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Summary of Taxa Described for Year
These charts show the number of genera and species (both extant and fossil) described each year.
These charts show the accumulation of genera and species (both extant and fossil) over time.
This table shows the number of genera and species described each year. The 'Accumulated' columns show the number of valid taxa based on our current taxonomic understanding.
| Year | Genera Described | Fossil Genera Described | Genera Made Invalid | Accumulated Valid Genera | Species/Subspecies Described | Fossil Species/Subspecies Described | Species/Subspecies Made Invalid | Accumulated Valid Species/Subspecies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1758 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| 1759 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| 1760 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| 1761 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |||||
| 1762 | 1 | 17 | ||||||
| 1763 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| 1764 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |||||
| 1765 | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| 1766 | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| 1767 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |||||
| 1768 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| 1769 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| 1770 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| 1771 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| 1772 | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| 1773 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 25 | ||||
| 1774 | 1 | 25 | ||||||
| 1775 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 42 | ||||
| 1776 | 1 | 42 | ||||||
| 1777 | 1 | 42 | ||||||
| 1778 | 1 | 1 | 43 | |||||
| 1779 | 1 | 43 | ||||||
| 1780 | 1 | 43 | ||||||
| 1781 | 1 | 43 | ||||||
| 1782 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 49 | ||||
| 1783 | 1 | 1 | 50 | |||||
| 1784 | 1 | 50 | ||||||
| 1785 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 51 | ||||
| 1786 | 1 | 51 | ||||||
| 1787 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 59 | ||||
| 1788 | 1 | 59 | ||||||
| 1789 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 60 | ||||
| 1790 | 1 | 6 | 66 | |||||
| 1791 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 69 | ||||
| 1792 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 79 | ||||
| 1793 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 95 | |||
| 1794 | 2 | 95 | ||||||
| 1795 | 2 | 95 | ||||||
| 1796 | 2 | 95 | ||||||
| 1797 | 2 | 95 | ||||||
| 1798 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 116 | ||||
| 1799 | 2 | 116 | ||||||
| 1800 | 2 | 116 | ||||||
| 1801 | 2 | 116 | ||||||
| 1802 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 150 | |||
| 1803 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 150 | ||||
| 1804 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 12 | 174 | |||
| 1805 | 11 | 174 | ||||||
| 1806 | 11 | 174 | ||||||
| 1807 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 175 | |||
| 1808 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 176 | ||||
| 1809 | 13 | 1 | 177 | |||||
| 1810 | 13 | 177 | ||||||
| 1811 | 13 | 177 | ||||||
| 1812 | 13 | 177 | ||||||
| 1813 | 13 | 177 | ||||||
| 1814 | 13 | 177 | ||||||
| 1815 | 13 | 177 | ||||||
| 1816 | 13 | 177 | ||||||
| 1817 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 178 | ||||
| 1818 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 178 | ||||
| 1819 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 179 | ||||
| 1820 | 1 | 14 | 179 | |||||
| 1821 | 14 | 179 | ||||||
| 1822 | 14 | 6 | 179 | |||||
| 1823 | 14 | 179 | ||||||
| 1824 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 183 | ||||
| 1825 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 190 | ||||
| 1826 | 14 | 190 | ||||||
| 1827 | 14 | 190 | ||||||
| 1828 | 14 | 190 | ||||||
| 1829 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 190 | ||
| 1830 | 15 | 1 | 190 | |||||
