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Taxa Described in 2021
The following 3 genera were described in 2021 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrieopone | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Esteves & Fisher | Corrieopone nouragues | 1 | |||
| Lelejus | Myrmicinae | Radchenko & Proshchalykin | Lelejus venustus | Yes | Priabonian, Late Eocene Rovno amber, Ukraine | 1 | ||
| Tyrannomecia | Myrmeciinae | Jouault & Nel | Tyrannomecia inopinata | Yes | Paleocene Menat Formation, Menat, Puy-de-Dôme, France | 1 |
The following 167 species/subspecies were described in 2021 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agraulomyrmex damohensis | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Agraulomyrmex | damohensis | Harshana & Dey | India | ||||
| Anochetus miosumatrensis | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Anochetus | miosumatrensis | Ngô-Muller, Garrouste & Nel | Yes | Miocene Sumatran amber, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |||
| Anonychomyrma inclinata | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Anonychomyrma | inclinata | Lewis & Sands | Australia | ||||
| Aphaenogaster bressleri | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Aphaenogaster | bressleri | Csősz & Fisher | Madagascar | ||||
| Aphaenogaster hamaensis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | hamaensis | Salata, Karaman, Kiran & Borowiec | Syria | ||||
| Aphaenogaster makay | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Aphaenogaster | makay | Csősz & Fisher | Madagascar | ||||
| Aphaenogaster peloponnesiaca | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | peloponnesiaca | Salata, Karaman, Kiran & Borowiec | Greece | ||||
| Aphaenogaster sahafina | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Aphaenogaster | sahafina | Csősz & Fisher | Madagascar | ||||
| Aphaenogaster vohraliki | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | vohraliki | Salata, Karaman, Kiran & Borowiec | Türkiye | ||||
| Carebara panhai | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | panhai | Jaitrong, Pitaktunsakul & Jantarit | Thailand | ||||
| Cataglyphis bazoftensis | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | bazoftensis | Khalili-Moghadam, Salata & Borowiec | Iran | ||||
| Cataglyphis dejdaranensis | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | dejdaranensis | Khalili-Moghadam, Salata & Borowiec | Iran | ||||
| Cataglyphis fici | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | fici | Salata, Kiyani, Minaei & Borowiec | Iran | ||||
| Cataglyphis fritillariae | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | fritillariae | Khalili-Moghadam, Salata & Borowiec | Iran | ||||
| Cephalotes gabicamacho | Myrmicinae | Attini | Cephalotes | gabicamacho | Oliveira, Powell & Feitosa | Brazil | ||||
| Cephalotes liviaprado | Myrmicinae | Attini | Cephalotes | liviaprado | Oliveira, Powell & Feitosa | Brazil | ||||
| Cephalotes mariadeandrade | Myrmicinae | Attini | Cephalotes | mariadeandrade | Oliveira, Powell & Feitosa | Brazil | ||||
| Cephalotes marycorn | Myrmicinae | Attini | Cephalotes | marycorn | Oliveira, Powell & Feitosa | Brazil | ||||
| Cephalotes monicaulyssea | Myrmicinae | Attini | Cephalotes | monicaulyssea | Oliveira, Powell & Feitosa | Brazil | ||||
| Colobopsis imitans | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | imitans | Schifani, Giannetti, Csősz, Castellucci, Luchetti, Castracani, Spotti, Mori & Grasso | Italy | ||||
| Corrieopone nouragues | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Corrieopone | nouragues | Esteves & Fisher | French Guiana | ||||
| Dinoponera nicinha | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Dinoponera | nicinha | Dias & Lattke | Brazil | ||||
| Drymomyrmex rasnitsyni | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Drymomyrmex | rasnitsyni | Radchenko | Yes | Priabonian, Late Eocene Rovno amber, Ukraine | |||
| Epopostruma topendi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Epopostruma | topendi | Pettit & Andersen | Australia | ||||
| Formica caucasicola | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | caucasicola | Seifert & Schultz | Georgia | ||||
| Formica helvetica | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | helvetica | Seifert | Switzerland | ||||
| Formica ribbeckei | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | ribbeckei | Radchenko & Perkovsky | Yes | Priabonian, Late Eocene Rovno amber, Ukraine | |||
| Formica ussuriensis | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | ussuriensis | Seifert | Russian Federation | ||||
| Hylomyrma adelae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | adelae | Ulysséa | Bolivia | ||||
| Hylomyrma dandarae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | dandarae | Ulysséa | Colombia | ||||
| Hylomyrma jeronimae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | jeronimae | Ulysséa | Panama | ||||
| Hylomyrma lispectorae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | lispectorae | Ulysséa | Ecuador | ||||
| Hylomyrma lopesi | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | lopesi | Ulysséa | Brazil | ||||
| Hylomyrma macielae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | macielae | Ulysséa | Colombia | ||||
| Hylomyrma margaridae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | margaridae | Ulysséa | Guyana | ||||
