Taxa Described in 1855
The following 7 genera were described in 1855 (see all years)
Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
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Diplorhoptrum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Mayr | Formica fugax, now Solenopsis fugax | Synonym, see Solenopsis | |||
Formicoxenus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Mayr | Myrmica nitidula, now Formicoxenus nitidulus | 8 | |||
Hypoclinea | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Mayr | Formica quadripunctata, now Dolichoderus quadripunctatus | Synonym, see Dolichoderus | |||
Leptothorax | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Mayr | Formica acervorum, now Leptothorax acervorum | 20 | |||
Monocombus | Formicinae | Formicini | Mayr | Formica viatica, now Cataglyphis viatica | Synonym, see Cataglyphis | |||
Monomorium | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Mayr | Monomorium minutum, now Monomorium monomorium | 320 | |||
Tetramorium | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Mayr | Formica caespitum, now Tetramorium caespitum | 598 |
The following 26 species/subspecies were described in 1855 (see all years)
Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
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Camponotus caryae | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | caryae | Fitch | United States | ||||
Camponotus novaeboracensis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | novaeboracensis | Fitch | United States | ||||
Crematogaster cerasi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | cerasi | Fitch | United States | ||||
Cryptopone ochracea | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Cryptopone | ochracea | Mayr | Italy | ||||
Eciton crassicornis | Dorylinae | Nomamyrmex | crassicornis | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Nomamyrmex esenbeckii | |||||
Eciton rapax | Dorylinae | Eciton | rapax | Smith, F. | Brazil | |||||
Eciton simillima | Dorylinae | Eciton | simillima | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Eciton vagans | |||||
Lepisiota frauenfeldi | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | frauenfeldi | Mayr | Yugoslavia | ||||
Leptothorax gredleri | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Leptothorax | gredleri | Mayr | Austria | ||||
Monomorium minutum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | minutum | Mayr | Homonym, see Monomorium monomorium | ||||
Myrmica laevigata | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | laevigata | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Pheidole megacephala | ||||
Neivamyrmex legionis | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | legionis | Smith, F. | Brazil | |||||
Pseudomyrma advena | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | advena | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex oculatus | |||||
Pseudomyrma cephalica | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | cephalica | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex filiformis | |||||
Pseudomyrma elegans | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | elegans | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex termitarius | |||||
Pseudomyrma nigriceps | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | nigriceps | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex termitarius | |||||
Pseudomyrma sericata | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | sericata | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Pseudomyrmex gracilis | |||||
Pseudomyrmex maculatus | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | maculatus | Smith, F. | Brazil | |||||
Pseudomyrmex oculatus | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | oculatus | Smith, F. | Brazil | |||||
Pseudomyrmex pallidus | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | pallidus | Smith, F. | United States | |||||
Pseudomyrmex termitarius | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | termitarius | Smith, F. | Brazil | |||||
Pseudomyrmex unicolor | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | unicolor | Smith, F. | Brazil | |||||
Solenopsis saevissima | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | saevissima | Smith, F. | Brazil | ||||
Tapinoma polita | Formicinae | Lasiini | Prenolepis | polita | Smith, F. | Synonym, see Prenolepis nitens | ||||
Temnothorax affinis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | affinis | Mayr | Austria | ||||
Temnothorax nigriceps | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | nigriceps | Mayr | Switzerland |