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Taxa Described in 1988
The following 6 genera were described in 1988 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aneuretellus | Aneuretinae | Aneuretini | Dlussky | Aneuretellus deformis | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | 1 | |
| Chimaeromyrma | Formicinae | Camponotini | Dlussky | Chimaeromyrma brachycephala | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | 1 | |
| Eotapinoma | Dolichoderinae | Dlussky | Eotapinoma gracilis | Yes | 79–56 Ma Campanian (late Cretaceous) to Paleocene | 3 | ||
| Protopone | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Dlussky | Protopone primigena | Yes | 59–47 Ma Thanetian, Paleocene to Lutetian, Middle Eocene | 7 | |
| Secostruma | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Bolton | Secostruma lethifera | 1 | |||
| Zherichinius | Dolichoderinae | Zherichiniini | Dlussky | Zherichinius horribilis | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | 2 |
The following 46 species/subspecies were described in 1988 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aneuretellus deformis | Aneuretinae | Aneuretellus | deformis | Dlussky | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | ||||
| Aphaenogaster baronii | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | baronii | Cagniant | Morocco | ||||
| Aphaenogaster torossiani | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Aphaenogaster | torossiani | Cagniant | Morocco | ||||
| Aphaenogaster wilsoni | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Aphaenogaster | wilsoni | Cagniant | Morocco | ||||
| Camponotus cuauhtemoc | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | cuauhtemoc | Snelling, R.R. | Mexico | ||||
| Camponotus fallax pavidus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | fallax | pavidus | Snelling, R.R. | Homonym, see Camponotus snellingi | |||
| Chimaeromyrma brachycephala | Formicinae | Camponotini | Chimaeromyrma | brachycephala | Dlussky | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | |||
| Dorymyrmex bossutus | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Dorymyrmex | bossutus | Trager | United States | ||||
| Dorymyrmex bureni | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Dorymyrmex | bureni | Trager | United States | ||||
| Dorymyrmex elegans | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Dorymyrmex | elegans | Trager | United States | ||||
| Dorymyrmex medeis | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Dorymyrmex | medeis | Trager | United States | ||||
| Dorymyrmex reginicula | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Dorymyrmex | reginicula | Trager | United States | ||||
| Eotapinoma compacta | Dolichoderinae | Eotapinoma | compacta | Dlussky | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | ||||
| Eotapinoma gracilis | Dolichoderinae | Eotapinoma | gracilis | Dlussky | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | ||||
| Lasius balcanicus | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | balcanicus | Seifert | Bulgaria | ||||
| Lasius longiceps | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | longiceps | Seifert | Russian Federation | ||||
| Myrmica ereptrix | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | ereptrix | Bolton | India | ||||
| Octostruma betschi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Octostruma | betschi | Perrault | French Guiana | ||||
| Paratopula ankistra | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Paratopula | ankistra | Bolton | Borneo | ||||
| Paratopula catocha | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Paratopula | catocha | Bolton | Indonesia | ||||
| Paratopula demeta | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Paratopula | demeta | Bolton | Borneo | ||||
| Paratopula macta | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Paratopula | macta | Bolton | Malaysia | ||||
| Pheidole wheelerorum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | wheelerorum | Mackay, W.P. | United States | ||||
| Polyrhachis taylori | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | taylori | Kohout | Papua New Guinea | ||||
| Probolomyrmex longinodus | Proceratiinae | Probolomyrmecini | Probolomyrmex | longinodus | Terayama & Ogata | Japan | ||||
| Probolomyrmex okinawensis | Proceratiinae | Probolomyrmecini | Probolomyrmex | okinawensis | Terayama & Ogata | Japan | ||||
| Proceratium compitale | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | compitale | Ward | United States | ||||
| Protopone primigena | Ponerinae | Protopone | primigena | Dlussky | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | ||||
| Secostruma lethifera | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Secostruma | lethifera | Bolton | Borneo | ||||
| Strumigenys anetes | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | anetes | Brown | Australia | ||||
| Strumigenys arizonica | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | arizonica | Ward | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys buleru | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | buleru | Brown | Australia | ||||
| Strumigenys chiricahua | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | chiricahua | Ward | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys cochlearis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | cochlearis | Brown | Australia | ||||
| Strumigenys paranetes | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | paranetes | Brown | Australia | ||||
| Strumigenys philiporum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | philiporum | Brown | Australia | ||||
| Strumigenys reliquia | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | reliquia | Ward | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys yaleopleura | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | yaleopleura | Brown | Australia | ||||
| Temnothorax adlerzi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | adlerzi | Douwes, Jessen & Buschinger | Greece | ||||
| Temnothorax desertorum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | desertorum | Dlussky & Soyunov | Russian Federation | ||||
| Temnothorax reduncus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | reduncus | Wang, M. & Wu, J. | China | ||||
| Tetramorium crepum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | crepum | Wang, M. & Wu, J. | China | ||||
| Tetramorium jiangxiense | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | jiangxiense | Wang, M. & Xiao | Synonym, see Tetramorium caespitum | ||||
| Tetramorium repletum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | repletum | Wang, M. & Xiao | China | ||||
| Zherichinius horribilis | Dolichoderinae | Zherichinius | horribilis | Dlussky | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine | ||||
| Zherichinius rapax | Dolichoderinae | Zherichinius | rapax | Dlussky | Yes | Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine |