Phylogeny of Formicinae

Relationships among selected genera of the ant subfamily Formicinae (extant taxa only) modified from Moreau et al. 2006, Brady et al. 2006 and LaPolla et al. 2010. Tribal placements (based on Bolton ) are listed to the left of the genera placed within the tribe. For relationships among the ant subfamilies see Phylogeny of Formicidae.

Tribal Classification
Modified from Bolton 2003.


 * Camponotini
 * Calomyrmex
 * Camponotus
 * Echinopla
 * Forelophilus
 * Opisthopsis
 * Overbeckia
 * Phasmomyrmex
 * Polyrhachis
 * Formicini
 * Alloformica
 * Bajcaridris
 * Cataglyphis
 * Formica
 * Polyergus
 * Proformica
 * Rossomyrmex
 * Gesomyrmecini
 * Gesomyrmex
 * Santschiella
 * Gigantiopini
 * Gigantiops
 * Lasiini
 * Acanthomyops
 * Acropyga
 * Anoplolepis
 * Cladomyrma
 * Lasiophanes
 * Lasius
 * Myrmecocystus
 * Prolasius
 * Stigmacros
 * Teratomyrmex
 * Melophorini
 * Melophorus
 * Myrmecorhynchini
 * Myrmecorhynchus
 * Notoncus
 * Pseudonotoncus
 * Myrmoteratini
 * Myrmoteras
 * Notostigmatini
 * Notostigma
 * Oecophyllini
 * Oecophylla
 * Plagiolepidini
 * Agraulomyrmex
 * Aphomomyrmex
 * Brachymyrmex
 * Bregmatomyrma
 * Euprenolepis
 * Lepisiota
 * Myrmelachista
 * Nylanderia
 * Paraparatrechina
 * Paratrechina
 * Petalomyrmex
 * Plagiolepis
 * Prenolepis
 * Pseudaphomomyrmex
 * Pseudolasius
 * Tapinolepis
 * Zatania