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Taxa Described in 1863
The following 13 genera were described in 1863 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decamera | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Roger | Decamera nigella, now Myrmelachista nigella | Homonym, see Myrmelachista | |||
| Dichthadia | Dorylinae | Gerstäcker | Dichthadia glaberrima, now Dorylus laevigatus | Synonym, see Dorylus | ||||
| Discothyrea | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Roger | Discothyrea testacea | 49 | |||
| Gigantiops | Formicinae | Gigantiopini | Roger | Formica destructor, now Gigantiops destructor | 1 | |||
| Gnamptogenys | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Roger | Ponera tornata, now Gnamptogenys sulcata | 32 | |||
| Leptomyrma | Myrmicinae | Attini | Motschoulsky | Leptomyrma gracilipes, now Pheidole gracilipes | Synonym, see Pheidole | |||
| Macromischa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Roger | Macromischa purpurata, now Temnothorax purpuratus | Synonym, see Temnothorax | |||
| Myrmelachista | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Roger | Myrmelachista kraatzii | 69 | |||
| Paratrechina | Formicinae | Lasiini | Motschoulsky | Paratrechina currens, now Paratrechina longicornis | 5 | |||
| Platythyrea | Ponerinae | Platythyreini | Roger | Pachycondyla punctata, now Platythyrea punctata | 40 | |||
| Proceratium | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Roger | Proceratium silaceum | 87 | |||
| Sima | Pseudomyrmecinae | Roger | Sima compressa, now Tetraponera allaborans | Synonym, see Tetraponera | ||||
| Sysphingta | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Roger | Sysphingta micrommata, now Proceratium micrommatum | Synonym, see Proceratium |
The following 166 species/subspecies were described in 1863 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amoimyrmex striatus | Myrmicinae | Attini | Amoimyrmex | striatus | Roger | Uruguay | ||||
| Aphaenogaster fulva | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | fulva | Roger | United States | ||||
| Azteca xanthochroa | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Azteca | xanthochroa | Roger | Mexico | ||||
| Bothriomyrmex meridionalis | Dolichoderinae | Bothriomyrmex | meridionalis | Roger | France | |||||
| Brachymyrmex flavidulus | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Brachymyrmex | flavidulus | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Camponotus abscisus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | abscisus | Roger | Mexico | ||||
| Camponotus aequatorialis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | aequatorialis | Roger | Gabon | ||||
| Camponotus agnatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | agnatus | Roger | Synonym, see Camponotus irritans | ||||
| Camponotus aurosus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | aurosus | Roger | Mauritius | ||||
| Camponotus barbatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | barbatus | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Camponotus cervicalis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | cervicalis | Roger | Madagascar | ||||
| Camponotus dimidiatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | dimidiatus | Roger | Synonym, see Camponotus consobrinus | ||||
| Camponotus fastigatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | fastigatus | Roger | Brazil | ||||
| Camponotus fumidus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | fumidus | Roger | Venezuela | ||||
| Camponotus gilviceps | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | gilviceps | Roger | Borneo | ||||
| Camponotus gilviventris | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | gilviventris | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Camponotus hendecarthrus | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Anoplolepis | hendecarthrus | Roger | Synonym, see Anoplolepis custodiens | ||||
| Camponotus inaequalis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | inaequalis | Roger | United States | ||||
| Camponotus latangulus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | latangulus | Roger | Suriname | ||||
| Camponotus longiceps | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | longiceps | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Camponotus melanocephalus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | melanocephalus | Roger | Venezuela | ||||
| Camponotus mus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | mus | Roger | Uruguay | ||||
| Camponotus nigricans | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | nigricans | Roger | Philippines | ||||
| Camponotus opaciceps | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | opaciceps | Roger | Brazil | ||||
| Camponotus planatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | planatus | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Camponotus platypus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | platypus | Roger | Philippines | ||||
| Camponotus platytarsus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | platytarsus | Roger | Mexico | ||||
| Camponotus quadrilaterus Roger | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | quadrilaterus | Roger | Synonym, see Camponotus compressus | ||||
| Camponotus reticulatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | reticulatus | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Camponotus robustus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | robustus | Roger | Madagascar | ||||
| Camponotus sesquipedalis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | sesquipedalis | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Camponotus socius | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | socius | Roger | Brazil | ||||
| Camponotus sphaericus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | sphaericus | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Camponotus sphaericus sphaeralis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | sphaericus | sphaeralis | Roger | Cuba | |||
| Camponotus spinolae | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | spinolae | Roger | Chile | ||||
| Camponotus taeniatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | taeniatus | Roger | Synonym, see Camponotus atriceps | ||||
| Camponotus tenuiscapus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | tenuiscapus | Roger | Uruguay | ||||
| Camponotus varians | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | varians | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Carebara nana | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | nana | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Cephalotes hamulus | Myrmicinae | Attini | Cephalotes | hamulus | Roger | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Cerapachys ceylonica | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | ceylonica | Motschoulsky | Synonym, see Tetraponera allaborans | |||||
| Cerapachys femoralis | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | femoralis | Motschoulsky | Synonym, see Tetraponera allaborans | |||||
| Colobopsis corallina | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | corallina | Roger | Philippines | ||||
| Colobopsis impressa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | impressa | Roger | Bahamas | ||||
| Colobopsis riehlii | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | riehlii | Roger | Bahamas | ||||
| Crematogaster abdominalis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | abdominalis | Motschoulsky | India | ||||
| Crematogaster apicalis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | apicalis | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Crematogaster brunnescens | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | brunnescens | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Crematogaster cicatriculosa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | cicatriculosa | Roger | South Africa | ||||