| 1831 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 193 | |||
| 1832 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 194 | ||
| 1833 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 196 | |||
| 1834 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 197 | ||||
| 1835 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 200 | ||||
| 1836 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 214 | ||||
| 1837 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 216 | ||||
| 1838 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 223 | |||
| 1839 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 228 | ||
| 1840 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 247 | ||
| 1841 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 248 | ||||
| 1842 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 267 | |||
| 1843 | 29 | 267 | ||||||
| 1844 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 276 | ||
| 1845 | 29 | 1 | 277 | |||||
| 1846 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 292 | ||
| 1847 | 29 | 1 | 293 | |||||
| 1848 | 29 | 293 | ||||||
| 1849 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 12 | 307 | ||
| 1850 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 317 | |||
| 1851 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 56 | 10 | 363 | ||
| 1852 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 372 | ||
| 1853 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 388 | ||
| 1854 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 389 | ||
| 1855 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 405 | ||
| 1856 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 413 | |||
| 1857 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 80 | 15 | 478 | ||
| 1858 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 257 | 71 | 664 | ||
| 1859 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 102 | 36 | 730 | ||
| 1860 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 114 | 29 | 815 | ||
| 1861 | 19 | 5 | 69 | 79 | 24 | 870 | ||
| 1862 | 26 | 10 | 85 | 131 | 43 | 958 | ||
| 1863 | 13 | 6 | 92 | 166 | 33 | 1091 | ||
| 1864 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1091 | ||||
| 1865 | 10 | 3 | 99 | 55 | 1 | 12 | 1134 | |
| 1866 | 8 | 107 | 85 | 16 | 1203 | |||
| 1867 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 60 | 17 | 26 | 1237 |
| 1868 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 34 | 45 | 13 | 1258 |
| 1869 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 14 | 4 | 1268 | ||
| 1870 | 5 | 118 | 108 | 3 | 20 | 1356 | ||
| 1871 | 118 | 15 | 5 | 1366 | ||||
| 1872 | 1 | 119 | 12 | 1 | 1377 | |||
| 1873 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 1379 | ||||
| 1874 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 36 | 19 | 1396 | ||
| 1875 | 119 | 2 | 1398 | |||||
| 1876 | 119 | 81 | 14 | 1465 | ||||
| 1877 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 48 | 6 | 13 | 1500 | |
| 1878 | 4 | 124 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 1521 | ||
| 1879 | 2 | 1 | 125 | 64 | 14 | 1571 | ||
| 1880 | 125 | 1 | 1572 | |||||
| 1881 | 3 | 2 | 126 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 1601 | |
| 1882 | 1 | 127 | 7 | 2 | 1606 | |||
| 1883 | 1 | 128 | 23 | 2 | 1627 | |||
| 1884 | 128 | 20 | 4 | 1643 | ||||
| 1885 | 4 | 2 | 130 | 27 | 8 | 1662 | ||
| 1886 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 121 | 25 | 1758 | ||
| 1887 | 11 | 2 | 141 | 202 | 31 | 1929 | ||
| 1888 | 1 | 142 | 25 | 5 | 1949 | |||
| 1889 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 64 | 11 | 2002 | ||
| 1890 | 7 | 3 | 147 | 102 | 27 | 2077 | ||
| 1891 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 149 | 77 | 24 | 20 | 2134 |
| 1892 | 5 | 3 | 151 | 147 | 33 | 2248 | ||
| 1893 | 16 | 5 | 162 | 247 | 56 | 2439 | ||
| 1894 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 225 | 41 | 2623 | ||
| 1895 | 13 | 5 | 171 | 317 | 2 | 65 | 2875 | |
| 1896 | 4 | 2 | 173 | 131 | 39 | 2967 | ||
| 1897 | 5 | 2 | 176 | 146 | 24 | 3089 | ||
| 1898 | 176 | 33 | 10 | 3112 | ||||
| 1899 | 3 | 1 | 178 | 242 | 57 | 3297 | ||
| 1900 | 5 | 1 | 182 | 223 | 53 | 3467 | ||
