Myrmicini is a tribe of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae.[1] It is not to be confused with the very similar-sounding tribes Myrmecinini (also in subfamily Myrmicinae) and Myrmeciini, which is in the subfamily Myrmeciinae. While the type genus of Myrmicini is Myrmica, that of Myrmeciini is Myrmecia and that of Myrmecinini Myrmecina.
| Myrmicini | |
|---|---|
| |
| Myrmica rubra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Myrmicini Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 |
| Type genus | |
| Myrmica | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 4 genera | |
Genera
edit- Manica Jurine, 1807
- Myrmica Latreille, 1804
- †Plesiomyrmex Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009
- †Protomyrmica Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009
References
edit- ^ a b Bolton, B. (2015). "Myrmicini". AntCat. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
External links
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Data related to Myrmicini at Wikispecies
