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Taxa Described in 1870
The following 5 genera were described in 1870 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belonopelta | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Mayr | Belonopelta attenuata | 2 | |||
| Cheliomyrmex | Dorylinae | Mayr | Cheliomyrmex nortoni, now Cheliomyrmex morosus | 4 | ||||
| Cylindromyrmex | Dorylinae | Mayr | Cylindromyrmex striatus | 10 | ||||
| Leptanilla | Leptanillinae | Leptanillini | Emery | Leptanilla revelierii | 62 | |||
| Rhopalothrix | Myrmicinae | Attini | Mayr | Rhopalothrix ciliata | 19 |
The following 111 species/subspecies were described in 1870 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anochetus graeffei | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Anochetus | graeffei | Mayr | Philippines | ||||
| Belonopelta attenuata | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Belonopelta | attenuata | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Brachymyrmex tristis | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Brachymyrmex | tristis | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus angulatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | angulatus | Mayr | Homonym, see Camponotus linnaei | ||||
| Camponotus bidens | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | bidens | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus bispinosus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | bispinosus | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus canescens | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | canescens | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus circularis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | circularis | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus conulus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | conulus | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus excisus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | excisus | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus fasciatus Mayr | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | fasciatus | Mayr | Homonym, see Camponotus fasciatellus | ||||
| Camponotus lindigi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | lindigi | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus nitens | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | nitens | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus novaehollandiae | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | novaehollandiae | Mayr | Australia | ||||
| Camponotus novogranadensis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | novogranadensis | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus sphenoidalis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | sphenoidalis | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus trapezoideus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | trapezoideus | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Camponotus vicinus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | vicinus | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Carebara schossnicensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | schossnicensis | Assmann | Yes | Late Miocene Schossnitz (= Sosnica?), Silesia, Poland | |||
| Cheliomyrmex nortoni | Dorylinae | Cheliomyrmecini | Cheliomyrmex | nortoni | Mayr | Synonym, see Cheliomyrmex morosus | ||||
| Colobopsis angustata | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | angustata | Mayr | Homonym, see Colobopsis vitrea angustula | ||||
| Colobopsis carinata | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | carinata | Mayr | Homonym, see Colobopsis polynesica | ||||
| Colobopsis nigrifrons | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | nigrifrons | Mayr | Tonga | ||||
| Colobopsis oceanica | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | oceanica | Mayr | Fiji | ||||
| Crematogaster atra | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | atra | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Crematogaster brevispinosa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | brevispinosa | Mayr | Synonym, see Crematogaster crinosa | ||||
| Crematogaster clara | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | clara | Mayr | Synonym, see Crematogaster laeviuscula | ||||
| Crematogaster coarctata | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | coarctata | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Crematogaster corvina | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | corvina | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Crematogaster distans | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | distans | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Crematogaster formosa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | formosa | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Crematogaster laeviuscula | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | laeviuscula | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Crematogaster minutissima | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | minutissima | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Crematogaster nigropilosa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | nigropilosa | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Crematogaster opaca | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | opaca | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Crematogaster sulcata | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | sulcata | Mayr | Synonym, see Crematogaster montezumia | ||||
| Crematogaster sumichrasti | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | sumichrasti | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Crematogaster torosa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | torosa | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Cylindromyrmex striatus | Dorylinae | Cylindromyrmex | striatus | Mayr | Suriname | |||||
| Dolichoderus coniger | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | coniger | Mayr | Borneo | ||||
| Dolichoderus lamellosus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | lamellosus | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Dolichoderus laminatus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | laminatus | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Dolichoderus patens | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | patens | Mayr | Borneo | ||||
| Dolichoderus plagiatus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | plagiatus | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Dolichoderus semirugosus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | semirugosus | Mayr | Borneo | ||||
| Dolichoderus sulcaticeps | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | sulcaticeps | Mayr | Borneo | ||||
| Ectatomma confine | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Ectatomma | confine | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Ectatomma muticum | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Ectatomma | muticum | Mayr | Brazil | ||||
| Eurhopalothrix bolaui | Myrmicinae | Attini | Eurhopalothrix | bolaui | Mayr | Honduras | ||||
| Formica obscuriventris | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | obscuriventris | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Gnamptogenys concentrica | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Holcoponera | concentrica | Mayr | Synonym, see Holcoponera strigata | ||||
| Gnamptogenys lineata | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Gnamptogenys | lineata | Mayr | Synonym, see Gnamptogenys sulcata | ||||
