Species Accounts

Ant Identification

 * Character States for Extant Ant Genera of the Formicidae are listed in a table derived from Synopsis of the Formicidae (Bolton 2003).


 * | LUCID Key to the Ant Genera of the World


 * See Ant Identification for guidelines on how to identify ants.


 * See List of all keys for a list of keys to ant species

Browse by Rank

 * Subfamilies
 * Genera
 * Species
 * Subspecies

Taxa by Country

 * List of Countries
 * Countries by Region

Fossil Taxa

 * Subfamilies
 * Genera
 * Species
 * All fossils (subfamilies, genera and species)

Lists of Names

 * Assorted lists of Names in Taxonomy


 * List of Museums and Institutions with Formicidae Collections

Downloadable Catalogues and Checklists

 * New General Catalogue - Barry Bolton continues to revise both the Synopsis and New General Catalogue and updated versions are made available every six months. For reference citation use: Bolton's Catalogue and Synopsis, VERSION: 1 January 2013.
 * [[Media:Synopsis of the Formicidae July 2013.pdf|Barry Bolton's Synopsis of the Formicidae PDF]]
 * [[Media:NGC July 2013.pdf|Catalogue of Ants of the World PDF]]


 * Taxa described in 2012


 * Checklists - In addition to the NGC, lists of valid and invalid names can be downloaded as spreadsheet files. Right-click, save and open with Excel.
 * [[Media:AntWiki_Valid_Species.txt|List of valid species (names in use) (tab-delimited text)]]
 * [[Media:AntWiki_Invalid_Species.txt|List of invalid species (names not in use) (tab-delimited text)]]
 * [[Media:AntWiki_Fossil_Species.txt|List of valid fossil species (names in use) (tab-delimited text)]]