| 1901 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 348 | 1 | 104 | 3711 | |
| 1902 | 9 | 5 | 192 | 358 | 86 | 3983 | ||
| 1903 | 4 | 4 | 192 | 117 | 29 | 4071 | ||
| 1904 | 3 | 3 | 192 | 140 | 49 | 4162 | ||
| 1905 | 10 | 7 | 195 | 161 | 60 | 4263 | ||
| 1906 | 10 | 6 | 199 | 135 | 1 | 53 | 4345 | |
| 1907 | 5 | 3 | 201 | 185 | 58 | 4472 | ||
| 1908 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 213 | 83 | 4602 | ||
| 1909 | 1 | 203 | 139 | 50 | 4691 | |||
| 1910 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 207 | 365 | 1 | 104 | 4952 |
| 1911 | 14 | 10 | 211 | 409 | 142 | 5219 | ||
| 1912 | 36 | 18 | 229 | 427 | 176 | 5470 | ||
| 1913 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 233 | 459 | 147 | 5782 | |
| 1914 | 19 | 12 | 240 | 422 | 131 | 6073 | ||
| 1915 | 32 | 12 | 23 | 249 | 386 | 44 | 139 | 6320 |
| 1916 | 11 | 7 | 253 | 294 | 116 | 6498 | ||
| 1917 | 4 | 3 | 254 | 118 | 1 | 51 | 6565 | |
| 1918 | 9 | 7 | 256 | 119 | 60 | 6624 | ||
| 1919 | 11 | 8 | 259 | 262 | 75 | 6811 | ||
| 1920 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 268 | 218 | 8 | 71 | 6958 |
| 1921 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 278 | 228 | 92 | 7094 | |
| 1922 | 16 | 14 | 280 | 349 | 1 | 123 | 7320 | |
| 1923 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 281 | 211 | 3 | 96 | 7435 |
| 1924 | 4 | 3 | 282 | 135 | 57 | 7513 | ||
| 1925 | 14 | 9 | 287 | 403 | 177 | 7739 | ||
| 1926 | 9 | 3 | 293 | 230 | 82 | 7887 | ||
| 1927 | 6 | 5 | 294 | 173 | 3 | 83 | 7977 | |
| 1928 | 7 | 5 | 296 | 190 | 84 | 8083 | ||
| 1929 | 7 | 6 | 297 | 225 | 1 | 115 | 8193 | |
| 1930 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 298 | 178 | 31 | 65 | 8306 |
| 1931 | 2 | 1 | 299 | 122 | 66 | 8362 | ||
| 1932 | 1 | 1 | 299 | 89 | 42 | 8409 | ||
| 1933 | 4 | 3 | 300 | 157 | 3 | 76 | 8490 | |
| 1934 | 5 | 2 | 303 | 246 | 110 | 8626 | ||
| 1935 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 305 | 132 | 7 | 27 | 8731 |
| 1936 | 5 | 3 | 307 | 134 | 59 | 8806 | ||
| 1937 | 4 | 4 | 307 | 191 | 24 | 86 | 8911 | |
| 1938 | 4 | 3 | 308 | 122 | 52 | 8981 | ||
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 308 | 112 | 44 | 9049 | |
| 1940 | 1 | 309 | 56 | 30 | 9075 | |||
| 1941 | 7 | 5 | 311 | 95 | 35 | 9135 | ||
| 1942 | 2 | 2 | 311 | 112 | 62 | 9185 | ||
| 1943 | 2 | 1 | 312 | 124 | 54 | 9255 | ||
| 1944 | 8 | 8 | 312 | 82 | 45 | 9292 | ||
| 1945 | 1 | 1 | 312 | 18 | 8 | 9302 | ||
| 1946 | 3 | 3 | 312 | 25 | 10 | 9317 | ||
| 1947 | 8 | 5 | 315 | 71 | 30 | 9358 | ||
| 1948 | 20 | 19 | 316 | 71 | 29 | 9400 | ||
| 1949 | 9 | 9 | 316 | 106 | 1 | 42 | 9464 | |
| 1950 | 9 | 9 | 316 | 64 | 30 | 9498 | ||
| 1951 | 2 | 2 | 316 | 68 | 19 | 9547 | ||
| 1952 | 6 | 5 | 317 | 56 | 27 | 9576 | ||
| 1953 | 8 | 8 | 317 | 146 | 53 | 9669 | ||
| 1954 | 2 | 2 | 317 | 23 | 7 | 9685 | ||
| 1955 | 4 | 4 | 317 | 39 | 4 | 9720 | ||
| 1956 | 4 | 3 | 318 | 14 | 3 | 9731 | ||
| 1957 | 9 | 7 | 320 | 79 | 1 | 21 | 9789 | |
| 1958 | 320 | 63 | 5 | 9847 | ||||
| 1959 | 320 | 45 | 4 | 9888 | ||||
| 1960 | 1 | 321 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 9937 | ||
| 1961 | 1 | 322 | 21 | 9958 | ||||
| 1962 | 1 | 1 | 322 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 9980 | |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 | 322 | 18 | 3 | 9995 | ||
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 322 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 10027 | |
| 1965 | 322 | 27 | 5 | 10049 | ||||
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | 322 | 22 | 7 | 10064 | ||
| 1967 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 322 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 10114 |
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | 324 | 68 | 9 | 10173 | ||
| 1969 | 3 | 2 | 325 | 43 | 13 | 10203 | ||
| 1970 | 325 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 10233 | |||
| 1971 | 1 | 326 | 31 | 8 | 10256 | |||
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 326 | 19 | 3 | 10272 | ||
| 1973 | 1 | 327 | 60 | 6 | 10326 | |||
