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 |
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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 | 8 | 1600 | |
1882 | 1 | 127 | 7 | 2 | 1605 | |||
1883 | 1 | 128 | 23 | 2 | 1626 | |||
1884 | 128 | 20 | 4 | 1642 | ||||
1885 | 4 | 2 | 130 | 27 | 8 | 1661 | ||
1886 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 121 | 25 | 1757 | ||
1887 | 11 | 2 | 141 | 202 | 31 | 1928 | ||
1888 | 1 | 142 | 25 | 5 | 1948 | |||
1889 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 64 | 11 | 2001 | ||
1890 | 7 | 3 | 147 | 102 | 27 | 2076 | ||
1891 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 149 | 77 | 24 | 20 | 2133 |
1892 | 5 | 3 | 151 | 147 | 33 | 2247 | ||
1893 | 16 | 5 | 162 | 247 | 56 | 2438 | ||
1894 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 225 | 41 | 2622 | ||
1895 | 13 | 5 | 171 | 317 | 2 | 65 | 2874 | |
1896 | 4 | 2 | 173 | 131 | 39 | 2966 | ||
1897 | 5 | 2 | 176 | 146 | 24 | 3088 | ||
1898 | 176 | 33 | 10 | 3111 | ||||
1899 | 3 | 1 | 178 | 242 | 57 | 3296 | ||
1900 | 5 | 1 | 182 | 223 | 53 | 3466 | ||
1901 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 348 | 1 | 104 | 3710 | |
1902 | 9 | 5 | 192 | 358 | 86 | 3982 | ||
1903 | 4 | 4 | 192 | 117 | 29 | 4070 | ||
1904 | 3 | 3 | 192 | 140 | 49 | 4161 | ||
1905 | 10 | 7 | 195 | 161 | 60 | 4262 | ||
1906 | 10 | 6 | 199 | 135 | 1 | 53 | 4344 | |
1907 | 5 | 3 | 201 | 185 | 58 | 4471 | ||
1908 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 213 | 83 | 4601 | ||
1909 | 1 | 203 | 139 | 50 | 4690 | |||
1910 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 207 | 365 | 1 | 106 | 4949 |
1911 | 14 | 10 | 211 | 409 | 142 | 5216 | ||
1912 | 36 | 18 | 229 | 427 | 177 | 5466 | ||
1913 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 233 | 459 | 147 | 5778 | |
1914 | 19 | 12 | 240 | 422 | 131 | 6069 | ||
1915 | 32 | 12 | 23 | 249 | 386 | 44 | 139 | 6316 |
1916 | 11 | 7 | 253 | 294 | 116 | 6494 | ||
1917 | 4 | 3 | 254 | 118 | 1 | 51 | 6561 | |
1918 | 9 | 7 | 256 | 119 | 60 | 6620 | ||
1919 | 11 | 8 | 259 | 262 | 75 | 6807 | ||
1920 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 268 | 218 | 8 | 71 | 6954 |
1921 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 278 | 228 | 94 | 7088 | |
1922 | 16 | 14 | 280 | 349 | 1 | 123 | 7314 | |
1923 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 281 | 211 | 3 | 96 | 7429 |
1924 | 4 | 3 | 282 | 135 | 57 | 7507 | ||
1925 | 14 | 10 | 286 | 403 | 177 | 7733 | ||
1926 | 9 | 3 | 292 | 230 | 82 | 7881 | ||
1927 | 6 | 5 | 293 | 173 | 3 | 83 | 7971 | |
1928 | 7 | 5 | 295 | 190 | 84 | 8077 | ||
1929 | 7 | 6 | 296 | 225 | 1 | 115 | 8187 | |
1930 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 297 | 178 | 31 | 65 | 8300 |
1931 | 2 | 1 | 298 | 122 | 66 | 8356 | ||
1932 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 89 | 42 | 8403 | ||
1933 | 4 | 3 | 299 | 157 | 3 | 76 | 8484 | |
1934 | 5 | 2 | 302 | 246 | 111 | 8619 | ||
1935 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 304 | 132 | 7 | 27 | 8724 |
1936 | 5 | 3 | 306 | 134 | 59 | 8799 | ||
1937 | 4 | 4 | 306 | 191 | 24 | 86 | 8904 | |
1938 | 4 | 3 | 307 | 122 | 52 | 8974 | ||
1939 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 307 | 112 | 45 | 9041 | |
1940 | 1 | 308 | 56 | 30 | 9067 | |||
1941 | 7 | 5 | 310 | 95 | 35 | 9127 | ||
1942 | 2 | 2 | 310 | 112 | 62 | 9177 | ||
1943 | 2 | 1 | 311 | 124 | 54 | 9247 | ||
1944 | 8 | 8 | 311 | 82 | 45 | 9284 | ||
1945 | 1 | 1 | 311 | 18 | 8 | 9294 | ||
1946 | 3 | 3 | 311 | 25 | 10 | 9309 | ||
1947 | 8 | 5 | 314 | 71 | 30 | 9350 | ||
1948 | 20 | 19 | 315 | 71 | 29 | 9392 | ||
1949 | 9 | 9 | 315 | 106 | 1 | 42 | 9456 | |
1950 | 9 | 9 | 315 | 64 | 30 | 9490 | ||
1951 | 2 | 2 | 315 | 68 | 19 | 9539 | ||
1952 | 6 | 5 | 316 | 56 | 27 | 9568 | ||
1953 | 8 | 8 | 316 | 146 | 53 | 9661 | ||
1954 | 2 | 2 | 316 | 23 | 7 | 9677 | ||
1955 | 4 | 4 | 316 | 39 | 4 | 9712 | ||
1956 | 4 | 3 | 317 | 14 | 3 | 9723 | ||
1957 | 9 | 7 | 319 | 79 | 1 | 21 | 9781 | |
1958 | 319 | 63 | 5 | 9839 | ||||
1959 | 319 | 45 | 4 | 9880 | ||||
1960 | 1 | 320 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 9929 | ||
1961 | 1 | 321 | 21 | 9950 | ||||
