Taxa Described in 1868
The following 9 genera were described in 1868 (see all years)
Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
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Brachymyrmex | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Mayr | Brachymyrmex patagonicus | 41 | |||
Bradoponera | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Mayr | Bradoponera meieri | Yes | 42–37 Ma Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene | 4 | |
Enneamerus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Mayr | Enneamerus reticulatus | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | 2 | |
Gesomyrmex | Formicinae | Gesomyrmecini | Mayr | Gesomyrmex hoernesi | 7 | |||
Lampromyrmex | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Mayr | Lampromyrmex gracillimus, now omonym in Monomorium | Synonym, see Monomorium | |||
Pogonomyrmex | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Mayr | Formica badia, now Pogonomyrmex badius | 95 | |||
Prionomyrmex | Myrmeciinae | Prionomyrmecini | Mayr | Prionomyrmex longiceps | Yes | 42–23 Ma Bartonian, Middle to Late Oligocene | 4 | |
Rhopalomyrmex | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Mayr | Rhopalomyrmex pygmaeus | Synonym, see Plagiolepis | |||
Stigmomyrmex | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Mayr | Stigmomyrmex venustus | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | 2 |
The following 79 species/subspecies were described in 1868 (see all years)
Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
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Agroecomyrmex duisburgi | Agroecomyrmecinae | Agroecomyrmex | duisburgi | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | ||||
Aphaenogaster sommerfeldti | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | sommerfeldti | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Brachymyrmex patagonicus | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Brachymyrmex | patagonicus | Mayr | Chile | ||||
Bradoponera meieri | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Bradoponera | meieri | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Camponotus bonariensis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | bonariensis | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Camponotus mengei | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | mengei | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Camponotus nacerdus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | nacerdus | Norton | Mexico | ||||
Camponotus nitida | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | nitida | Norton | Homonym, see Camponotus rectithorax | ||||
Camponotus piceatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | piceatus | Norton | Mexico | ||||
Camponotus punctulatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | punctulatus | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Carebara antiqua | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | antiqua | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Cataglyphoides constrictus | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphoides | constrictus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Cephalotes multispinosus | Myrmicinae | Attini | Cephalotes | multispinosus | Norton | Mexico | ||||
Cephalotes quadratus | Myrmicinae | Attini | Cephalotes | quadratus | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Crematogaster ransonneti | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | ransonneti | Mayr | Sri Lanka | ||||
Ctenobethylus goepperti | Dolichoderinae | Ctenobethylus | goepperti | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | ||||
Dolichoderus balticus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | balticus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Dolichoderus cornutus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | cornutus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Dolichoderus longipennis | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | longipennis | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Dolichoderus sculpturatus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | sculpturatus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Dolichoderus tertiarius | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | tertiarius | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Dorymyrmex planidens | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Dorymyrmex | planidens | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Dorymyrmex tener | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Dorymyrmex | tener | Mayr | Chile | ||||
Eciton brunnea | Dorylinae | Eciton | brunnea | Norton | Synonym, see Eciton vagans angustatum | |||||
Eciton clavicornis | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | clavicornis | Norton | Synonym, see Neivamyrmex pilosus | |||||
Eciton nitens | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | nitens | Mayr | Synonym, see Neivamyrmex pertii | |||||
Eciton tepeguas | Dorylinae | Labidus | tepeguas | Norton | Synonym, see Labidus praedator | |||||
Eciton tepeguas ferruginea | Dorylinae | Labidus | tepeguas | ferruginea | Norton | Synonym, see Labidus praedator | ||||
Ectatomma ferruginea | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Ectatomma | ferruginea | Norton | Synonym, see Ectatomma tuberculatum | ||||
Enneamerus reticulatus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Enneamerus | reticulatus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Eocenomyrma rugosostriata | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Eocenomyrma | rugosostriata | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Formica flori | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | flori | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Formica fulvacea | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | fulvacea | Norton | Synonym, see Camponotus atriceps | ||||
Gesomyrmex hoernesi | Formicinae | Gesomyrmecini | Gesomyrmex | hoernesi | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Gnamptogenys europaea | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Gnamptogenys | europaea | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Holcoponera strigata | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Holcoponera | strigata | Norton | Mexico | ||||
Hypoponera atavia | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Hypoponera | atavia | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Labidus strobeli | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | strobeli | Mayr | Synonym, see Neivamyrmex pertii | |||||
Lasius punctulatus | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | punctulatus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Lasius schiefferdeckeri | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | schiefferdeckeri | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Linepithema humile | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Linepithema | humile | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Metalasius pumilus | Formicinae | Lasiini | Metalasius | pumilus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Monomorium pilipes | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | pilipes | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Myrmica longispinosa | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | longispinosa | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Myrmica rudis | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | rudis | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Neivamyrmex sulcatus | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | sulcatus | Mayr | Argentina | |||||
Neivamyrmex sumichrasti | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | sumichrasti | Norton | Mexico | |||||
Nylanderia braueri | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | braueri | Mayr | Australia | ||||
Nylanderia pygmaea | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | pygmaea | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Oecophylla brischkei | Formicinae | Oecophyllini | Oecophylla | brischkei | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Pachycondyla gracilicornis | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Pachycondyla | gracilicornis | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Pachycondyla orizabana | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Pachycondyla | orizabana | Norton | Synonym, see Pachycondyla harpax | ||||
Pachycondyla succinea | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Pachycondyla | succinea | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Pheidole aberrans | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | aberrans | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Pheidole cordiceps | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | cordiceps | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Plagiolepis klinsmanni | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | klinsmanni | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Plagiolepis kuenowi | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | kuenowi | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Plagiolepis singularis | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | singularis | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Plagiolepis solitaria | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | solitaria | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Plagiolepis squamifera | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | squamifera | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Pogonomyrmex carbonarius | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | carbonarius | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Pogonomyrmex coarctatus | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | coarctatus | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Pogonomyrmex rastratus | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | rastratus | Mayr | Argentina | ||||
Polyrhachis arboricola | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | arboricola | Norton | Synonym, see Dolichoderus bispinosus | ||||
Prenolepis henschei | Formicinae | Lasiini | Prenolepis | henschei | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Prionomyrmex longiceps | Myrmeciinae | Prionomyrmecini | Prionomyrmex | longiceps | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Pseudomyrma thoracica | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | thoracica | Norton | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex boopis | |||||
Solenopsis parva | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | parva | Mayr | Brazil | ||||
Stenamma berendti | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Stenamma | berendti | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Stigmomyrmex venustus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Stigmomyrmex | venustus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Stiphromyrmex robustus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Stiphromyrmex | robustus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Tapinoma tomentosa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | tomentosa | Norton | Synonym, see Camponotus senex | ||||
Temnothorax gracilis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | gracilis | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Temnothorax petiolatus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | petiolatus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Tetraponera ocellata | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | ocellata | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | ||||
Tetraponera simplex | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | simplex | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | ||||
Vollenhovia beyrichi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vollenhovia | beyrichi | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Yantaromyrmex constrictus | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Yantaromyrmex | constrictus | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
Yantaromyrmex geinitzi | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Yantaromyrmex | geinitzi | Mayr | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region |