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Taxa Described in 1996
The following 2 genera were described in 1996 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmomyrma | Aneuretinae | uncertain | Dlussky | Burmomyrma rossi | Yes | Early Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous Burmese amber, Kachin State, Myanmar | 1 | |
| Haidomyrmex | Haidomyrmecinae | Dlussky | Haidomyrmex cerberus | Yes | Early Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous Burmese amber, Kachin State, Myanmar | 4 |
The following 117 species/subspecies were described in 1996 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthostichus arizonensis | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | arizonensis | Mackay, W.P. | United States | |||||
| Acanthostichus bentoni | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | bentoni | Mackay, W.P. | Brazil | |||||
| Acanthostichus brevinodis | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | brevinodis | Mackay, W.P. | Brazil | |||||
| Acanthostichus concavinodis | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | concavinodis | Mackay, W.P. | Bolivia | |||||
| Acanthostichus emmae | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | emmae | Mackay, W.P. | Mexico | |||||
| Acanthostichus flexuosus | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | flexuosus | Mackay, W.P. | Brazil | |||||
| Acanthostichus laevigatus | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | laevigatus | Mackay, W.P. | Venezuela | |||||
| Acanthostichus lattkei | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | lattkei | Mackay, W.P. | Venezuela | |||||
| Acanthostichus punctiscapus | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | punctiscapus | Mackay, W.P. | United States | |||||
| Acanthostichus quirozi | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | quirozi | Mackay, W.P. | Mexico | |||||
| Acanthostichus truncatus | Dorylinae | Acanthostichus | truncatus | Mackay, W.P. | Colombia | |||||
| Acropyga kinomurai | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Acropyga | kinomurai | Terayama & Hashimoto | Japan | ||||
| Acropyga yaeyamensis | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Acropyga | yaeyamensis | Terayama & Hashimoto | Japan | ||||
| Anochetus shohki | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Anochetus | shohki | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Burmomyrma rossi | Aneuretinae | Burmomyrma | rossi | Dlussky | Yes | Early Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous Burmese amber, Kachin State, Myanmar | ||||
| Camponotus dryandrae | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | dryandrae | McArthur | Australia | ||||
| Camponotus eastwoodi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | eastwoodi | McArthur | Australia | ||||
| Camponotus gallagheri | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | gallagheri | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Camponotus karawajewi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | karawajewi | Radchenko | Synonym, see Camponotus oertzeni | ||||
| Camponotus longideclivis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | longideclivis | McArthur | Australia | ||||
| Camponotus loweryi | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | loweryi | McArthur | Australia | ||||
| Camponotus serotinus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | serotinus | Cagniant | Morocco | ||||
| Cardiocondyla gallagheri | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Cardiocondyla | gallagheri | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Cardiocondyla yemeni | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Cardiocondyla | yemeni | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Carebara borealis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | borealis | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Carebara hannya | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | hannya | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Carebara oni | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | oni | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Carebara yamatonis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Carebara | yamatonis | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Cataglyphis acutinodis | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | acutinodis | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Cataglyphis flavobrunnea | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | flavobrunnea | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Cataglyphis harteni | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | harteni | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Cataglyphis holgerseni | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | holgerseni | Collingwood & Agosti | Israel | ||||
| Cataglyphis opacior | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | opacior | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Cataglyphis shuaibensis | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | shuaibensis | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Colobopsis macarangae | Formicinae | Camponotini | Colobopsis | macarangae | Dumpert | Borneo | ||||
| Cryptopone arabica | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Cryptopone | arabica | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Formica hayashi | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | hayashi | Terayama & Hashimoto | Japan | ||||
| Formica paralugubris | Formicinae | Formicini | Formica | paralugubris | Seifert | Switzerland | ||||
| Gnamptogenys bannana | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Stictoponera | bannana | Xu, Z. & Zhang | Synonym, see Stictoponera bicolor | ||||
| Haidomyrmex cerberus | Haidomyrmecinae | Haidomyrmex | cerberus | Dlussky | Yes | Early Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous Burmese amber, Kachin State, Myanmar | ||||
| Hypoponera nubatama | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Hypoponera | nubatama | Terayama & Hashimoto | Japan | ||||
| Lasius nitidigaster | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | nitidigaster | Seifert | Bulgaria | ||||
| Lepisiota dammama | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | dammama | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Lepisiota dhofara | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | dhofara | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Lepisiota harteni | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | harteni | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Lepisiota riyadha | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | riyadha | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Lioponera daikoku | Dorylinae | Lioponera | daikoku | Terayama | Japan | |||||
| Messor hismai | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | hismai | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Messor muraywahus | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | muraywahus | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Messor muscatus | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | muscatus | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Messor sanganus | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | sanganus | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Monomorium acutinode | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | acutinode | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Monomorium aeyade | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | aeyade | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Monomorium asiriense | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | asiriense | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium baushare | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | baushare | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium exiguum | ||||
| Monomorium brunneolucidulum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | brunneolucidulum | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Monomorium buettikeri | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | buettikeri | Collingwood & Agosti | Kuwait | ||||
