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Taxa Described in 2006
The following 8 genera were described in 2006 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avitomyrmex | Myrmeciinae | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Avitomyrmex mastax | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | 3 | ||
| Boloponera | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Fisher | Boloponera vicans | 2 | |||
| Eocenomyrma | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Dlussky & Radchenko | Eocenomyrma orthospina | Yes | 42–34 Ma Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene to Priabonian, Late Eocene | 7 | |
| Fallomyrma | Myrmicinae | Dlussky & Radchenko | Fallomyrma transversa | Yes | Priabonian, Late Eocene Rovno amber, Ukraine | 4 | ||
| Gracilidris | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Wild & Cuezzo | Gracilidris pombero | 1 | |||
| Macabeemyrma | Myrmeciinae | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Macabeemyrma ovata | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | 1 | ||
| Myrmeciites | Myrmeciinae | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Not required | Yes | 55–48 Ma Ypresian, Early Eocene | 3 | ||
| Ypresiomyrma | Myrmeciinae | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Ypresiomyrma orbiculata | Yes | 55–33.9 Ma earliest Ypresian, Eocene to Priabonian, Late Eocene | 4 |
The following 158 species/subspecies were described in 2006 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelomyrmex brenesi | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Adelomyrmex | brenesi | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Aenictus wudangshanensis | Dorylinae | Aenictus | wudangshanensis | Wang, W. | China | |||||
| Avitomyrmex elongatus | Myrmeciinae | Avitomyrmex | elongatus | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | ||||
| Avitomyrmex mastax | Myrmeciinae | Avitomyrmex | mastax | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | ||||
| Avitomyrmex systenus | Myrmeciinae | Avitomyrmex | systenus | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | ||||
| Boloponera vicans | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Boloponera | vicans | Fisher | Central African Republic | ||||
| Brachymyrmex nebulosus | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Brachymyrmex | nebulosus | LaPolla & Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Camponotus absquatulator | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | absquatulator | Snelling, R.R. | United States | ||||
| Camponotus ashokai | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | ashokai | Karmaly & Narendran | India | ||||
| Camponotus aureus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | aureus | Dumpert | Thailand | ||||
| Camponotus crozieri | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | crozieri | McArthur & Leys | Australia | ||||
| Camponotus hoelldobleri Dumpert | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | hoelldobleri | Dumpert | Homonym, see Camponotus khaosokensis | ||||
| Camponotus keralensis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | keralensis | Karmaly & Narendran | India | ||||
| Camponotus khaosokensis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | khaosokensis | Dumpert | Thailand | ||||
| Camponotus maschwitzi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | maschwitzi | Dumpert | Borneo | ||||
| Camponotus microps | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | microps | Snelling, R.R. | United States | ||||
| Camponotus schoedli | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | schoedli | Dumpert | Thailand | ||||
| Camponotus weissflogi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | weissflogi | Dumpert | Malaysia | ||||
| Carebara coqueta | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | coqueta | Fernández | Colombia | ||||
| Carebara guineana | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | guineana | Fernández | Guinea | ||||
| Carebara zengchengensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | zengchengensis | Zhou, Zhao & Jia | China | ||||
| Cladomyrma scopulosa | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Cladomyrma | scopulosa | Eguchi & Bui | Vietnam | ||||
| Diacamma schoedli | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | schoedli | Shattuck & Barnett | Australia | ||||
| Dilobocondyla bangalorica | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Dilobocondyla | bangalorica | Varghese | India | ||||
| Emeryopone narendrani | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Emeryopone | narendrani | Varghese | India | ||||
| Eocenomyrma electrina | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Eocenomyrma | electrina | Dlussky & Radchenko | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Danish-Scandinavian amber, Denmark | |||
| Eocenomyrma elegantula | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Eocenomyrma | elegantula | Dlussky & Radchenko | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
| Eocenomyrma orthospina | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Eocenomyrma | orthospina | Dlussky & Radchenko | Yes | Bartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |||
| Fallomyrma transversa | Myrmicinae | Fallomyrma | transversa | Dlussky & Radchenko | Yes | Priabonian, Late Eocene Rovno amber, UkraineBartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Bitterfeld amber, Sachsen-Anhalt, GermanyBartonian, Middle to Late Eocene Danish-Scandinavian amber, Denmark | ||||
| Gracilidris pombero | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Gracilidris | pombero | Wild & Cuezzo | Paraguay | ||||
| Lenomyrmex colwelli | Myrmicinae | Attini | Lenomyrmex | colwelli | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Leptanilloides caracola | Dorylinae | Leptanilloides | caracola | Donoso, Vieira & Wild | Ecuador | |||||
| Leptanilloides nomadus | Dorylinae | Leptanilloides | nomadus | Donoso, Vieira & Wild | Ecuador | |||||
| Leptanilloides nubecula | Dorylinae | Leptanilloides | nubecula | Donoso, Vieira & Wild | Ecuador | |||||
| Loboponera nobiliae | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Loboponera | nobiliae | Fisher | Gabon | ||||
| Lordomyrma curvata | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lordomyrma | curvata | Sarnat | Fiji | ||||
| Lordomyrma desupra | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lordomyrma | desupra | Sarnat | Fiji | ||||
| Lordomyrma sukuna | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lordomyrma | sukuna | Sarnat | Fiji | ||||
| Lordomyrma vuda | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lordomyrma | vuda | Sarnat | Fiji | ||||
| Macabeemyrma ovata | Myrmeciinae | Macabeemyrma | ovata | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | ||||
| Meranoplus beatoni | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | beatoni | Taylor | Australia | ||||
| Meranoplus hoplites | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | hoplites | Taylor | Australia | ||||
| Meranoplus schoedli | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | schoedli | Taylor | Australia | ||||
| Messor boyeri | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | boyeri | Cagniant | Morocco | ||||
