Taxa Described in 1897
The following 5 genera were described in 1897 (see all years)
Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
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Adelomyrmex | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Emery | Adelomyrmex biroi | 31 | |||
Chalcoponera | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Emery | Ponera metallica, now Rhytidoponera metallica | Synonym, see Rhytidoponera | |||
Lordomyrma | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Emery | Lordomyrma furcifera | 36 | |||
Poneracantha | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Emery | Ectatomma (Holcoponera) bispinosum, now Poneracantha bispinosa | 18 | |||
Rhopalopone | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Emery | Rhopalopone epinotalis, now Holcoponera epinotalis | Synonym, see Holcoponera |
The following 146 species/subspecies were described in 1897 (see all years)
Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
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Acantholepis capensis depilis | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | capensis | depilis | Emery | Synonym, see Lepisiota carbonaria | |||
Adelomyrmex biroi | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Adelomyrmex | biroi | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Anochetus chirichinii | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Anochetus | chirichinii | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Anochetus longifossatus | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Anochetus | longifossatus | Mayr | Sri Lanka | ||||
Anochetus madaraszi | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Anochetus | madaraszi | Mayr | Sri Lanka | ||||
Anochetus punctiventris oceanicus | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Anochetus | punctiventris | oceanicus | Emery | Synonym, see Anochetus graeffei | |||
Aphaenogaster loriai | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | loriai | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Camponotus auriculatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | auriculatus | Mayr | Sri Lanka | ||||
Camponotus auropubens aldabrensis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | auropubens | aldabrensis | Forel | Synonym, see Camponotus auropubens | |||
Camponotus chloroticus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | chloroticus | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Camponotus ethicus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | ethicus | Forel | Madagascar | ||||
Camponotus kelleri invalidus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | kelleri | invalidus | Forel | Synonym, see Camponotus quadrimaculatus | |||
Camponotus luteiventris | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | luteiventris | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Camponotus palpatus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | palpatus | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Camponotus perroti | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | perroti | Forel | Synonym, see Camponotus cervicalis | ||||
Camponotus puberulus | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | puberulus | Emery | Somalia | ||||
Camponotus repens | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | repens | Forel | Madagascar | ||||
Camponotus sexguttatus grenadensis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Camponotus | sexguttatus | grenadensis | Forel | Synonym, see Camponotus sexguttatus | |||
Cardiocondyla paradoxa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Cardiocondyla | paradoxa | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Cataulacus wasmanni | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Cataulacus | wasmanni | Forel | Madagascar | ||||
Chelaner edentatus | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Chelaner | edentatus | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Colobostruma foliacea | Myrmicinae | Attini | Colobostruma | foliacea | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Crematogaster adrepens | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | adrepens | Forel | Synonym, see Crematogaster kelleri | ||||
Crematogaster biroi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | biroi | Mayr | India | ||||
Crematogaster flavicornis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | flavicornis | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Crematogaster nigriceps | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | nigriceps | Emery | Somalia | ||||
Crematogaster recurva | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | recurva | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Crematogaster rivai | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | rivai | Emery | Ethiopia | ||||
Cryptopone crassicornis | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Cryptopone | crassicornis | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Diacamma assamense | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | assamense | Forel | India | ||||
Diacamma bispinosum subsulcata | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | bispinosum | subsulcata | Emery | Synonym, see Diacamma bispinosum | |||
Diacamma ceylonense | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | ceylonense | Emery | Sri Lanka | ||||
Diacamma rugosum geminatum | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | rugosum | geminatum | Emery | Synonym, see Diacamma rugosum | |||
Diacamma rugosum lombokense | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | rugosum | lombokense | Emery | Indonesia | |||
Diacamma tritschleri | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Diacamma | tritschleri | Forel | Synonym, see Diacamma geometricum | ||||
Discothyrea clavicornis | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Discothyrea | clavicornis | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Dolichoderus monoceros | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | monoceros | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Dolichoderus tricornis | Dolichoderinae | Dolichoderini | Dolichoderus | tricornis | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Ectomomyrmex vermiculatus | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Ectomomyrmex | vermiculatus | Emery | Indonesia | ||||
Eurhopalothrix brevicornis | Myrmicinae | Attini | Eurhopalothrix | brevicornis | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Eurhopalothrix procera | Myrmicinae | Attini | Eurhopalothrix | procera | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Holcoponera epinotalis | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Holcoponera | epinotalis | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Hypoponera ceylonensis | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Hypoponera | ceylonensis | Mayr | Sri Lanka | ||||