| Hylomyrma mariae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | mariae | Ulysséa | Colombia | ||||
| Hylomyrma marielleae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | marielleae | Ulysséa | Brazil | ||||
| Hylomyrma mitiae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | mitiae | Ulysséa | French Guiana | ||||
| Hylomyrma peetersi | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | peetersi | Ulysséa | Guyana | ||||
| Hylomyrma primavesi | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | primavesi | Ulysséa | Brazil | ||||
| Hylomyrma virginiae | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | virginiae | Ulysséa | Ecuador | ||||
| Hylomyrma wachiperi | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Hylomyrma | wachiperi | Ulysséa | Peru | ||||
| Lelejus venustus | Myrmicinae | Lelejus | venustus | Radchenko & Proshchalykin | Yes | Priabonian, Late Eocene Rovno amber, Ukraine | ||||
| Lepisiota layla | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | layla | Wachkoo, Bharti & Akbar | India | ||||
| Lepisiota mayri | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | mayri | Wachkoo, Bharti & Akbar | India | ||||
| Lordomyrma jingpo | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lordomyrma | jingpo | Liu, Xu & Hita Garcia | China | ||||
| Lordomyrma nima | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lordomyrma | nima | Liu, Xu & Hita Garcia | China | ||||
| Monomorium heggyi | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | heggyi | Sharaf | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium khalidi | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | khalidi | Sharaf | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Mycetomoellerius mikromelanos | Myrmicinae | Attini | Mycetomoellerius | mikromelanos | Cardenas, Schultz, & Adams | Panama | ||||
| Myrmecina bawai | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | bawai | Aswaj, Anoop & Priyadarsanan | India | ||||
| Myrmecina reticulata | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | reticulata | Aswaj, Anoop & Priyadarsanan | India | ||||
| Ooceraea decamera | Dorylinae | Ooceraea | decamera | Bharti, Rilta & Dhadwal | India | |||||
| Ooceraea joshii | Dorylinae | Ooceraea | joshii | Bharti, Rilta & Dhadwal | India | |||||
| Ooceraea siamensis | Dorylinae | Ooceraea | siamensis | Jaitrong, Yamane & Wiwatwitaya | Thailand | |||||
| Parasyscia ganeshaiahi | Dorylinae | Parasyscia | ganeshaiahi | Aswaj, Sahanashree, Udayakantha, Aniruddha & Priyadarsanan | India | |||||
| Pheidole ampangabe | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | ampangabe | Salata & Fisher | Madagascar | ||||
| Pheidole arivo | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | arivo | Salata & Fisher | Madagascar | ||||
| Pheidole comosa | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | comosa | Salata & Fisher | Madagascar | ||||
| Pheidole flavigaster | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | flavigaster | Zhong | China | ||||
| Pheidole mamirapiratra | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | mamirapiratra | Salata & Fisher | Madagascar | ||||
| Pheidole mena | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | mena | Salata & Fisher | Madagascar | ||||
| Pheidole pauchil | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | pauchil | Varela-Hernández & Riquelme | Yes | middle Miocene Mexican amber, Chiapas, Mexico | |||
| Pogonomyrmex apterogenos | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | apterogenos | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex araucania | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | araucania | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex atacama | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | atacama | Johnson | Chile | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex bolivianus | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | bolivianus | Johnson | Bolivia | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex colca | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | colca | Johnson | Peru | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex cusquena | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | cusquena | Johnson | Peru | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex excelsior | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | excelsior | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex forelii | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | forelii | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex granulatus | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | granulatus | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex lagunabravensis | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | lagunabravensis | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex loaensis | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | loaensis | Johnson | Chile | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex mapuche | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | mapuche | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex maulensis | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | maulensis | Johnson | Chile | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex pichachen | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | pichachen | Johnson | Chile | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex propinquus | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | propinquus | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex santschii | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | santschii | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex strioligaster | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | strioligaster | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex tafi | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | tafi | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex varicolor | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | varicolor | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex wilsoni | Myrmicinae | Pogonomyrmecini | Pogonomyrmex | wilsoni | Johnson | Argentina | ||||
| Rhopalomastix impithuksai | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Rhopalomastix | impithuksai | Wang & Jaitrong | Thailand | ||||
| Rhopalomastix parva | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Rhopalomastix | parva | Wang & Jaitrong | Thailand | ||||
| Rhopalomastix robusta | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Rhopalomastix | robusta | Wang & Jaitrong | Thailand | ||||
| Rotastruma epispina | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Rotastruma | epispina | Hosoishi & Yamane | Cambodia | ||||
| Strumigenys ayersthey | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | ayersthey | Booher & Hoenle | Ecuador | ||||
| Strumigenys collinsae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | collinsae | Booher | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys lucky | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | lucky | Booher | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys macgowni | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | macgowni | Booher | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys mendezi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | mendezi | Booher | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys moreauviae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | moreauviae | Booher | United States | ||||
| Strumigenys subtilis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | subtilis | Booher | United States | ||||
| Syllophopsis peetersi | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Syllophopsis | peetersi | Akbar, Bharti, Kanturski & Wachkoo | India | ||||
| Syscia amblyogyna | Dorylinae | Syscia | amblyogyna | Longino & Branstetter | Guatemala | |||||
| Syscia atitlana | Dorylinae | Syscia | atitlana | Longino & Branstetter | Guatemala | |||||
| Syscia austrella | Dorylinae | Syscia | austrella | Longino & Branstetter | Panama | |||||
| Syscia benevidesae | Dorylinae | Syscia | benevidesae | Longino & Branstetter | Costa Rica | |||||
| Syscia borowieci | Dorylinae | Syscia | borowieci | Longino & Branstetter | Honduras | |||||
| Syscia boudinoti | Dorylinae | Syscia | boudinoti | Longino & Branstetter | Honduras | |||||
| Syscia brachyptera | Dorylinae | Syscia | brachyptera | Longino & Branstetter | Honduras | |||||
| Syscia chiapaneca | Dorylinae | Syscia | chiapaneca | Longino & Branstetter | Mexico | |||||
| Syscia disjuncta | Dorylinae | Syscia | disjuncta | Longino & Branstetter | Mexico | |||||
| Syscia grandis | Dorylinae | Syscia | grandis | Longino & Branstetter | Guatemala | |||||
| Syscia indica | Dorylinae | Syscia | indica | Aswaj, Sahanashree, Udayakantha, Aniruddha & Priyadarsanan | Thailand | |||||
| Syscia jennierussae | Dorylinae | Syscia | jennierussae | Longino & Branstetter | Mexico | |||||
| Syscia lacandona | Dorylinae | Syscia | lacandona | Longino & Branstetter | Mexico | |||||
| Syscia latepunctata | Dorylinae | Syscia | latepunctata | Longino & Branstetter | Costa Rica | |||||
| Syscia machaquila | Dorylinae | Syscia | machaquila | Longino & Branstetter | Guatemala | |||||
| Syscia madrensis | Dorylinae | Syscia | madrensis | Longino & Branstetter | United States | |||||
| Syscia minuta | Dorylinae | Syscia | minuta | Longino & Branstetter | Costa Rica | |||||
| Syscia murillocruzae | Dorylinae | Syscia | murillocruzae | Longino & Branstetter | Costa Rica | |||||
| Syscia parietalis | Dorylinae | Syscia | parietalis | Longino & Branstetter | Honduras | |||||
| Syscia parva | Dorylinae | Syscia | parva | Longino & Branstetter | Nicaragua | |||||
| Syscia persimilis | Dorylinae | Syscia | persimilis | Longino & Branstetter | Nicaragua | |||||
| Syscia pervagata | Dorylinae | Syscia | pervagata | Longino & Branstetter | Honduras | |||||
| Syscia peten | Dorylinae | Syscia | peten | Longino & Branstetter | Guatemala | |||||
| Syscia pollula | Dorylinae | Syscia | pollula | Longino & Branstetter | Nicaragua | |||||
| Syscia quisquilis | Dorylinae | Syscia | quisquilis | Longino & Branstetter | United States | |||||
| Syscia setosa | Dorylinae | Syscia | setosa | Longino & Branstetter | Mexico | |||||
| Syscia sumnichti | Dorylinae | Syscia | sumnichti | Longino & Branstetter | Guatemala | |||||
| Syscia ticomontana | Dorylinae | Syscia | ticomontana | Longino & Branstetter | Costa Rica | |||||
| Syscia transisthmica | Dorylinae | Syscia | transisthmica | Longino & Branstetter | Mexico | |||||
| Syscia truncata | Dorylinae | Syscia | truncata | Longino & Branstetter | Honduras | |||||
| Syscia valenzuelai | Dorylinae | Syscia | valenzuelai | Longino & Branstetter | Mexico | |||||
