Identification resources for Neotropical Ants

Related information:
 * Neotropical Region Species List

Acanthognathus
Genus endemic to this region.

Antwiki key is created from Galvis & Fernández (2009) which modifies Brown & Kempf (1969) No new species has been described since then.

Acanthoponera
Genus endemic to this region This genus hasn't been revised and no valid key is available.

Acanthostichus
The genus was revised by McKay (1996) and is still valid, though it doesn't include neither Acanthostichus emmae nor Acanthostichus longinodis.

Antwiki key is based in that reference

Acromyrmex
No recent revision is available. Kusnezov (1956) and Gonçalves (1961) provide outdated keys for Argentinian and Brazilian fauna

Acropyga
Revised by LaPolla (2004)

Antwiki keys are based in that reference and valid

Adelomyrmex
This key is based on: Longino (2012) and contains only species known from the mainland Americas. Species from Melanesia and elsewhere, including a species from Isla del Coco, are not included.

Allomerus
Genus endemic to this region

Fernández (2007) revises the genus. No new species has been described since then.

Amyrmex
Genus endemic to this region with only one species: Amyrmex golbachi

Anillidris
Genus endemic to this region with only one species: Anillidris bruchi

Anoplolepis
Only one species present in this region:Anoplolepis gracilipes

Asphinctanilloides
Genus endemic to this region

Azteca
Genus endemic to this region

Bariamyrma
Genus endemic to this region with only one species Bariamyrma hispidula

Basiceros
Genus endemic to this region

Belonopelta
Genus endemic to this region

Blepharidatta
Genus endemic to this region

Bothriomyrmex
Only one species present in this region: Bothriomyrmex paradoxus

Cheliomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Condylodon
Genus endemic to this region with only one species: Condylodon audouini

Cryptomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region The genus and the two species have been defined by Fernández (2004)

Antwiki key covers all the described species.

Cyatta
Genus endemic to this region, with only one species: Cyatta abscondita

Cylindromyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Daceton
Genus endemic to this region

Diaphoromyrma
Genus endemic to this region with one species described: Diaphoromyrma sofiae

Dinoponera
Genus endemic to this region

Eciton
Genus endemic to this region

Ectatomma
Genus endemic to this region

Gigantiops
Genus endemic to this region with only one species described: Gigantiops destructor

Gracilidris
Genus endemic to this region with one species described: Gracilidris pombero

Hylomyrma
Genus endemic to this region

Kalathomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region with one species described: Kalathomyrmex emeryi

Kempfidris
Genus endemic to this region with one species described: Kempfidris inusualis

Lachnomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Lasiophanes
Genus endemic to this region

Lenomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Martialis
Genus endemic to this region with one species described: Martialis heureka

Mayaponera
Genus endemic to this region with one species described: Mayaponera constricta

Megalomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Mycetagroicus
Genus endemic to this region

Mycetarotes
Genus endemic to this region

Mycetophylax
Genus endemic to this region

Mycocepurus
Genus endemic to this region

Myrcidris
Genus endemic to this region with one species decribed: Myrcidris epicharis

Myrmelachista
Genus endemic to this region

Ochetomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Octostruma
Genus endemic to this region

Oxyepoecus
Genus endemic to this region

Paramycetophylax
Genus endemic to this region with one single species described: Paramycetophylax bruchi

Paraponera
Genus endemic to this region with one single species described: Paraponera clavata

Paraprionopelta
Genus endemic to this region with one single species described ''Paraprionopelta minima ''

Paratrechina
One introduced species present: Paratrechina longicornis

Perissomyrmex
One species present in the region: Perissomyrmex snyderi

Phalacromyrmex
Genus endemic to this region with one species decribed Phalacromyrmex fugax

Pheidole
Wilson (2003) revises the genus for the Americas. Antwiki keys are based on that reference

Plagiolepis
One single species for the region: Plagiolepis alluaudi

Protalaridris
Genus endemic to this region with only one species described: Protalaridris armata

Pseudoatta
Genus endemic to this region

Rasopone
Genus endemic to this region

Sericomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Simopelta
Genus endemic to this region

Stegomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Talaridris
Genus endemic to this region
 * Talaridris mandibularis Weber, 1941

Tatuidris
Genus endemic to this region with one species described: Tatuidris tatusia

Thaumatomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region

Tranopelta
Genus endemic to this region

Trichomyrmex
One introduced species for the region: Trichomyrmex destructor

Tropidomyrmex
Genus endemic to this region with one species described Tropidomyrmex elianae

Zatania
Genus endemic to this region