| Monomorium bifidoclypeatum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | bifidoclypeatum | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium chnodes | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | chnodes | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium denticulum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | denticulum | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium flavimembra | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | flavimembra | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium lepidum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | lepidum | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium micrommaton | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | micrommaton | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium nigricans | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | nigricans | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium platynode | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | platynode | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium versicolor | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | versicolor | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Monomorium xuthosoma | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | xuthosoma | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Myrmeciites goliath | Myrmeciinae | collective group name | Myrmeciites | goliath | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Myrmeciites herculeanus | Myrmeciinae | collective group name | Myrmeciites | herculeanus | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Myrmeciites tabanifluviensis | Myrmeciinae | collective group name | Myrmeciites | tabanifluviensis | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene Horsefly River, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Myrmelachista flavocotea | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | flavocotea | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista flavoguarea | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | flavoguarea | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista haberi | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | haberi | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista joycei | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | joycei | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista lauroatlantica | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | lauroatlantica | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista lauropacifica | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | lauropacifica | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista longiceps | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | longiceps | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista meganaranja | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | meganaranja | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista nigrocotea | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | nigrocotea | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmelachista osa | Formicinae | Myrmelachistini | Myrmelachista | osa | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Myrmica inucta | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | inucta | Radchenko & Elmes | Kazakhstan | ||||
| Myrmica onoyamai | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | onoyamai | Radchenko & Elmes | Japan | ||||
| Myrmica schoedli | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | schoedli | Radchenko, Elmes & Bui | Vietnam | ||||
| Myrmica siciliana | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | siciliana | Radchenko, Elmes & Alicata | Italy | ||||
| Neoponera schoedli | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Neoponera | schoedli | Mackay, W.P. & Mackay, E.E. | Ecuador | ||||
| Nesomyrmex vargasi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Nesomyrmex | vargasi | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Perissomyrmex bidentatus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Perissomyrmex | bidentatus | Zhou & Huang | China | ||||
| Perissomyrmex guizhouensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Perissomyrmex | guizhouensis | Zhou & Huang | China | ||||
| Peronomyrmex greavesi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Peronomyrmex | greavesi | Shattuck | Australia | ||||
| Pheidole colpigaleata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | colpigaleata | Eguchi | Vietnam | ||||
| Pheidole fortis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | fortis | Eguchi | Vietnam | ||||
| Pheidole foveolata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | foveolata | Eguchi | Vietnam | ||||
| Pheidole laevicolor | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | laevicolor | Eguchi | Vietnam | ||||
| Pheidole magna | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | magna | Eguchi | Vietnam | ||||
| Pheidole neoschultzi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | neoschultzi | LaPolla | Guyana | ||||
| Pheidole schoedli | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | schoedli | Eguchi, Hashimoto & Malsch | Borneo | ||||
| Pheidole vulgaris | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | vulgaris | Eguchi | Vietnam | ||||
| Plectroctena thaui | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Plectroctena | thaui | Fisher | Cameroun | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex stefani | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | stefani | Lattke | Venezuela | ||||
| Polyrhachis abbreviata | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | abbreviata | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis achterbergi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | achterbergi | Kohout | Borneo | ||||
| Polyrhachis aporema | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | aporema | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis barryi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | barryi | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis brevinoda | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | brevinoda | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis bruehli | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | bruehli | Kohout | Borneo | ||||
| Polyrhachis chapmani | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | chapmani | Kohout | Philippines | ||||
| Polyrhachis conspicua | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | conspicua | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis danum | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | danum | Kohout | Borneo | ||||
| Polyrhachis decumbens | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | decumbens | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis delecta | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | delecta | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis dorsena | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | dorsena | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis empesoi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | empesoi | Kohout | Philippines | ||||