| Monomorium dammame | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | dammame | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium desertorum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | desertorum | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium exiguum | ||||
| Monomorium dirie | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | dirie | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Monomorium fayfaense | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | fayfaense | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium fezzanense | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | fezzanense | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium areniphilum | ||||
| Monomorium gallagheri | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | gallagheri | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Monomorium hanaqe | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | hanaqe | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium harithe | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | harithe | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium hemame | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | hemame | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium areniphilum | ||||
| Monomorium hiten | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | hiten | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Monomorium jizane | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | jizane | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium knappi | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | knappi | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Monomorium mahyoubi | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | mahyoubi | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Monomorium majarishe | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | majarishe | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium marmule | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | marmule | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium areniphilum | ||||
| Monomorium matame | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | matame | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium niloticum | ||||
| Monomorium mintiribe | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | mintiribe | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium subopacum | ||||
| Monomorium montanum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | montanum | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium exiguum | ||||
| Monomorium najrane | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | najrane | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium harithe | ||||
| Monomorium qarahe | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | qarahe | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium exiguum | ||||
| Monomorium rimae | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | rimae | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Monomorium riyadhe | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | riyadhe | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium subdenticorne | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | subdenticorne | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Monomorium suleyile | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | suleyile | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium tumaire | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | tumaire | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Monomorium wahibiense | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | wahibiense | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium abeillei | ||||
| Monomorium yemene | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | yemene | Collingwood & Agosti | Synonym, see Monomorium nitidiventre | ||||
| Myrmecina amamiana | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | amamiana | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Myrmecina ryukyuensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | ryukyuensis | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Myrmica cagnianti | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | cagnianti | Espadaler | Morocco | ||||
| Parasyscia hashimotoi | Dorylinae | Parasyscia | hashimotoi | Terayama | Japan | |||||
| Plagiolepis calva | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | calva | Radchenko | Turkmenistan | ||||
| Plagiolepis compressa | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | compressa | Radchenko | Turkmenistan | ||||
| Plagiolepis dlusskyi | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | dlusskyi | Radchenko | Armenia | ||||
| Plagiolepis vladileni | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | vladileni | Radchenko | Turkmenistan | ||||
| Polyrhachis schellerichae | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | schellerichae | Dorow | Malaysia | ||||
| Ponera bishamon | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Ponera | bishamon | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Ponera kohmoku | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Ponera | kohmoku | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Ponera takaminei | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Ponera | takaminei | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Ponera tamon | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Ponera | tamon | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Pseudomyrmex inquilinus | Pseudomyrmecinae | Pseudomyrmex | inquilinus | Ward | Argentina | |||||
| Rhopalomastix omotoensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Rhopalomastix | omotoensis | Terayama | Japan | ||||
| Solenopsis omana | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | omana | Collingwood & Agosti | Oman | ||||
| Solenopsis sumara | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | sumara | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Solenopsis zingibara | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Solenopsis | zingibara | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Strumigenys benten | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | benten | Terayama, Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Strumigenys formosimonticola | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | formosimonticola | Terayama, Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Strumigenys hispida | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | hispida | Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Strumigenys kichijo | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | kichijo | Terayama, Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Strumigenys lacunosa | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | lacunosa | Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Strumigenys lichiaensis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | lichiaensis | Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Strumigenys mazu | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | mazu | Terayama, Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Strumigenys nanzanensis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | nanzanensis | Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Strumigenys trada | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | trada | Lin & Wu, W.-J. | Taiwan | ||||
| Tapinolepis longitarsis | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Tapinolepis | longitarsis | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Temnothorax mirabilis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Temnothorax | mirabilis | Espadaler & Cagniant | Morocco | ||||
| Tetramorium latinode | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | latinode | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen | ||||
| Tetramorium rhenanum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | rhenanum | Schulz | Synonym, see Tetramorium moravicum | ||||
| Tetramorium saudiae | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | saudiae | Collingwood & Agosti | Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Tetramorium yemene | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | yemene | Collingwood & Agosti | Yemen |