Myrmica

Identification
Key to Myrmica of West Europe and North Africa Workers / Key to Parasitic Myrmica of West Europe and North Africa Queens / Males

Species richness
Species richness by country based on regional taxon lists (countries with darker colours are more species-rich). View Data



Nomenclature

 *  MYRMICA [Myrmicinae: Myrmicini]
 * Myrmica Latreille, 1804: 179. Type-species: Formica rubra, by subsequent designation of Latreille, 1810: 437; see also Yarrow, 1955b: 113.
 * Myrmica senior synonym of Dodecamyrmica: Francoeur, 1981: 759.
 * Myrmica senior synonym of Paramyrmica, Sifolinia (and its junior synonym Symbiomyrma), Sommimyrma: Bolton, 1988a: 3; Bolton, 2003: 221.
 * Myrmica senior synonym of †Nothomyrmica: Radchenko, Dlussky & Elmes, 2007: 1495.
 * DODECAMYRMICA [junior synonym of Myrmica]
 * Dodecamyrmica Arnol'di, 1968: 1803 [as subgenus of Myrmica]. Type-species: Myrmica arnoldii, by original designation.
 * Dodecamyrmica junior synonym of Myrmica: Francoeur, 1981: 759.
 * †NOTHOMYRMICA [junior synonym of Myrmica]
 * †Nothomyrmica Wheeler, W.M. 1915h: 60. Type-species: †Macromischa rudis, by original designation.
 * [†Nothomyrmica Wheeler, W.M. 1908g: 413, and Wheeler, W.M. 1910g: 167, nomina nuda.]
 * †Nothomyrmica junior synonym of Myrmica: Radchenko, Dlussky & Elmes, 2007: 1495.
 * PARAMYRMICA [junior synonym of Myrmica]
 * Paramyrmica Cole, 1957a: 37. Type-species: Paramyrmica colax, by original designation.
 * Paramyrmica junior synonym of Myrmica: Bolton, 1988a: 3.
 * SIFOLINIA [junior synonym of Myrmica]
 * Sifolinia Emery, 1907: 49. Type-species: Sifolinia laurae, by monotypy.
 * Sifolinia senior synonym of Symbiomyrma: Samsinak, 1964: 156.
 * Sifolinia junior synonym of Myrmica: Bolton, 1988a: 3.
 * SOMMIMYRMA [junior synonym of Myrmica]
 * Sommimyrma Menozzi, 1925d: 25. Type-species: Sommimyrma symbiotica, by original designation.
 * Sommimyrma junior synonym of Myrmica: Bolton, 1988a: 3.
 * SYMBIOMYRMA [junior synonym of Myrmica]
 * Symbiomyrma Arnol'di, 1930c: 267. Type-species: Symbiomyrma karavajevi, by monotypy.
 * [Symbiomyrma also described as new by Arnol'di, 1933a: 41.]
 * Symbiomyrma junior synonym of Sifolinia: Samsinak, 1964: 156.
 * Symbiomyrma revived from synonymy: Seifert, 1994: 15; Seifert, 1996: 236.
 * Symbiomyrma junior synonym of Myrmica: Bolton, 1988a: 3; Bolton, 1995b: 47; Bolton, 2003: 222; Radchenko & Elmes, 2003: 219.

Additional References
relationships of the Holarctic ant genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 56: 294–304 (doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.029).
 * Gunther Jansen, Riitta Savolainen, Kari Vepsäläinen. 2010. Phylogeny, divergence-time estimation, biogeography and social parasite–host