Summary of Taxa Described for Year
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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 | 55 | 10 | 362 | ||
| 1852 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 371 | ||
| 1853 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 387 | ||
| 1854 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 388 | ||
| 1855 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 404 | ||
| 1856 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 412 | |||
| 1857 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 80 | 15 | 477 | ||
| 1858 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 257 | 69 | 665 | ||
| 1859 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 102 | 36 | 731 | ||
| 1860 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 114 | 29 | 816 | ||
| 1861 | 19 | 5 | 69 | 79 | 24 | 871 | ||
| 1862 | 26 | 10 | 85 | 131 | 43 | 959 | ||
| 1863 | 13 | 6 | 92 | 166 | 33 | 1092 | ||
| 1864 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1092 | ||||
| 1865 | 10 | 3 | 99 | 55 | 1 | 12 | 1135 | |
| 1866 | 8 | 107 | 85 | 16 | 1204 | |||
| 1867 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 60 | 17 | 26 | 1238 |
| 1868 | 3 | 4 | 111 | 34 | 45 | 13 | 1259 | |
| 1869 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 14 | 4 | 1269 | ||
| 1870 | 5 | 118 | 108 | 3 | 20 | 1357 | ||
| 1871 | 118 | 15 | 5 | 1367 | ||||
| 1872 | 1 | 119 | 12 | 1 | 1378 | |||
| 1873 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 1380 | ||||
| 1874 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 36 | 19 | 1397 | ||
| 1875 | 119 | 2 | 1399 | |||||
| 1876 | 119 | 81 | 14 | 1466 | ||||
| 1877 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 48 | 6 | 13 | 1501 | |
| 1878 | 4 | 124 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 1522 | ||
| 1879 | 2 | 1 | 125 | 64 | 14 | 1572 | ||
| 1880 | 125 | 1 | 1573 | |||||
| 1881 | 3 | 2 | 126 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 1602 | |
| 1882 | 1 | 127 | 7 | 2 | 1607 | |||
| 1883 | 1 | 128 | 22 | 2 | 1627 | |||
| 1884 | 128 | 20 | 4 | 1643 | ||||
| 1885 | 4 | 2 | 130 | 27 | 8 | 1662 | ||
| 1886 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 121 | 24 | 1759 | ||
| 1887 | 11 | 4 | 139 | 202 | 31 | 1930 | ||
| 1888 | 1 | 140 | 25 | 5 | 1950 | |||
| 1889 | 2 | 1 | 141 | 64 | 11 | 2003 | ||
| 1890 | 7 | 3 | 145 | 102 | 27 | 2078 | ||
| 1891 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 77 | 24 | 17 | 2138 |
| 1892 | 5 | 3 | 149 | 147 | 33 | 2252 | ||
| 1893 | 16 | 5 | 160 | 247 | 55 | 2444 | ||
| 1894 | 2 | 1 | 161 | 225 | 41 | 2628 | ||
| 1895 | 13 | 5 | 169 | 317 | 2 | 62 | 2883 | |
| 1896 | 4 | 3 | 170 | 131 | 39 | 2975 | ||
| 1897 | 5 | 3 | 172 | 146 | 21 | 3100 | ||
| 1898 | 172 | 33 | 10 | 3123 | ||||
| 1899 | 3 | 1 | 174 | 242 | 56 | 3309 | ||
| 1900 | 5 | 1 | 178 | 223 | 52 | 3480 | ||
| 1901 | 11 | 5 | 184 | 348 | 1 | 102 | 3726 | |
| 1902 | 9 | 5 | 188 | 358 | 86 | 3998 | ||
| 1903 | 4 | 4 | 188 | 117 | 29 | 4086 | ||
| 1904 | 3 | 3 | 188 | 140 | 48 | 4178 | ||
| 1905 | 10 | 7 | 191 | 160 | 59 | 4279 | ||
| 1906 | 10 | 6 | 195 | 135 | 1 | 53 | 4361 | |
| 1907 | 5 | 3 | 197 | 185 | 58 | 4488 | ||
| 1908 | 2 | 1 | 198 | 213 | 82 | 4619 | ||
| 1909 | 1 | 199 | 139 | 50 | 4708 | |||
| 1910 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 203 | 365 | 1 | 101 | 4972 |
| 1911 | 14 | 10 | 207 | 409 | 129 | 5252 | ||
| 1912 | 36 | 19 | 224 | 427 | 177 | 5502 | ||
| 1913 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 228 | 459 | 143 | 5818 | |
| 1914 | 19 | 12 | 235 | 422 | 129 | 6111 | ||