1962 | 1 | 1 | 321 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 9972 | |
1963 | 1 | 1 | 321 | 18 | 3 | 9987 | ||
1964 | 1 | 1 | 321 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 10019 | |
1965 | 321 | 27 | 5 | 10041 | ||||
1966 | 1 | 1 | 321 | 22 | 7 | 10056 | ||
1967 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 321 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 10106 |
1968 | 6 | 5 | 322 | 68 | 10 | 10164 | ||
1969 | 3 | 2 | 323 | 43 | 13 | 10194 | ||
1970 | 323 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 10224 | |||
1971 | 1 | 324 | 31 | 8 | 10247 | |||
1972 | 1 | 1 | 324 | 19 | 3 | 10263 | ||
1973 | 1 | 325 | 60 | 6 | 10317 | |||
1974 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 326 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 10343 |
1975 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 326 | 82 | 4 | 5 | 10420 |
1976 | 3 | 3 | 326 | 70 | 17 | 10473 | ||
1977 | 326 | 90 | 14 | 10549 | ||||
1978 | 1 | 327 | 51 | 11 | 10589 | |||
1979 | 1 | 328 | 35 | 10624 | ||||
1980 | 1 | 329 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 10703 | ||
1981 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 330 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 10741 |
1982 | 1 | 330 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 10772 | ||
1983 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 331 | 85 | 7 | 3 | 10854 |
1984 | 2 | 1 | 332 | 26 | 3 | 10880 | ||
1985 | 1 | 4 | 333 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 10934 | |
1986 | 1 | 334 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 10958 | ||
1987 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 335 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 11030 |
1988 | 1 | 5 | 336 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 11067 | |
1989 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 337 | 54 | 33 | 4 | 11117 |
1990 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 342 | 73 | 7 | 11183 | |
1991 | 4 | 346 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 11240 | ||
1992 | 5 | 351 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 11304 | ||
1993 | 351 | 68 | 1 | 11 | 11361 | |||
1994 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 355 | 75 | 19 | 5 | 11431 |
1995 | 1 | 1 | 355 | 103 | 9 | 16 | 11518 | |
1996 | 2 | 355 | 115 | 2 | 15 | 11618 | ||
1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 355 | 85 | 2 | 6 | 11697 |
1998 | 355 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 11761 | |||
1999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 356 | 124 | 22 | 5 | 11880 |
2000 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 358 | 521 | 2 | 10 | 12391 |
2001 | 1 | 359 | 163 | 1 | 6 | 12548 | ||
2002 | 1 | 37 | 360 | 85 | 65 | 4 | 12629 | |
2003 | 1 | 1 | 361 | 483 | 11 | 38 | 13074 | |
2004 | 2 | 4 | 363 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 13171 | |
2005 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 364 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 13193 |
2006 | 2 | 6 | 366 | 145 | 13 | 2 | 13336 | |
2007 | 2 | 1 | 367 | 213 | 6 | 10 | 13539 | |
2008 | 3 | 3 | 370 | 147 | 19 | 4 | 13682 | |
2009 | 8 | 2 | 378 | 136 | 22 | 2 | 13816 | |
2010 | 1 | 379 | 145 | 5 | 13 | 13948 | ||
2011 | 2 | 379 | 206 | 4 | 6 | 14148 | ||
2012 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 383 | 188 | 27 | 2 | 14334 |
2013 | 1 | 5 | 384 | 310 | 8 | 4 | 14640 | |
2014 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 395 | 175 | 30 | 14815 | |
2015 | 1 | 3 | 396 | 129 | 43 | 1 | 14943 | |
2016 | 5 | 2 | 401 | 140 | 7 | 15083 | ||
2017 | 2 | 401 | 143 | 6 | 1 | 15225 | ||
2018 | 1 | 2 | 402 | 119 | 8 | 3 | 15341 | |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 404 | 152 | 9 | 15493 | ||
2020 | 1 | 7 | 405 | 218 | 26 | 15711 | ||
2021 | 1 | 2 | 406 | 160 | 7 | 15871 | ||
2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 409 | 131 | 16 | 16002 | |
2023 | 2 | 409 | 80 | 17 | 16082 | |||
2024 | 409 | 11 | 1 | 16093 |
Total Number of Taxa for the family Formicidae
Valid Genera | Fossil Genera | Invalid Genera | Valid Species | Fossil Species | Invalid Species |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
409 | 170 | 487 | 16093 | 838 | 5348 |