| Syscia volucris | Dorylinae | Syscia | volucris | Longino & Branstetter | Nicaragua | |||||
| Temnothorax achii | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | achii | Prebus | Guatemala | ||||
| Temnothorax acuminatus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | acuminatus | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax acutispinosus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | acutispinosus | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax agavicola | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | agavicola | Prebus | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Temnothorax altinodus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | altinodus | Prebus | Honduras | ||||
| Temnothorax arbustus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | arbustus | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax aureus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | aureus | Prebus | Nicaragua | ||||
| Temnothorax aztecoides | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | aztecoides | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax bahoruco | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | bahoruco | Prebus | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Temnothorax balaclava | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | balaclava | Prebus | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Temnothorax balnearius | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | balnearius | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax bison | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | bison | Prebus | Guatemala | ||||
| Temnothorax casanovai | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | casanovai | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax estel | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | estel | González | Spain | ||||
| Temnothorax fortispinosus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | fortispinosus | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax harlequina | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | harlequina | Prebus | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Temnothorax hippolyta | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | hippolyta | Prebus | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax laticrus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | laticrus | Prebus | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Temnothorax leucacanthoides | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | leucacanthoides | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax longicaulis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | longicaulis | Prebus | Panama | ||||
| Temnothorax longinoi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | longinoi | Prebus | Nicaragua | ||||
| Temnothorax magnabulla | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | magnabulla | Prebus | United States Virgin Islands | ||||
| Temnothorax misomoschus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | misomoschus | Prebus | United States | ||||
| Temnothorax nebliselva | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | nebliselva | Prebus | Costa Rica | ||||
| Temnothorax obtusigaster | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | obtusigaster | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax paraztecus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | paraztecus | Prebus | Nicaragua | ||||
| Temnothorax parralensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | parralensis | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax parvidentatus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | parvidentatus | Prebus | Guatemala | ||||
| Temnothorax pilicornis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | pilicornis | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax quercicola | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | quercicola | Prebus | United States | ||||
| Temnothorax quetzal | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | quetzal | Prebus | Guatemala | ||||
| Temnothorax rutabulafer | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | rutabulafer | Prebus | Cuba | ||||
| Temnothorax terraztecus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | terraztecus | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax tuxtlanus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | tuxtlanus | Prebus | Mexico | ||||
| Temnothorax wettereri | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | wettereri | Prebus | Antigua and Barbuda | ||||
| Temnothorax wilsoni | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | wilsoni | Prebus | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Temnothorax xincai | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | xincai | Prebus | Guatemala | ||||
| Tetramorium sibiricum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | sibiricum | Seifert | Russian Federation | ||||
| Tyrannomecia inopinata | Myrmeciinae | Tyrannomecia | inopinata | Jouault & Nel | Yes | Paleocene Menat Formation, Menat, Puy-de-Dôme, France | ||||
| Zigrasimecia goldingot | Zigrasimeciinae | Zigrasimecia | goldingot | Zhuang, Ran, Li, Feng & Liu | Yes | Early Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous Burmese amber, Kachin State, Myanmar |