Iridomyrmex gracilis papuana | Dolichoderinae | Leptomyrmecini | Iridomyrmex | gracilis | papuana | Emery | Synonym, see Iridomyrmex anceps | |||
Lepisiota canescens | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | canescens | Emery | Somalia | ||||
Lepisiota curta | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | curta | Emery | Somalia | ||||
Lepisiota validiuscula | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Lepisiota | validiuscula | Emery | Somalia | ||||
Leptogenys papuana | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Leptogenys | papuana | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Leptogenys truncatirostris | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Leptogenys | truncatirostris | Forel | Madagascar | ||||
Leptogenys voeltzkowi | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Leptogenys | voeltzkowi | Forel | Madagascar | ||||
Lioponera marginata | Dorylinae | Lioponera | marginata | Emery | New Guinea | |||||
Lordomyrma cryptocera | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lordomyrma | cryptocera | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Lordomyrma furcifera | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Lordomyrma | furcifera | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Meranoplus spinosus rugifrons | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | spinosus | rugifrons | Emery | Synonym, see Meranoplus armatus | |||
Myopias latinoda | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Myopias | latinoda | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Myopias loriai | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Myopias | loriai | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Myrmecina brevicornis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | brevicornis | Emery | Indonesia | ||||
Myrmecina opaciventris | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | opaciventris | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Myrmecina polita | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | polita | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Myrmecina punctata | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | punctata | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Myrmecina transversa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Myrmecina | transversa | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Mystrium fallax | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Mystrium | fallax | Forel | Synonym, see Mystrium voeltzkowi | ||||
Mystrium oberthueri | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Mystrium | oberthueri | Forel | Madagascar | ||||
Mystrium voeltzkowi | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Mystrium | voeltzkowi | Forel | Madagascar | ||||
Neivamyrmex antillanus | Dorylinae | Neivamyrmex | antillanus | Forel | Antilles | |||||
Nylanderia mixta | Formicinae | Lasiini | Nylanderia | mixta | Forel | Seychelles | ||||
Odontomachus papuanus concentrica | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Odontomachus | papuanus | concentrica | Emery | Synonym, see Odontomachus papuanus | |||
Odontomachus testaceus | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Odontomachus | testaceus | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Ooceraea coeca | Dorylinae | Ooceraea | coeca | Mayr | Sri Lanka | |||||
Ooceraea papuana | Dorylinae | Ooceraea | papuana | Emery | New Guinea | |||||
Ooceraea pusilla | Dorylinae | Ooceraea | pusilla | Emery | New Guinea | |||||
Orectognathus chyzeri | Myrmicinae | Attini | Orectognathus | chyzeri | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi cabrerae | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Oxyopomyrmex | saulcyi | cabrerae | Forel | Synonym, see Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi | |||
Pheidole braueri | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | braueri | Forel | Seychelles | ||||
Pheidole crassinoda ruspolii | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | crassinoda | ruspolii | Emery | Ethiopia | |||
Pheidole ensifera | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | ensifera | Forel | Madagascar | ||||
Pheidole manteroi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | manteroi | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Pheidole purpurascens | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | purpurascens | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Pheidole rhombinoda micantiventris | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | rhombinoda | micantiventris | Mayr | Synonym, see Pheidole nodus | |||
Pheidole tetracantha | Myrmicinae | Attini | Pheidole | tetracantha | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Podomyrma gastralis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Podomyrma | gastralis | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Podomyrma ruficeps dohertyi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Podomyrma | ruficeps | dohertyi | Emery | Indonesia | |||
Podomyrma silvicola bicolor | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Podomyrma | silvicola | bicolor | Emery | New Guinea | |||
Polyrhachis aurea depilis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | aurea | depilis | Emery | Synonym, see Polyrhachis pallescens | |||
Polyrhachis coerulescens | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | coerulescens | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis constricta | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | constricta | Emery | Australia | ||||
Polyrhachis costulata | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | costulata | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis creusa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | creusa | Emery | Australia | ||||
Polyrhachis esuriens | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | esuriens | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis eurynota | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | eurynota | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis lachesis | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | lachesis | Forel | Australia | ||||
Polyrhachis lachesis maeandrifera | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | lachesis | maeandrifera | Emery | Synonym, see Polyrhachis paxilla | |||
Polyrhachis limbata | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | limbata | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis litigiosa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | litigiosa | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis loriai | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | loriai | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis medusa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | medusa | Forel | Tanzania | ||||