| 1974 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 328 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 10352 |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 328 | 82 | 4 | 5 | 10429 |
| 1976 | 3 | 3 | 328 | 70 | 17 | 10482 | ||
| 1977 | 328 | 90 | 14 | 10558 | ||||
| 1978 | 1 | 329 | 51 | 11 | 10598 | |||
| 1979 | 1 | 330 | 35 | 10633 | ||||
| 1980 | 1 | 331 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 10712 | ||
| 1981 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 332 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 10750 |
| 1982 | 1 | 332 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 10781 | ||
| 1983 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 333 | 85 | 7 | 3 | 10863 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 | 334 | 26 | 3 | 10889 | ||
| 1985 | 1 | 4 | 335 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 10943 | |
| 1986 | 1 | 336 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 10967 | ||
| 1987 | 2 | 1 | 338 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 11039 | |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 | 339 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 11076 | |
| 1989 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 340 | 54 | 33 | 4 | 11126 |
| 1990 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 346 | 73 | 7 | 11192 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 350 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 11249 | ||
| 1992 | 5 | 355 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 11313 | ||
| 1993 | 355 | 68 | 1 | 11 | 11370 | |||
| 1994 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 359 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 11441 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 359 | 103 | 9 | 16 | 11528 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 359 | 115 | 2 | 15 | 11628 | ||
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 359 | 85 | 2 | 6 | 11707 |
| 1998 | 359 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 11771 | |||
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 360 | 124 | 22 | 5 | 11890 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 362 | 521 | 2 | 10 | 12401 |
| 2001 | 1 | 363 | 163 | 1 | 6 | 12558 | ||
| 2002 | 1 | 37 | 364 | 85 | 65 | 4 | 12639 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 365 | 483 | 11 | 38 | 13084 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 367 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 13181 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 368 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 13203 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 | 370 | 145 | 13 | 2 | 13346 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 371 | 213 | 6 | 10 | 13549 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 374 | 147 | 19 | 3 | 13693 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 382 | 136 | 22 | 2 | 13827 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 383 | 145 | 5 | 13 | 13959 | ||
| 2011 | 2 | 383 | 206 | 4 | 5 | 14160 | ||
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 387 | 188 | 27 | 2 | 14346 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 388 | 310 | 8 | 4 | 14652 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 399 | 175 | 30 | 14827 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 400 | 129 | 43 | 1 | 14955 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 405 | 140 | 7 | 15095 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 405 | 143 | 6 | 1 | 15237 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 406 | 119 | 8 | 3 | 15353 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 408 | 150 | 9 | 15503 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 7 | 409 | 218 | 26 | 15721 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 410 | 160 | 7 | 15881 | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 131 | 16 | 16012 | |
| 2023 | 413 | 31 | 2 | 16043 |
Total Number of Taxa for the family Formicidae
| Valid Genera | Fossil Genera | Invalid Genera | Valid Species | Fossil Species | Invalid Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413 | 168 | 483 | 16043 | 822 | 5336 |