List of ant genera (alphabetical)

The following is a thusfar incomplete list of worldwide ant genera. Those which are no longer considered current nomenclature are marked with an asterisk ( * ).

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Acamatus
• Acanthognathus
• Acanthomyops
• Acanthosticus
• Acromyrmex
• Amblyteles
• Anergates
• Anochetus
• Aphaenogaster
• Atta
• Azteca

B

• Brachymyrmex
• Bothriomyrmex

C

• Camponotus
• Cardiocondyla
• Carebara
• Cheliomyrmex
• Colobopsis
• Cremastogaster
• Cryptocerus

D

• Daceton
• Diacamma
• Dinoponera
• Diplomorium
• Dolichoderus
• Donisthorpea *
• Dorymyrmex
• Dorylus

E

• Eciton
• Ectatomma
• Ephebomyrmex
• Epoecus
• Epipheidole
• Erebomyrma
• Euponera

F

• Forelius (*)
• Formica
• Formicoxenus

G

• Gigantiops

H

• Harpagoxenus
• Harpegnathus
• Holcoponera
• Hypoclinea
• Hypoponera

I

• Ichnomyrmex
• Iridomyrmex

J

• Janetia

K

L

• Lasius
• Leptogenys
• Leptomyrmex
• Leptothorax
• Liometopum
• Lobopelta

M

• Macromischa
• Messor
• Monomorium
• Myrmecia
• Myrmecina
• Myrmecocystus
• Myrmica
• Mystrium

N

• Neoponera

O

• Odontomachus
• Oecophylla

P

• Pachycondyla
• Paraponera
• Parasyscia
• Paratrechina
• Pheidole
• Plagiolepis
• Platythyrea
• Pogonomyrmex
• Polyergus
• Ponera
• Prenolepis
• Proceratium
• Pseudomyrma

Q

R

S

• Solenopsis
• Stenamma
• Stigmatomma
• Strumigenys
• Sympheidole
• Sysphincta

T

• Tapinoma
• Technomyrmex
• Tetramorium
• Tetraogmus

U

V

W

• Wheeleriella
• Wasmannia

X

• Xenomyrmex
• Xiphomyrmex

Y

Z

Genera are often named after famous myrmecologists - e.g. Donisthorpea was named to honour Horace Donisthorpe. See list of notable myrmecologists for a compilation of these people.