Polyrhachis melpomene | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | melpomene | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis nigripes | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | nigripes | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis obtusa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | obtusa | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis procera | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | procera | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis subcyanea | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | subcyanea | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Polyrhachis villosa | Formicinae | Camponotini | Polyrhachis | villosa | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Prionopelta majuscula | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Prionopelta | majuscula | Emery | Synonym, see Prionopelta nominata | ||||
Prionopelta opaca | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Prionopelta | opaca | Emery | Southeast Asia | ||||
Pristomyrmex coggii | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | coggii | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Pristomyrmex levigatus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | levigatus | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Pristomyrmex lucidus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | lucidus | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Pristomyrmex quadridens | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | quadridens | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Proceratium lombokense | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | lombokense | Emery | Indonesia | ||||
Proceratium papuanum | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | papuanum | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Pseudolasius tenuicornis | Formicinae | Lasiini | Pseudolasius | tenuicornis | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Pseudoneoponera obesa | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Pseudoneoponera | obesa | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Pseudoneoponera porcata | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Pseudoneoponera | porcata | Emery | Australia | ||||
Rhytidoponera subcyanea | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Rhytidoponera | subcyanea | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Rogeria stigmatica | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Rogeria | stigmatica | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Romblonella scrobifera | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Romblonella | scrobifera | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Sima sahlbergii spuria | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | sahlbergii | spuria | Forel | Synonym, see Tetraponera sahlbergii | ||||
Stenamma petiolatum | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Stenamma | petiolatum | Emery | Italy | ||||
Strongylognathus caeciliae | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Strongylognathus | caeciliae | Forel | Spain | ||||
Strumigenys biroi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | biroi | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys chyzeri | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | chyzeri | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys dohertyi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | dohertyi | Emery | Myanmar | ||||
Strumigenys eurycera | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | eurycera | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys frivaldszkyi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | frivaldszkyi | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys horvathi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | horvathi | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys loriae | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | loriae | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys mayri | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | mayri | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys mocsaryi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | mocsaryi | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys szalayi | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | szalayi | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Strumigenys wallacei | Myrmicinae | Attini | Strumigenys | wallacei | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Technomyrmex madecassus | Dolichoderinae | Technomyrmex | madecassus | Forel | Madagascar | |||||
Tetramorium curvispinosum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | curvispinosum | Mayr | Sri Lanka | ||||
Tetramorium fulviceps | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | fulviceps | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Tetramorium melleum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | melleum | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Tetramorium ornatum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | ornatum | Emery | Papua New Guinea | ||||
Tetramorium politum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | politum | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Tetramorium pulchellum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | pulchellum | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Tetramorium validiusculum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | validiusculum | Emery | Australia | ||||
Tetraponera fictrix | Pseudomyrmecinae | Tetraponera | fictrix | Forel | Madagascar | |||||
Trichomyrmex emeryi laevior | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Trichomyrmex | emeryi | laevior | Mayr | Sri Lanka | |||
Vollenhovia brevicornis Emery | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vollenhovia | brevicornis | Emery | Homonym, see Vollenhovia brachycera | ||||
Vollenhovia simoides | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Vollenhovia | simoides | Emery | New Guinea | ||||
Xiphomyrmex costatus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | costatus | Emery | Synonym, see Tetramorium carinatum | ||||
Xiphomyrmex costatus deficiens | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | costatus | deficiens | Emery | Synonym, see Tetramorium carinatum | |||
Xiphomyrmex costatus flavescens | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | costatus | flavescens | Emery | Synonym, see Tetramorium carinatum | |||
Zasphinctus cribratus | Dorylinae | Zasphinctus | cribratus | Emery | New Guinea |