Aphaenogaster

This page is about a genus that contains extinct and extant species; species marked with † are extinct.

## Statistics

### Diet

Omnivorous

*Aphaenogaster*, the funnel ant, is a genus of Myrmicine ants that live worldwide since the Middle Eocene.

## Description

Multiple species of *Aphaenogaster* have been documented. They are often confused with *Pheidole* and *Carebara*, having major and miner workers, while *Aphaenogaster* only has one worker caste. It has four segments, 12-segmented antennae and is larger. This differentiates it as a genus. Bioturbation caused by these ants is imprtant for soil and landscape process. They are found everywhere except for South America south of Colombia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Antarctica.

## Ecology

*Aphaenogaster* makes funnels around 4 centimeters in diameter. These dens are easily collapsible, however. *Aphaenogaster* eats plant roots, but can sometimes trap and eat small animals.

## Species

* *A. aktaci*
* *†A. amphioceanica*
* *A. angulata*
* *A. annandalei*
* *†A. antiqua*
* *A. araneoides*
* *†A. archaica*
* *A. ashmeadi*
* *A. atlantis*
* *†A. avita*
* *A. balcanica*
* *A. balcanicoides*
* *A. baogong*
* *A. barbara*
* *A. barbigula*
* *A. baronii*
* *A. beccarii*
* *A. beesoni*
* *A. boulderensis*
* *A. burri*
* *A. caeciliae*
* *A. campana*
* *A. cardenai*
* *A. carolinensis*
* *A. cavernicola*
* *A. cecconii*
* *A. concolor*
* *A. cristata*
* *A. crocea*
* *A. curiosa*
* *A. dejeani*
* *A. depilis*
* *A. depressa*
* *†A. dlusskyana*
* *A. dlusskyi*
* *A. donann*
* *†A. donisthorpei*
* *A. dromedaria*
* *A. dulciniae*
* *†A. dumetora*
* *A. edentula*
* *A. epirotes*
* *A. erabu*
* *A. espadaleri*
* *A. exasperata*
* *A. fabulosa*
* *A. fallax*
* *A. famelica*
* *A. faureli*
* *A. feae*
* *A. fengbo*
* *A. festae*
* *A. finzii*
* *A. flemingi*
* *A. floridana*
* *A. foreli*
* *A. friederichsi*
* *A. fulva*
* *A. geei*
* *A. gemella*
* *A. georgica*
* *A. gibbosa*
* *A. gonacantha*
* *A. gracillima*
* *A. graeca*
* *A. haarlovi*
* *A. hesperia*
* *A. holtzi*
* *A. honduriana*
* *A. huachucana*
* *A. hunanensis*
* *A. iberica*
* *A. incurviclypea*
* *A. inermita*
* *A. iranica*
* *A. irrigua*
* *A. isekram*
* *A. italica*
* *A. januschevi*
* *A. japonica*
* *A. karpathica*
* *A. kervillei*
* *A. kimberleyensis*
* *A. koniari*
* *A. kumejimana*
* *A. kurdica*
* *A. laevior*
* *A. lamellidens*
* *†A. lapidescens\*A. ledouxi*
* *A. lepida*
* *A. lesbica*
* *A. leveillei*
* *†A. longaeva*
* *A. longiceps*
* *A. loriai*
* *A. lustrans*
* *A. luteipes*
* *†A. maculata*
* *A. maculifrons*
* *†A. maculipes*
* *A. mariae*
* *A. mauritanica*
* *†A. mayri*
* *A. mediterrae*
* *A. megommata*
* *A. melitensis*
* *†A. mersa*
* *A. messoroides*
* *A. mexicana*
* *A. miamiana*
* *A. miniata*
* *A. minutula*
* *A. muelleriana*
* *A. mutica*
* *A. nadigi*
* *A. obsidiana*
* *A. occidentalis*
* *†A. oligocenica*
* *A. opposita*
* *A. osimensis*
* *A. ovaticeps*
* *A. pallescens*
* *A. pallida*
* *†A. paludosa*
* *†A. pannonica*
* *A. patruelis*
* *A. perplexa*
* *A. phalangium*
* *A. phillipsi*
* *A. picea*
* *A. picena*
* *A. polyodonta*
* *A. poultoni*
* *A. praedo*
* *A. praenoda*
* *†A. praerelicta*
* *A. projectens*
* *A. pumilopuncta*
* *A. punctaticeps*
* *A. pythia*
* *A. quadrispina*
* *A. radchenkoi*
* *A. reichelae*
* *A. relicta*
* *A. rhaphidiiceps*
* *A. rifensis*
* *A. rothneyi*
* *A. rudis*
* *A. rugosoferruginea*
* *A. rugulosa*
* *A. rupestris*
* *A. sagei*
* *A. saharensis*
* *A. sangiorgii*
* *A. sardoa*
* *A. schmidti*
* *A. schurri*
* *A. semipolita*
* *A. senilis*
* *†A. shanwangensis*
* *A. sicardi*
* *A. sicula*
* *A. simonellii*
* *A. smythiesii*
* *†A. sommerfeldti*
* *A. spinosa*
* *A. splendida*
* *A. sporadis*
* *A. striativentris*
* *A. strioloides*
* *A. subcostata*
* *A. subexaperata*
* *A. subterranea*
* *A. subterraneoides*
* *A. swammerdami*
* *A. syriaca*
* *A. takahashii*
* *A. tennesseensis*
* *A. testaceopilosa*
* *A. texana*
* *A. theryi*
* *A. tibetana*
* *A. tinauti*
* *A. tipuna*
* *A. tokarainsulana*
* *A. torossiani*
* *A. treatae*
* *A. turkestanica*
* *A. uinta*
* *A. ujhelyii*
* *A. umphreyi*
* *A. wangtian*
* *A. wangye*
* *A. weigoldi*
* *A. weulersseae*
* *A. wilsoni*
* *A. xuatian*

## References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphaenogaster