Relationships among tribes and genera within the subfamily Myrmicinae (extant taxa only). Based on Ward et al. (2014), Blaimer et al. (2018), Li et al. (2018), Solomon et al. (2019) and Cristiano et al. (2020).
Tribes within Myrmicinae
Genera within Tribe Myrmicini
Genera within Tribe Pogonomyrmecini
Genera within Tribe Stenammini
Genera within Tribe Solenopsidini
Genera within Tribe Attini
Genera within Tribe Crematogastrini
References
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