| Gnamptogenys regularis | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Gnamptogenys | regularis | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Lasius oblongus | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | oblongus | Assmann | Yes | Late Miocene Schossnitz (= Sosnica?), Silesia, Poland | |||
| Leptanilla revelierii | Leptanillinae | Leptanillini | Leptanilla | revelierii | Emery | France | ||||
| Leptogenys chinensis | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Leptogenys | chinensis | Mayr | China | ||||
| Leptogenys kitteli | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Leptogenys | kitteli | Mayr | China | ||||
| Leptothorax melanocephalus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | melanocephalus | Emery | Synonym, see Temnothorax tuberum | ||||
| Linepithema iniquum | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Linepithema | iniquum | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Linepithema piliferum | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Linepithema | piliferum | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Liometopum apiculatum | Dolichoderinae | Liometopum | apiculatum | Mayr | Mexico | |||||
| Lobopelta mexicana | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Leptogenys | mexicana | Mayr | Synonym, see Leptogenys elongata | ||||
| Lonchomyrmex nigritus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lonchomyrmex | nigritus | Assmann | Yes | Late Miocene Schossnitz (= Sosnica?), Silesia, Poland | |||
| Myrmecia auriventris | Myrmeciinae | Myrmeciini | Myrmecia | auriventris | Mayr | Australia | ||||
| Neivamyrmex californicus | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | californicus | Mayr | United States | |||||
| Neoponera aenescens | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Neoponera | aenescens | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Neoponera moesta | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Neoponera | moesta | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Nylanderia clandestina | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | clandestina | Mayr | Indonesia | ||||
| Nylanderia nodifera | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | nodifera | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Nylanderia parvula | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | parvula | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Patagonomyrmex angustus | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Patagonomyrmex | angustus | Mayr | Chile | ||||
| Pheidole bicarinata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | bicarinata | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Pheidole biconstricta | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | biconstricta | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Pheidole bilimeki | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | bilimeki | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Pheidole californica | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | californica | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Pheidole fallax | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | fallax | Mayr | Cuba | ||||
| Pheidole impressa | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | impressa | Mayr | Brazil | ||||
| Pheidole incisa | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | incisa | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Pheidole inermis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | inermis | Mayr | Synonym, see Pheidole biconstricta | ||||
| Pheidole laeviventris | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | laeviventris | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Pheidole picea Mayr | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | picea | Mayr | Homonym, see Pheidole piceonigra | ||||
| Pheidole punctatissima | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | punctatissima | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Pheidole sexspinosa | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | sexspinosa | Mayr | Tuvalu | ||||
| Pheidole striaticeps | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | striaticeps | Mayr | Costa Rica | ||||
| Pheidole umbonata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | umbonata | Mayr | Tonga | ||||
| Pheidole ursus | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | ursus | Mayr | Mexico | ||||
| Platythyrea inconspicua | Ponerinae | Platythyreini | Platythyrea | inconspicua | Mayr | Synonym, see Platythyrea parallela | ||||
| Platythyrea pruinosa | Ponerinae | Platythyreini | Platythyrea | pruinosa | Mayr | Synonym, see Platythyrea punctata | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex opaciceps | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | opaciceps | Mayr | Synonym, see Pogonomyrmex occidentalis | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex subdentatus | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | subdentatus | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Polyergus lucidus | Formicinae | Formicini | Polyergus | lucidus | Mayr | United States | ||||
| Polyrhachis australis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | australis | Mayr | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis indica | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | indica | Mayr | Synonym, see Polyrhachis exercita | ||||
| Polyrhachis quadricuspis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | quadricuspis | Mayr | Synonym, see Polyrhachis sidnica | ||||
| Procryptocerus carbonarius | Myrmicinae | Attini | Procryptocerus | carbonarius | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Procryptocerus coriarius | Myrmicinae | Attini | Procryptocerus | coriarius | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Procryptocerus rudis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Procryptocerus | rudis | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Pseudomyrma excavata | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | excavata | Mayr | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex boopis | |||||
| Pseudomyrmex elongatus | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | elongatus | Mayr | Colombia | |||||
| Pseudomyrmex excisus | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | excisus | Mayr | Colombia | |||||
| Pseudomyrmex pallens | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | pallens | Mayr | Colombia | |||||
| Pseudomyrmex sericeus | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | sericeus | Mayr | Colombia | |||||
| Rhopalothrix ciliata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Rhopalothrix | ciliata | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Solenopsis laeviceps | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | laeviceps | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Solenopsis rugiceps | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | rugiceps | Mayr | Colombia | ||||
| Temnothorax flavicornis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | flavicornis | Emery | Italy | ||||
| Temnothorax rottenbergii | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | rottenbergii | Emery | Italy | ||||
| Tetramorium lanuginosum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | lanuginosum | Mayr | Australia | ||||
| Tetramorium meridionale | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | meridionale | Emery | Italy | ||||
| Tetramorium pacificum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | pacificum | Mayr | Tonga | ||||
| Tetramorium tonganum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | tonganum | Mayr | Tonga |