| Polyrhachis enigma | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | enigma | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis expressa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | expressa | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis hoelldobleri | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | hoelldobleri | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis hybosa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | hybosa | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis inducta | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | inducta | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis inflata | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | inflata | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis integra | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | integra | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis kyawthani | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | kyawthani | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis lepida | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | lepida | Kohout | Borneo | ||||
| Polyrhachis monteithi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | monteithi | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis pacifica | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | pacifica | Kohout | Solomon Islands | ||||
| Polyrhachis robsoni | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | robsoni | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis rutila | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | rutila | Kohout | Australia | ||||
| Polyrhachis sedlaceki | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | sedlaceki | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis setosa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | setosa | Kohout | Solomon Islands | ||||
| Polyrhachis strumosa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | strumosa | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis sulang | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | sulang | Kohout | Borneo | ||||
| Polyrhachis thailandica | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | thailandica | Kohout | Thailand | ||||
| Polyrhachis tuberosa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | tuberosa | Kohout | New Guinea | ||||
| Polyrhachis undulata | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | undulata | Kohout | Solomon Islands | ||||
| Polyrhachis widodoi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | widodoi | Kohout | Borneo | ||||
| Pristomyrmex distinguendus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | distinguendus | Zettel | Philippines | ||||
| Pristomyrmex rugosus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | rugosus | Zettel | Philippines | ||||
| Pristomyrmex schoedli | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | schoedli | Zettel | Philippines | ||||
| Probolomyrmex itoi | Proceratiinae | Probolomyrmecini | Probolomyrmex | itoi | Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane | Indonesia | ||||
| Probolomyrmex maryatiae | Proceratiinae | Probolomyrmecini | Probolomyrmex | maryatiae | Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane | Borneo | ||||
| Probolomyrmex vieti | Proceratiinae | Probolomyrmecini | Probolomyrmex | vieti | Eguchi, Yoshimura & Yamane | Vietnam | ||||
| Proceratium longmenense | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | longmenense | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Proceratium nujiangense | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | nujiangense | Xu, Z. | Synonym, see Proceratium zhaoi | ||||
| Protanilla schoedli | Leptanillinae | Leptanillini | Protanilla | schoedli | Baroni Urbani & De Andrade | Sri Lanka | ||||
| Rogeria tsumani | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Rogeria | tsumani | LaPolla & Sosa-Calvo | Guyana | ||||
| Royidris clarinodis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Royidris | clarinodis | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Royidris notorthotenes | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Royidris | notorthotenes | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Royidris robertsoni | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Royidris | robertsoni | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Solenopsis phoretica | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | phoretica | Davis & Deyrup | United States | ||||
| Stigmatomma octodentatum | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Stigmatomma | octodentatum | Xu, Z. | China | ||||
| Strumigenys alessandrae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | alessandrae | Rigato | Ethiopia | ||||
| Strumigenys augustandrewi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | augustandrewi | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Strumigenys bartolozzii | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | bartolozzii | Rigato | Ethiopia | ||||
| Strumigenys boltoni | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | boltoni | Deyrup | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys cascanteae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | cascanteae | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Strumigenys erikae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | erikae | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Strumigenys oconitrilloae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | oconitrilloae | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Strumigenys panamensis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | panamensis | Sosa-Calvo, Shattuck & Schultz | Panama | ||||
| Strumigenys paniaguae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | paniaguae | Longino | Costa Rica | ||||
| Syllophopsis adiastolon | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Syllophopsis | adiastolon | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Syllophopsis aureorugosa | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Syllophopsis | aureorugosa | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Syllophopsis ferodens | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Syllophopsis | ferodens | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Syllophopsis fisheri | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Syllophopsis | fisheri | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Syllophopsis gongromos | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Syllophopsis | gongromos | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Syllophopsis infusca | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Syllophopsis | infusca | Heterick | Madagascar | ||||
| Syscia guizhouensis | Dorylinae | Syscia | guizhouensis | Zhou | China | |||||
| Temnothorax artvinensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | artvinensis | Seifert | Türkiye | ||||
| Temnothorax schoedli | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | schoedli | Seifert | Türkiye | ||||
| Tetraponera parops | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | parops | Ward | Kenya | |||||
| Tetraponera phragmotica | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | phragmotica | Ward | Madagascar | |||||
| Vombisidris umbrabdomina | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vombisidris | umbrabdomina | Huang & Zhou | China | ||||
| Ypresiomyrma bartletti | Myrmeciinae | Ypresiomyrma | bartletti | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada | ||||
| Ypresiomyrma orbiculata | Myrmeciinae | Ypresiomyrma | orbiculata | Archibald, Cover & Moreau | Yes | Ypresian, Early Eocene McAbee, British Columbia, Canada |