| 1915 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 244 | 386 | 44 | 139 | 6358 |
| 1916 | 11 | 7 | 248 | 294 | 115 | 6537 | ||
| 1917 | 4 | 3 | 249 | 118 | 1 | 51 | 6604 | |
| 1918 | 9 | 7 | 251 | 119 | 60 | 6663 | ||
| 1919 | 11 | 8 | 254 | 262 | 76 | 6849 | ||
| 1920 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 263 | 218 | 8 | 70 | 6997 |
| 1921 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 273 | 228 | 93 | 7132 | |
| 1922 | 16 | 14 | 275 | 349 | 1 | 122 | 7359 | |
| 1923 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 276 | 211 | 3 | 97 | 7473 |
| 1924 | 4 | 3 | 277 | 135 | 56 | 7552 | ||
| 1925 | 14 | 9 | 282 | 403 | 175 | 7780 | ||
| 1926 | 9 | 3 | 288 | 230 | 81 | 7929 | ||
| 1927 | 6 | 5 | 289 | 173 | 3 | 83 | 8019 | |
| 1928 | 7 | 5 | 291 | 190 | 84 | 8125 | ||
| 1929 | 6 | 5 | 292 | 225 | 1 | 115 | 8235 | |
| 1930 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 293 | 178 | 31 | 65 | 8348 |
| 1931 | 2 | 1 | 294 | 122 | 63 | 8407 | ||
| 1932 | 1 | 1 | 294 | 89 | 41 | 8455 | ||
| 1933 | 4 | 3 | 295 | 157 | 3 | 76 | 8536 | |
| 1934 | 5 | 2 | 298 | 246 | 109 | 8673 | ||
| 1935 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 300 | 132 | 7 | 27 | 8778 |
| 1936 | 5 | 3 | 302 | 134 | 59 | 8853 | ||
| 1937 | 4 | 4 | 302 | 191 | 24 | 84 | 8960 | |
| 1938 | 4 | 3 | 303 | 122 | 52 | 9030 | ||
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 303 | 112 | 43 | 9099 | |
| 1940 | 1 | 304 | 56 | 30 | 9125 | |||
| 1941 | 7 | 5 | 306 | 95 | 35 | 9185 | ||
| 1942 | 2 | 2 | 306 | 112 | 63 | 9234 | ||
| 1943 | 2 | 1 | 307 | 124 | 54 | 9304 | ||
| 1944 | 8 | 8 | 307 | 82 | 45 | 9341 | ||
| 1945 | 1 | 1 | 307 | 18 | 8 | 9351 | ||
| 1946 | 3 | 3 | 307 | 25 | 10 | 9366 | ||
| 1947 | 8 | 5 | 310 | 71 | 30 | 9407 | ||
| 1948 | 20 | 19 | 311 | 71 | 29 | 9449 | ||
| 1949 | 9 | 9 | 311 | 106 | 1 | 40 | 9515 | |
| 1950 | 9 | 9 | 311 | 64 | 30 | 9549 | ||
| 1951 | 2 | 2 | 311 | 68 | 19 | 9598 | ||
| 1952 | 6 | 5 | 312 | 56 | 27 | 9627 | ||
| 1953 | 8 | 8 | 312 | 146 | 53 | 9720 | ||
| 1954 | 2 | 2 | 312 | 23 | 7 | 9736 | ||
| 1955 | 4 | 4 | 312 | 39 | 4 | 9771 | ||
| 1956 | 4 | 3 | 313 | 14 | 3 | 9782 | ||
| 1957 | 8 | 6 | 315 | 79 | 1 | 21 | 9840 | |
| 1958 | 315 | 63 | 5 | 9898 | ||||
| 1959 | 315 | 45 | 3 | 9940 | ||||
| 1960 | 1 | 316 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 9989 | ||
| 1961 | 1 | 317 | 21 | 10010 | ||||
| 1962 | 317 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 10032 | |||
| 1963 | 1 | 1 | 317 | 18 | 3 | 10047 | ||
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 317 | 42 | 1 | 12 | 10077 | |
| 1965 | 317 | 27 | 5 | 10099 | ||||
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | 317 | 22 | 7 | 10114 | ||
| 1967 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 317 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 10164 |
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | 319 | 68 | 16 | 10216 | ||
| 1969 | 3 | 2 | 320 | 43 | 12 | 10247 | ||
| 1970 | 320 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 10277 | |||
| 1971 | 1 | 321 | 31 | 8 | 10300 | |||
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 321 | 19 | 3 | 10316 | ||
| 1973 | 1 | 322 | 60 | 6 | 10370 | |||
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 323 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 10396 | |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 323 | 82 | 4 | 5 | 10473 |
| 1976 | 3 | 3 | 323 | 70 | 17 | 10526 | ||
| 1977 | 323 | 90 | 15 | 10601 | ||||
| 1978 | 1 | 324 | 51 | 11 | 10641 | |||
| 1979 | 1 | 325 | 35 | 10676 | ||||
