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Taxa Described in 1997
The following 2 genera were described in 1997 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownimecia | Brownimeciinae | Grimaldi, Agosti & Carpenter | Brownimecia clavata | Yes | Turonian, Late Cretaceous Raritan (New Jersey) amber, New Jersey, United States | 2 | ||
| Neoblepharidatta | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Sheela & Narendran | Neoblepharidatta nayana, now Carebara nayana | Synonym, see Carebara |
The following 87 species/subspecies were described in 1997 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthomyrmex glabfemoralis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Acanthomyrmex | glabfemoralis | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Aphaenogaster incurviclypea | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | incurviclypea | Wang, W. & Zheng | China | ||||
| Apterostigma acre | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | acre | Lattke | Brazil | ||||
| Apterostigma ancilonodum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | ancilonodum | Lattke | Colombia | ||||
| Apterostigma andense | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | andense | Lattke | Venezuela | ||||
| Apterostigma angustum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | angustum | Lattke | Venezuela | ||||
| Apterostigma avium | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | avium | Lattke | Venezuela | ||||
| Apterostigma callipygium | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | callipygium | Lattke | Colombia | ||||
| Apterostigma carinatum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | carinatum | Lattke | Colombia | ||||
| Apterostigma chocoense | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | chocoense | Lattke | Colombia | ||||
| Apterostigma convexum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | convexum | Lattke | Venezuela | ||||
| Apterostigma depressum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | depressum | Lattke | Ecuador | ||||
| Apterostigma goniodes | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | goniodes | Lattke | Costa Rica | ||||
| Apterostigma mexicanum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | mexicanum | Lattke | Mexico | ||||
| Apterostigma pariense | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | pariense | Lattke | Venezuela | ||||
| Apterostigma reburrum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | reburrum | Lattke | Colombia | ||||
| Apterostigma serratum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | serratum | Lattke | Brazil | ||||
| Apterostigma spiculum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | spiculum | Lattke | Peru | ||||
| Apterostigma tachirense | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | tachirense | Lattke | Venezuela | ||||
| Apterostigma tholiforme | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | tholiforme | Lattke | Ecuador | ||||
| Apterostigma trapeziforme | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | trapeziforme | Lattke | El Salvador | ||||
| Apterostigma tropicoxa | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | tropicoxa | Lattke | Brazil | ||||
| Apterostigma turgidum | Myrmicinae | Attini | Apterostigma | turgidum | Lattke | Colombia | ||||
| Baikuris casei | Uncertain | Baikuris | casei | Grimaldi, Agosti & Carpenter | Yes | Turonian, Late Cretaceous Raritan (New Jersey) amber, New Jersey, United States | ||||
| Brownimecia clavata | Brownimeciinae | Brownimecia | clavata | Grimaldi, Agosti & Carpenter | Yes | Turonian, Late Cretaceous Raritan (New Jersey) amber, New Jersey, United States | ||||
| Camponotus amaurus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | amaurus | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Camponotus convexiclypeus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | convexiclypeus | Mackay, W.P. | Peru | ||||
| Camponotus haroi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | haroi | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Camponotus macromischoides | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | macromischoides | Fontenla Rizo | Cuba | ||||
| Camponotus melinus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | melinus | Mackay, W.P. | Mexico | ||||
| Camponotus pertusus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | pertusus | Mackay, W.P. | Synonym, see Camponotus essigi | ||||
| Camponotus taino | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | taino | Fontenla Rizo | Cuba | ||||
| Camponotus vanispinus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | vanispinus | Xia & Zheng | China | ||||
| Carebara latinoda | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | latinoda | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Carebara melasolena | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | melasolena | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Carebara nayana | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | nayana | Sheela & Narendran | India | ||||
| Carebara trechideros | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | trechideros | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Cataglyphis zakharovi | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | zakharovi | Radchenko | Turkmenistan | ||||
| Cryptopone pseudogigas | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Cryptopone | pseudogigas | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Dolichoderus flatidorsus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | flatidorsus | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Dolichoderus pilosus | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | pilosus | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Formica altayensis | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | altayensis | Xia & Zheng | China | ||||
