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Taxa Described in 1998
There were no genera described in 1998 (see all years)
The following 74 species/subspecies were described in 1998 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthomyrmex minus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Acanthomyrmex | minus | Terayama, Ito & Gobin | Indonesia | ||||
| Acanthomyrmex padanensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Acanthomyrmex | padanensis | Terayama, Ito & Gobin | Indonesia | ||||
| Acanthomyrmex sulawesiensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Acanthomyrmex | sulawesiensis | Terayama, Ito & Gobin | Indonesia | ||||
| Acanthostichus hispaniolicus | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | hispaniolicus | De Andrade | Yes | Burdigalian, Early Miocene Dominican amber, Dominican Republic | ||||
| Acromyrmex insinuator | Myrmicinae | Attini | Acromyrmex | insinuator | Schultz, Bekkevold & Boomsma | Panama | ||||
| Aphaenogaster umphreyi | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Aphaenogaster | umphreyi | Deyrup & Davis | United States | ||||
| Camponotus kaura | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | kaura | Snelling, R.R. & Torres | Puerto Rico | ||||
| Camponotus taino Snelling & Torres | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | taino | Snelling, R.R. & Torres | Puerto Rico | ||||
| Cryptopone recticlypea | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Cryptopone | recticlypea | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Cylindromyrmex antillanus | Dorylinae | Cylindromyrmex | antillanus | De Andrade | Yes | Burdigalian, Early Miocene Dominican amber, Dominican Republic | ||||
| Cylindromyrmex electrinus | Dorylinae | Cylindromyrmex | electrinus | De Andrade | Yes | Burdigalian, Early Miocene Dominican amber, Dominican Republic | ||||
| Cylindromyrmex escobari | Dorylinae | Cylindromyrmex | escobari | De Andrade | Colombia | |||||
| Discothyrea gigas | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Discothyrea | gigas | De Andrade | Yes | Burdigalian, Early Miocene Dominican amber, Dominican Republic | |||
| Discothyrea maya | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Discothyrea | maya | De Andrade | Yes | middle Miocene Mexican amber, Chiapas, Mexico | |||
| Emeryopone melaina | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Emeryopone | melaina | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Iridomyrmex setoconus | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Iridomyrmex | setoconus | Shattuck & McMillan | Australia | ||||
| Iridomyrmex turbineus | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Iridomyrmex | turbineus | Shattuck & McMillan | Australia | ||||
| Melophorus anderseni | Formicinae | Melophorini | Melophorus | anderseni | Agosti | Australia | ||||
| Melophorus majeri | Formicinae | Melophorini | Melophorus | majeri | Agosti | Australia | ||||
| Meranoplus biliran | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | biliran | Schödl | Philippines | ||||
| Meranoplus boltoni | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | boltoni | Schödl | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Meranoplus borneensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | borneensis | Schödl | Borneo | ||||
| Meranoplus loebli | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | loebli | Schödl | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Meranoplus malaysianus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | malaysianus | Schödl | Malaysia | ||||
| Meranoplus montanus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | montanus | Schödl | Borneo | ||||
| Meranoplus nepalensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | nepalensis | Schödl | Nepal | ||||
| Messor erectus | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | erectus | Espadaler | Morocco | ||||
| Metalasius myrmidon | Formicinae | Lasiini | Metalasius | myrmidon | Mei | Greece | ||||
| Metapone quadridentata | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Metapone | quadridentata | Eguchi | Sabah, Malaysia | ||||
| Mycetosoritis vinsoni | Myrmicinae | Attini | Mycetosoritis | vinsoni | Mackay, W.P. | Costa Rica | ||||
| Mycocepurus curvispinosus | Myrmicinae | Attini | Mycocepurus | curvispinosus | Mackay, W.P. | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myopias conicara | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Myopias | conicara | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Myrmecina strigis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | strigis | Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Myrmica boltoni | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | boltoni | Radchenko & Elmes | Nepal | ||||
| Myrmica collingwoodi | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | collingwoodi | Radchenko & Elmes | Bhutan | ||||
| Myrmica martensi | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | martensi | Radchenko & Elmes | Nepal | ||||
| Myrmica mirabilis | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | mirabilis | Elmes & Radchenko | Taiwan | ||||
| Myrmica rigatoi | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | rigatoi | Radchenko & Elmes | Pakistan | ||||
| Myrmica urbanii | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | urbanii | Radchenko & Elmes | India | ||||
| Myrmoteras cuneonodus | Formicinae | Myrmoteratini | Myrmoteras | cuneonodus | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Mystrium oculatum | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Mystrium | oculatum | Xu, Z. | Synonym, see Mystrium camillae | ||||
| Neivamyrmex isodentatus | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | isodentatus | Mackay | Synonym, see Neivamyrmex moseri | |||||
| Nylanderia laevigata | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | laevigata | Mackay, W.P. | Mexico | ||||
| Nylanderia opisopthalmia | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | opisopthalmia | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Paratopula intermedia | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Paratopula | intermedia | Sheela & Narendran | India | ||||
| Paratrechina umbra | Formicinae | Lasiini | Paratrechina | umbra | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Philidris notiala | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Philidris | notiala | Zhou & Zheng | China | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex snellingi | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | snellingi | Taber | Mexico | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex striatinodus | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | striatinodus | Fernández & Palacio | Colombia | ||||
| Polyrhachis bakana | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | bakana | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Polyrhachis cyphonota | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | cyphonota | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Prenolepis sphingthoraxa | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | sphingthoraxa | Zhou & Zheng | Synonym, see Nylanderia flaviabdominis | ||||
| Pristomyrmex formosae | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | formosae | Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Synonym, see Pristomyrmex brevispinosus | ||||
| Probolomyrmex guanacastensis | Proceratiinae | Probolomyrmecini | Probolomyrmex | guanacastensis | OKeefe & Agosti | Costa Rica | ||||
| Stenamma gurkhale | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Stenamma | gurkhale | DuBois | Nepal | ||||
| Stenamma jeriorum | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Stenamma | jeriorum | DuBois | Pakistan | ||||
| Stenamma orientale | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Propodilobus | orientale | DuBois | Homonym, see Propodilobus pingorum | ||||
| Strumigenys archboldi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | archboldi | Deyrup & Cover | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys circothrix | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | circothrix | Ogata & Onoyama | Japan | ||||
| Strumigenys hiroshimensis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | hiroshimensis | Ogata & Onoyama | Japan | ||||
| Strumigenys inopina | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | inopina | Deyrup & Cover | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys masukoi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | masukoi | Ogata & Onoyama | Japan | ||||
| Strumigenys memorialis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | memorialis | Deyrup | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys morisitai | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | morisitai | Ogata & Onoyama | Japan | ||||
| Temnothorax abeli | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | abeli | Fontenla Rizo | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax banao | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | banao | Fontenla Rizo | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax cuyaguateje | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | cuyaguateje | Fontenla Rizo | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax imias | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | imias | Fontenla Rizo | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax nipensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | nipensis | Fontenla Rizo | Cuba | ||||
| Tetramorium cordatum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | cordatum | Sheela & Narendran | India | ||||
| Tetramorium keralense | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | keralense | Sheela & Narendran | India | ||||
| Tetramorium malabarense | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | malabarense | Sheela & Narendran | India | ||||
| Tetramorium petiolatum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | petiolatum | Sheela & Narendran | India | ||||
| Tetramorium sentosum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | sentosum | Sheela & Narendran | India |