| 1980 | 1 | 326 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 10755 | ||
| 1981 | 1 | 2 | 327 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 10793 | |
| 1982 | 1 | 327 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 10824 | ||
| 1983 | 1 | 3 | 328 | 85 | 7 | 3 | 10906 | |
| 1984 | 1 | 329 | 26 | 3 | 10932 | |||
| 1985 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 10987 | |
| 1986 | 1 | 331 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 11011 | ||
| 1987 | 2 | 1 | 333 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 11083 | |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 | 334 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 11120 | |
| 1989 | 1 | 3 | 335 | 54 | 33 | 4 | 11170 | |
| 1990 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 341 | 73 | 6 | 11237 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 345 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 11294 | ||
| 1992 | 5 | 350 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 11358 | ||
| 1993 | 350 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 11416 | |||
| 1994 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 354 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 11487 |
| 1995 | 354 | 103 | 9 | 15 | 11575 | |||
| 1996 | 2 | 354 | 115 | 2 | 15 | 11675 | ||
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 354 | 85 | 2 | 6 | 11754 |
| 1998 | 354 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 11818 | |||
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 355 | 124 | 22 | 5 | 11937 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 357 | 521 | 2 | 10 | 12448 |
| 2001 | 1 | 358 | 163 | 1 | 6 | 12605 | ||
| 2002 | 1 | 37 | 359 | 85 | 65 | 4 | 12686 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 360 | 483 | 11 | 37 | 13132 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 362 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 13229 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 363 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 13251 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 | 365 | 145 | 13 | 2 | 13394 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 366 | 213 | 6 | 10 | 13597 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 369 | 147 | 19 | 3 | 13741 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 377 | 136 | 22 | 2 | 13875 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 378 | 145 | 5 | 12 | 14008 | ||
| 2011 | 2 | 378 | 206 | 4 | 5 | 14209 | ||
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 382 | 188 | 27 | 2 | 14395 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 383 | 310 | 8 | 3 | 14702 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 394 | 175 | 30 | 14877 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 395 | 129 | 43 | 1 | 15005 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 400 | 140 | 7 | 15145 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 400 | 143 | 6 | 1 | 15287 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 401 | 119 | 8 | 4 | 15402 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 403 | 150 | 9 | 15552 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 7 | 404 | 218 | 26 | 15770 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 405 | 160 | 7 | 15930 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 406 | 15930 |
Total Number of Taxa for the family Formicidae
| Valid Genera | Fossil Genera | Invalid Genera | Valid Species | Fossil Species | Invalid Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406 | 164 | 463 | 15930 | 804 | 5284 |