| Formica lusatica | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | lusatica | Seifert | Synonym, see Formica clara | ||||
| Goniomma collingwoodi | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Goniomma | collingwoodi | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Goniomma decipiens | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Goniomma | decipiens | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Lachnomyrmex grandis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Lachnomyrmex | grandis | Fernández & Baena | Colombia | ||||
| Lachnomyrmex longinodus | Myrmicinae | Attini | Lachnomyrmex | longinodus | Fernández & Baena | Colombia | ||||
| Megalomyrmex bidentatus | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Megalomyrmex | bidentatus | Fernández & Baena | Colombia | ||||
| Messor timidus | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | timidus | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Myrmica cadusa | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | cadusa | Kim, Park & Kim | Synonym, see Myrmica excelsa | ||||
| Nylanderia flaviabdominis | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | flaviabdominis | Wang, W. | China | ||||
| Octostruma impressa | Myrmicinae | Attini | Octostruma | impressa | Palacio | Colombia | ||||
| Octostruma stenoscapa | Myrmicinae | Attini | Octostruma | stenoscapa | Palacio | Colombia | ||||
| Polyrhachis euthiacaena | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | euthiacaena | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Pseudolasius bidenticlypeus | Formicinae | Lasiini | Pseudolasius | bidenticlypeus | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Strumigenys anthocera | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | anthocera | Lattke & Goitía | Venezuela | ||||
| Strumigenys humata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | humata | Lattke & Goitía | Venezuela | ||||
| Strumigenys interfectiva | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | interfectiva | Lattke & Goitía | Venezuela | ||||
| Strumigenys nubila | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | nubila | Lattke & Goitía | Venezuela | ||||
| Strumigenys pariensis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | pariensis | Lattke & Goitía | Venezuela | ||||
| Strumigenys spathula | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | spathula | Lattke & Goitía | Venezuela | ||||
| Strumigenys tachirensis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | tachirensis | Lattke & Goitía | Venezuela | ||||
| Strumigenys usbensis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | usbensis | Lattke & Goitía | Venezuela | ||||
| Temnothorax atomus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | atomus | Cagniant & Espadaler | Morocco | ||||
| Temnothorax blascoi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | blascoi | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Temnothorax caesari | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | caesari | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Temnothorax cristinae | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | cristinae | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Temnothorax ditifet | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | ditifet | Espadaler | Morocco | ||||
| Temnothorax kiudiria | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | kiudiria | Espadaler | Morocco | ||||
| Temnothorax laurae antoniae | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | laurae | antoniae | Cagniant | Morocco | |||
| Temnothorax mimeuri | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | mimeuri | Cagniant | Morocco | ||||
| Temnothorax neminan | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | neminan | Espadaler | Morocco | ||||
| Temnothorax nordmeyeri | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | nordmeyeri | Schulz | India | ||||
| Temnothorax platycephalus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | platycephalus | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Temnothorax simesno | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | simesno | Espadaler | Morocco | ||||
| Temnothorax turritellus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | turritellus | Espadaler | Morocco | ||||
| Temnothorax universitatis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | universitatis | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Tetramorium guangxiense | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | guangxiense | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Tetramorium ruginode marocana | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | ruginode | marocana | Cagniant | Synonym, see Tetramorium forte | |||
| Tetraponera pisarskii | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | pisarskii | Radchenko | Synonym, see Tetraponera modesta | |||||
| Tetraponera shankouensis | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | shankouensis | Zhou & Jiang | Synonym, see Tetraponera nitida | |||||
| Trachymyrmex carinatus | Myrmicinae | Attini | Trachymyrmex | carinatus | Mackay, W.P. & Mackay, E.E. | Mexico | ||||
| Trichomyrmex perplexus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Trichomyrmex | perplexus | Radchenko | Armenia | ||||
| Vollenhovia amamiana | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vollenhovia | amamiana | Terayama & Kinomura | Japan | ||||
| Vollenhovia benzai | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vollenhovia | benzai | Terayama & Kinomura | Japan | ||||
| Vollenhovia okinawana | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vollenhovia | okinawana | Terayama & Kinomura | Japan | ||||
| Vollenhovia sakishimana | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vollenhovia | sakishimana | Terayama & Kinomura | Japan |