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Myrmicinae

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Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera;<ref name="AntCat">Template:AntCat</ref> their distribution is cosmopolitan. The pupae lack cocoons. Some species retain a functional sting. The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes. The nests are permanent and in soil, rotting wood, under stones, or in trees.<ref>Goulet, H & Huber, JT (eds.) (1993) Hymenoptera of the world: an identification guide to families. Agriculture Canada. p. 224</ref>

IdentificationEdit

Myrmicine worker ants have a distinct postpetiole, i.e., abdominal segment III is notably smaller than segment IV and set off from it by a well-developed constriction; the pronotum is inflexibly fused to the rest of the mesosoma, such that the promesonotal suture is weakly impressed or absent, and a functional sting is usually present. The clypeus is well-developed; as a result, the antennal sockets are well separated from the anterior margin of the head. Most myrmicine genera possess well-developed eyes and frontal lobes that partly conceal the antennal insertions.<ref name="AWMyrmicinae"/>

TribesEdit

Recently, the number of tribes was reduced from 25 to six:<ref name="Ward_et_al_2014">Template:Cite journal</ref>

GeneraEdit

In 2014, most genera were placed into different tribes or moved to other subfamilies. Below is an updated list:<ref name="AntCat"/><ref name="Ward_et_al_2014"/> Template:Div col

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