Welcome to AntWiki

Antwiki provides a wealth of information on the world's ants. Contributions come from ant experts together with discussions provided by everyone. In addition, data is collated from numerous global databases and integrated with individual taxon pages.

Overview

 * Life in a Colony
 * The Life Cycle
 * Feeding
 * Nests
 * Ants as Pests
 * Specimen Preparation
 * Collecting Methods

Classification
[[Media:Bolton Synopsis 2011.pdf|Barry Bolton's Synopsis of the Formicidae PDF]] and [[Media:Bolton NGC 2011.pdf|Catalogue of Ants of the World PDF]]

Barry Bolton has continued to revise both the Synopsis and the Catalogue and will post an updated text version every six months on this web site. For reference citation use: Bolton's Catalogue and Synopsis, VERSION: 1 JULY 2011.


 * Classification
 * Identification
 * Glossary of Terms
 * Identification keys
 * Extinct Ants

Lists

 * Countries by Region
 * Regional Projects
 * Regional Taxon Lists


 * Subfamilies, Genera, Species, Subspecies
 * Fossil Subfamilies, Genera, Species
 * All fossils (subfamilies, genera and species)
 * Links to lists of Ant Names


 * An Antwiki "Table of Contents" based on categories


 * Genome Sequences

Development and Testing

 * Main To Do Page
 * Dave's Sandbox
 * Gary's Sandbox

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