| Crematogaster quadriformis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | quadriformis | Roger | Brazil | ||||
| Crematogaster quadrispinosa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | quadrispinosa | Roger | Mexico | ||||
| Crematogaster sanguinea | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | sanguinea | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Crematogaster senegalensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | senegalensis | Roger | Senegal | ||||
| Cryptopone gilva | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Cryptopone | gilva | Roger | United States | ||||
| Diacamma purpureum | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | purpureum | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Dichthadia glaberrima | Dorylinae | Dorylus | glaberrima | Gerstäcker | Synonym, see Dorylus laevigatus | |||||
| Discothyrea testacea | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Discothyrea | testacea | Roger | United States | ||||
| Dolichoderus thoracicus borneonensis | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | thoracicus | borneonensis | Roger | Borneo | |||
| Dorymyrmex pyramicus | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Dorymyrmex | pyramicus | Roger | Brazil | ||||
| Echinopla deceptor | Formicinae | Camponotini | Echinopla | deceptor | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Echinopla nitida | Formicinae | Camponotini | Echinopla | nitida | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Eciton lugubris | Dorylinae | Eciton | lugubris | Roger | Synonym, see Eciton quadriglume | |||||
| Eciton mexicanum | Dorylinae | Eciton | mexicanum | Roger | Mexico | |||||
| Eciton vagans angustatum | Dorylinae | Eciton | vagans | angustatum | Roger | Mexico | ||||
| Ectatomma edentatum | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Ectatomma | edentatum | Roger | Argentina | ||||
| Forelius pruinosus | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Forelius | pruinosus | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Formica fuscicauda | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | fuscicauda | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Formica platygnatha | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | platygnatha | Roger | Synonym, see Crematogaster depressa | ||||
| Formica pyrrhocephala | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | pyrrhocephala | Motschoulsky | Synonym, see Camponotus sericeus | ||||
| Formica ruficeps | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | ruficeps | Motschoulsky | Indonesia | ||||
| Formica subpicea | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | subpicea | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Hypoclinea gracilis | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | gracilis | Motschoulsky | Synonym, see Dolichoderus taprobanae | ||||
| Hypoclinea sellaris | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | sellaris | Roger | Synonym, see Dolichoderus thoracicus | ||||
| Iridomyrmex anceps | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Iridomyrmex | anceps | Roger | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Lasiophanes picinus | Formicinae | Melophorini | Lasiophanes | picinus | Roger | Chile | ||||
| Lasius aphidicola | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | aphidicola | Walsh | Finland | ||||
| Lasius dichrous | Formicinae | Melophorini | Lasiophanes | dichrous | Roger | Synonym, see Lasiophanes atriventris | ||||
| Lasius latipes | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | latipes | Walsh | United States | ||||
| Leptogenys unistimulosa | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Leptogenys | unistimulosa | Roger | Trinidad | ||||
| Macromischa lugens | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | lugens | Roger | Synonym, see Temnothorax versicolor | ||||
| Monomorium cinnabari | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | cinnabari | Roger | Synonym, see Monomorium floricola | ||||
| Monomorium poecilum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | poecilum | Roger | Synonym, see Monomorium floricola | ||||
| Myrmelachista kraatzii | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | kraatzii | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Myrmelachista nigella | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | nigella | Roger | Venezuela | ||||
| Myrmica obscurata | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | obscurata | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Myrmica pilinodis | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | pilinodis | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Myrmica punctiventris | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | punctiventris | Roger | United States | ||||
| Nylanderia anthracina | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | anthracina | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Nylanderia vagabunda | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | vagabunda | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Odontomachus aciculatus | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Odontomachus | aciculatus | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Odontomachus cephalotes | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Odontomachus | cephalotes | Smith, F. | Australia | ||||
| Odontomachus smithii | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Anochetus | smithii | Roger | Synonym, see Anochetus gladiator | ||||
| Paratrechina currens | Formicinae | Lasiini | Paratrechina | currens | Motschoulsky | Synonym, see Paratrechina longicornis | ||||
| Pheidole ceylonica | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | ceylonica | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Pheidole fimbriata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | fimbriata | Roger | "Rio Paraguay" | ||||
| Pheidole flavens | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | flavens | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Pheidole gracilipes | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | gracilipes | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Pheidole incerta | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | incerta | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Pheidole latinoda | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | latinoda | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Pheidole mordax | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | mordax | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Pheidole ruficeps | ||||
| Pheidole penetralis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | penetralis | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Pheidole pennsylvanica | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | pennsylvanica | Roger | Synonym, see Pheidole pilifera | ||||
| Pheidole pilifera | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | pilifera | Roger | United States | ||||
| Pheidole praeusta | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | praeusta | Roger | Colombia | ||||
