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

 * Taxa described for a year


 * Assorted lists of Names in Taxonomy


 * List of Museums and Institutions with Formicidae Collections

Downloadable Data

 * New General Catalogue - Barry Bolton continues to revise both the Synopsis and New General Catalogue and updated versions are made available every six months.
 * [[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]]


 * Data - In addition to the NGC, lists of taxon names and associated data can be downloaded as spreadsheet files. Right-click, save and open with Excel.
 * Genera
 * [[Media:AntWiki_Valid_Genera.txt|List of valid genera (names in use)]] (tab-delimited text)
 * [[Media:AntWiki_Invalid_Genera.txt|List of invalid genera (names not in use)]] (tab-delimited text)
 * Species
 * [[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 Type Specimens.txt|Type specimen details]] (tab-delimited text)
 * Fossils
 * [[Media:AntWiki_Fossil_Genera.txt|List of valid fossil genera (names in use)]] (tab-delimited text)
 * [[Media:AntWiki_Fossil_Species.txt|List of valid fossil species (names in use)]] (tab-delimited text)
 * World Distribution
 * [[Media:AntWiki_Regional_Taxon_List.txt|Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists]] (combined Regional Taxon Lists data (tab-delimited text))