | Dinoponera gigantea | |
| Dolioponera | Brown | 1974 | 1 | Dolioponera fustigera | Dolioponera fustigera | |
| Ectomomyrmex | Mayr | 1867 | 28 | Ectomomyrmex javanus | Ectomomyrmex javanus | |
| Emeryopone | Forel | 1912 | 5 | Emeryopone buttelreepeni | Emeryopone buttelreepeni | |
| †Eogorgites | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Eogorgites cingulatus | — | |
| †Eoponerites | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Eoponerites longipetiolatus | — | |
| Euponera | Forel | 1891 | 27 | Euponera sikorae | Euponera sikorae | |
| Feroponera | Bolton & Fisher | 2008 | 1 | Feroponera ferox | Feroponera ferox | |
| Fisheropone | Schmidt & Shattuck | 2014 | 1 | Fisheropone ambigua | Fisheropone ambigua | |
| †Furcisutura | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Furcisutura wanghuacunensis | — | |
| Hagensia | Forel | 1901 | 2 | Hagensia havilandi | Hagensia havilandi | |
| Harpegnathos | Jerdon | 1851 | 7 | Harpegnathos saltator | Harpegnathos saltator | |
| Hypoponera | Santschi | 1938 | 154 | Hypoponera abeillei | Hypoponera abeillei | |
| Iroponera | Schmidt & Shattuck | 2014 | 1 | Iroponera odax | Iroponera odax | |
| Leptogenys | Roger | 1861 | 308 | Leptogenys falcigera | Leptogenys falcigera | |
| Loboponera | Bolton & Brown | 2002 | 9 | Loboponera vigilans | Loboponera vigilans | |
| †Longicapitia | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Longicapitia reticulata | — | |
| Mayaponera | Schmidt & Shattuck | 2014 | 1 | Mayaponera constricta | Mayaponera constricta | |
| Megaponera | Mayr | 1862 | 1 | Megaponera analis | Megaponera analis | |
| Mesoponera | Emery | 1900 | 20 | Mesoponera melanaria | Mesoponera melanaria | |
| †Messelepone | Dlussky & Wedmann | 2012 | 1 | †Messelepone leptogenoides | †Messelepone leptogenoides | |
| Myopias | Roger | 1861 | 40 | Myopias amblyops | Myopias amblyops | |
| Neoponera | Emery | 1901 | 57 | Neoponera villosa | Neoponera villosa | |
| Odontomachus | Latreille | 1804 | 70 | Odontomachus haematodus | Odontomachus haematodus | |
| Odontoponera | Mayr | 1862 | 2 | Odontoponera denticulata | Odontoponera denticulata | |
| Ophthalmopone | Forel | 1890 | 5 | Ophthalmopone berthoudi | Ophthalmopone berthoudi | |
| Pachycondyla | Smith | 1858 | 36 | Pachycondyla crassinoda | Pachycondyla crassinoda | |
| Paltothyreus | Mayr | 1862 | 1 | Paltothyreus tarsatus | Paltothyreus tarsatus | |
| Parvaponera | Schmidt & Shattuck | 2014 | 4 | Parvaponera darwinii | Parvaponera darwinii | |
| Phrynoponera | Wheeler | 1920 | 5 | Phrynoponera gabonensis | Phrynoponera gabonensis | |
| Platythyrea | Roger | 1863 | 44 | Platythyrea punctata | Platythyrea punctata | |
| Plectroctena | Smith | 1858 | 17 | Plectroctena mandibularis | Plectroctena mandibularis | |
| Ponera | Latreille | 1804 | 62 | Ponera coarctata | Ponera coarctata | |
| †Ponerites | Dlussky & Rasnitsyn | 2003 | 14 | †Ponerites kishenehne | †Ponerites eocenicus | |
| Promyopias | Santschi | 1914 | 1 | Promyopias silvestrii | Promyopias silvestrii | |
| †Protopone | Dlussky | 1988 | 7 | †Protopone primigena | †Protopone primigena | |
| Psalidomyrmex | André | 1890 | 6 | Psalidomyrmex foveolatus | Psalidomyrmex foveolatus | |
| Pseudoneoponera | Donisthorpe | 1943 | 18 | Pseudoneoponera verecundae | Pseudoneoponera verecundae | |
| Pseudoponera | Emery | 1900 | 6 | Pseudoponera stigma | Pseudoponera stigma | |
| Rasopone | Schmidt & Shattuck | 2014 | 11 | Rasopone ferruginea | Rasopone ferruginea | |
| Simopelta | Mann | 1922 | 22 | Simopelta jeckylli | Simopelta jeckylli | |
| Streblognathus | Mayr | 1862 | 2 | Streblognathus aethiopicus | Streblognathus aethiopicus | |
| †Taphopone | Dlussky & Perfilieva | 2014 | 6 | †Taphopone karaganensis | †Taphopone macroptera | |
| Thaumatomyrmex | Mayr | 1887 | 12 | Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus | Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus | |

### Proceratiinae

The subfamily Proceratiinae was established by Italian entomologist Carlo Emery in 1895, which represents three extant genera and one extinct genus. Found worldwide, these ants are mainly encountered in tropical and subtropical areas. Little is known about their biology.
| Subfamily Proceratiinae Emery, 1895 – four genera, 155 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Bradoponera | Mayr | 1868 | 4 | †Bradoponera meieri | †Bradoponera meieri | |
| Discothyrea | Roger | 1863 | 37 | Discothyrea testacea | Discothyrea testacea | |
| Probolomyrmex | Mayr | 1901 | 26 | Probolomyrmex filiformis | Probolomyrmex filiformis | |
| Proceratium | Roger | 1863 | 88 | Proceratium silaceum | Proceratium silaceum | |

### Pseudomyrmecinae

The subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae was established by M.R. Smith in 1952, which represents three genera of ants that are primarily arboreal nesting ants in the tropical and subtropical regions. They are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America.
| Subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae Smith, 1952 – three genera, 251 species |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| Myrcidris | Ward | 1990 | 1 | Myrcidris epicharis | Myrcidris epicharis | |
| Pseudomyrmex | Lund | 1831 | 147 | Pseudomyrmex gracilis | Pseudomyrmex gracilis | |
| Tetraponera | Smith | 1852 | 103 | Tetraponera nigra | Tetraponera nigra | |

### Sphecomyrminae

The subfamily Sphecomyrminae contains 9 fossil genera of stem ants. Most fossilized ants from Cretaceous amber were placed in this subfamily, however revisions in 2017 and 2020 removed several genera and added former members of the subfamily Armaniinae.
| Subfamily Sphecomyrminae Wilson & Brown, 1967 |
| Genus name | Binomial authority | Classified | No. of species | Type species | Example image | Ref(s) |
| †Armania | Dlussky | 1983 | 4 | †Armania robusta | N/A | |
| †Boltonimecia | Borysenko | 2017 | 1 | †Boltonimecia canadensis | †Boltonimecia canadensis | |
| †Cretomyrma | Dlussky | 1975 | 2 | †Cretomyrma arnoldii | N/A | |
| †Gerontoformica | Nel & Perrault | 2004 | 13 | †Gerontoformica cretacica | †Gerontoformica cretacica | |
| †Orapia | Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn | 2004 | 2 | †Orapia rayneri | †Orapia rayneri | |
| †Pseudarmania | Dlussky | 1983 | 2 | †Pseudarmania rasnitsyni | N/A | |
| †Sphecomyrma | Wilson & Brown | 1967 | 2 | †Sphecomyrma freyi | †Sphecomyrma freyi | |
| †Zigrasimecia | Barden & Grimaldi | 2013 | 2 | †Zigrasimecia tonsora | †Zigrasimecia tonsora | |

## Incertae sedis

There are several ant genera where their taxonomic placement is uncertain (incertae sedis). These genera have not yet been assigned to any subfamily within Formicidae; 16 genera are currently listed as incertae sedis.
| Incertae sedis genera |
| Genus name | Genus authority | Described | No. of species | Type species | Image | Ref(s) |
| †Archaeopone | Dlussky | 1975 | 2 | †Archaeopone kzylzharica | N/A | |
| †Baikuris | Dlussky | 1987 | 4 | †Baikuris mandibularis | †Baikuris mandibularis | |
| †Calyptites | Scudder | 1877 | 1 | †Calyptites antediluvianum | N/A | |
| †Camelomecia | Barden & Grimaldi | 2016 | 1 | †Camelomecia janovitzi | †Camelomecia janovitzi | |
| †Cretopone | Dlussky | 1975 | 1 | †Cretopone magna | †Cretopone magna | |
| †Curticorna | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Curticorna leptogastrosa | N/A | |
| †Dlusskyidris | Bolton | 1994 | 1 | †Dlusskyidris zherichini | †Dlusskyidris zherichini | |
| †Eoaenictites | Hong | 2002 | 1 | †Eoaenictites castanifurvus | N/A | |
| †Eoformica | Cockerell | 1921 | 6 | †Eoformica eocenica | †Eoformica pinguis | |
| †Fonsecahymen | Martins-Neto & Mendes | 2002 | 1 | †Fonsecahymen stigmata | N/A | |
| †Klondikia | Dlussky & Rasnitsyn | 2003 | 1 | †Klondikia whiteae | N/A | |
| †Kohlsimyrma | Dlussky & Rasnitsyn | 2003 | 3 | †Kohlsimyrma laticeps | N/A | |
| †Myanmyrma | Engel & Grimaldi | 2005 | 1 | †Myanmyrma gracilis | †Myanmyrma gracilis | |
| †Petropone | Dlussky | 1975 | 1 | †Petropone petiolata | †Petropone petiolata | |
| †Poneropterus | Dlussky | 1983 | 1 | †Poneropterus sphecoides | N/A | |

## Formerly included in Formicidae

There are several genera which were formerly placed in Formicidae, but have subsequently been removed. These genera are now placed in other families, are considered incertae sedis within Hymenoptera taxonomy, or are considered invalid.
| Excluded genera |
| Genus name | Genus authority | Described | No. of species | Type species | Current placement | Image | Ref(s) |
| Condylodon | Lund | 1831 | 1 | Condylodon audouini | Unidentifiable, considered invalid by Bolton, 2020 | N/A | |
| †Dolichomyrma | Dlussky | 1975 | 2 | †Dolichomyrma longiceps | Incertae sedis in Aculeata | N/A | |
| Hypochira | Buckley | 1866 | 1 | Formica subspinosa | Unidentifiable, considered invalid by Bolton, 2020 | N/A | |
| †Khetania | Dlussky | 1999 | 1 | †Khetania mandibulata | Incertae sedis in Aculeata | N/A | |