| Pheidole singularis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | singularis | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Pheidole sulcaticeps | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | sulcaticeps | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Plagiolepis pissina | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | pissina | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Podomyrma laevissima | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Podomyrma | laevissima | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Podomyrma ruficeps | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Podomyrma | ruficeps | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis alphea | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | alphea | Smith, F. | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis ammonoeides | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | ammonoeides | Roger | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis andromache | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | andromache | Roger | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis bubastes | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | bubastes | Smith, F. | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis convexa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | convexa | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Polyrhachis decipiens | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | decipiens | Roger | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis dolomedes | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | dolomedes | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis dolomedes Smith, F. | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | dolomedes | Smith, F. | Homonym, see Polyrhachis derecyna | ||||
| Polyrhachis euryala | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | euryala | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis guerini | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | guerini | Roger | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis jacksoniana | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | jacksoniana | Roger | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis latifrons | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | latifrons | Roger | Synonym, see Polyrhachis arcuata | ||||
| Polyrhachis levior | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | levior | Roger | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis mayri | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | mayri | Roger | Synonym, see Polyrhachis illaudata | ||||
| Polyrhachis nigriceps | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | nigriceps | Smith, F. | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis paromala | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | paromala | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis paxilla | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | paxilla | Smith, F. | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis proxima | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | proxima | Roger | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis punctillata | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | punctillata | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Polyrhachis rupicapra | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | rupicapra | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Polyrhachis sparaxes | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | sparaxes | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis thrinax | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | thrinax | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Polyrhachis trophima | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | trophima | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Polyrhachis vicina | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | vicina | Roger | Brazil | ||||
| Polyrhachis xiphias | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | xiphias | Smith, F. | New Guinea | ||||
| Ponera sorghi | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Brachyponera | sorghi | Roger | Synonym, see Brachyponera sennaarensis | ||||
| Ponera tortuolosa | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | tortuolosa | Smith, F. | Homonym, see Diacamma rugosum | ||||
| Pristomyrmex umbripennis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | umbripennis | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Proceratium micrommatum | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | micrommatum | Roger | South America | ||||
| Proceratium silaceum | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | silaceum | Roger | United States | ||||
| Pseudomyrma carbonaria | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | carbonaria | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Tetraponera nitida | |||||
| Pseudomyrma dimidiata | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | dimidiata | Roger | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex gracilis | |||||
| Pseudomyrma mexicana | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | mexicana | Roger | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex gracilis | |||||
| Pseudomyrmex boopis | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | boopis | Roger | Panama | |||||
| Pseudoponera succedanea | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Pseudoponera | succedanea | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Sima compressa | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | compressa | Roger | Synonym, see Tetraponera allaborans | |||||
| Solenopsis calida | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | calida | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Carebara affinis | ||||
| Solenopsis madara | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | madara | Roger | United States | ||||
| Stigmatomma testaceum | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Stigmatomma | testaceum | Motschoulsky | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Strumigenys clypeata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | clypeata | Roger | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys elongata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | elongata | Roger | Panama | ||||
| Strumigenys louisianae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | louisianae | Roger | United States | ||||
| Tapinoma albitarse | Dolichoderinae | Technomyrmex | albitarse | Motschoulsky | Synonym, see Technomyrmex albipes | |||||
| Tapinoma boreale Roger | Dolichoderinae | Tapinoma | boreale | Roger | Synonym, see Tapinoma sessile | |||||
| Temnothorax iris | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | iris | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax longispinosus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | longispinosus | Roger | United States | ||||
| Temnothorax porphyritis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | porphyritis | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax punicans | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | punicans | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax purpuratus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | purpuratus | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax schaumii | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | schaumii | Roger | United States | ||||
| Temnothorax squamifer | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | squamifer | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax versicolor | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | versicolor | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Tetramorium tortuosum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | tortuosum | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Tetramorium transversarium | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | transversarium | Roger | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Vollenhovia moesta | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vollenhovia | moesta | Smith, F. | Indonesia | ||||
| Wasmannia auropunctata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Wasmannia | auropunctata | Roger | Cuba | ||||
| Zatania gibberosa | Formicinae | Lasiini | Zatania | gibberosa | Roger | Cuba |