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Taxa Described in 1981
The following 5 genera were described in 1981 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Author | Type Species | Fossil | Fossil Age | Species Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baracidris | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Bolton | Baracidris meketra | 3 | |||
| Camponotites Dlussky | Formicinae | Camponotini | Dlussky | Camponotites macropterus, now Oecophylla macroptera | Synonym, see Oecophylla | |||
| Kotshkorkia | Dolichoderinae | Dlussky | Kotshkorkia laticeps | Yes | Middle Miocene Chon-Tyz mine, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan | 1 | ||
| Paraphaenogaster | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Dlussky | Paraphaenogaster microphthalmus, now Paraphaenogaster microphthalma | Yes | 34–5.3 Ma Priabonian, Late Eocene to Messinian, Late Miocene | 23 | |
| Protamblyopone Dlussky | Amblyoponinae | Dlussky | Protamblyopone inversa, now Casaleia inversa | Homonym, see Casaleia |
The following 48 species/subspecies were described in 1981 (see all years)
| Taxon Name | Subfamily | Tribe | Genus | Species | Subspecies | Author | Type Locality Country | Fossil | Fossil Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aphaenogaster cardenai | Myrmicinae | Attini | Aphaenogaster | cardenai | Espadaler | Spain | ||||
| Baracidris meketra | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Baracidris | meketra | Bolton | Nigeria | ||||
| Baracidris sitra | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Baracidris | sitra | Bolton | Gabon | ||||
| Calyptomyrmex barak | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Calyptomyrmex | barak | Bolton | Ghana | ||||
| Calyptomyrmex duhun | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Calyptomyrmex | duhun | Bolton | Uganda | ||||
| Calyptomyrmex kaurus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Calyptomyrmex | kaurus | Bolton | Ghana | ||||
| Calyptomyrmex nedjem | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Calyptomyrmex | nedjem | Bolton | Zimbabwe | ||||
| Calyptomyrmex rennefer | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Calyptomyrmex | rennefer | Bolton | Democratic Republic of Congo | ||||
| Calyptomyrmex shasu | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Calyptomyrmex | shasu | Bolton | Burundi | ||||
| Calyptomyrmex tensus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Calyptomyrmex | tensus | Bolton | Uganda | ||||
| Casaleia inversa | Amblyoponinae | Amblyoponini | Casaleia | inversa | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Chon-Tyz mine, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan | |||
| Cataglyphis sabulosa | Formicinae | Formicini | Cataglyphis | sabulosa | Kugler, J. | Israel | ||||
| Crematogaster laestrygon canariensis | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Crematogaster | laestrygon | canariensis | Barquin | Canary Islands | |||
| Cyphoidris exalta | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Cyphoidris | exalta | Bolton | Cameroun | ||||
| Cyphoidris parissa | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Cyphoidris | parissa | Bolton | Liberia | ||||
| Cyphoidris werneri | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Cyphoidris | werneri | Bolton | Rwanda | ||||
| Kotshkorkia laticeps | Dolichoderinae | Kotshkorkia | laticeps | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Chon-Tyz mine, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan | ||||
| Lasius vetulus | Formicinae | Lasiini | Lasius | vetulus | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Vishnevaya Balka Creek, Stavropol, Russian Federation | |||
| Meranoplus sthenus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Meranoplus | sthenus | Bolton | Zimbabwe | ||||
| Messor alexandri | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | alexandri | Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. | Syria | ||||
| Messor minor maurus | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | minor | maurus | Barquin | Canary Islands | |||
| Messor nahali | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Messor | nahali | Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. | Syria | ||||
| Monomorium inquilinum | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | inquilinum | DuBois | Mexico | ||||
| Monomorium talbotae | Myrmicinae | Solenopsidini | Monomorium | talbotae | DuBois | United States | ||||
| Myrmica quebecensis | Myrmicinae | Myrmicini | Myrmica | quebecensis | Francoeur | Canada | ||||
| Ocymyrmex ankhu | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Ocymyrmex | ankhu | Bolton | Angola | ||||
| Ocymyrmex cursor | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Ocymyrmex | cursor | Bolton | Angola | ||||
| Ocymyrmex phraxus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Ocymyrmex | phraxus | Bolton | Tanzania | ||||
| Ocymyrmex shushan | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Ocymyrmex | shushan | Bolton | Namibia | ||||
| Ocymyrmex sobek | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Ocymyrmex | sobek | Bolton | Botswana | ||||
| Ocymyrmex sphinx | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Ocymyrmex | sphinx | Bolton | Botswana | ||||
| Ocymyrmex zekhem | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Ocymyrmex | zekhem | Bolton | Namibia | ||||
| Oecophylla macroptera | Formicinae | Oecophylla | macroptera | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Vishnevaya Balka Creek, Stavropol, Russian Federation | ||||
| Paraphaenogaster microphthalma | Myrmicinae | Stenammini | Paraphaenogaster | microphthalma | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Vishnevaya Balka Creek, Stavropol, Russian Federation | |||
| Plagiolepis hoggarensis | Formicinae | Plagiolepidini | Plagiolepis | hoggarensis | Bernard | Algeria | ||||
| Ponerites taurica | Ponerinae | Ponerini | Ponerites | taurica | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Malyi Kamyshlak, Kerch, Crimea, Russian Federation | |||
| Pristomyrmex trogor | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Pristomyrmex | trogor | Bolton | Democratic Republic of Congo | ||||
| Proceratium coecum | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | coecum | Terron | Homonym, see Proceratium terroni | ||||
| Proceratium deelemani | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | deelemani | Perrault | Borneo | ||||
| Proceratium lunatum | Proceratiinae | Proceratiini | Proceratium | lunatum | Terron | Cameroun | ||||
| Rhytidoponera kirghizorum | Ectatomminae | Ectatommini | Rhytidoponera | kirghizorum | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Chon-Tyz mine, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan | |||
| Rossomyrmex minuchae | Formicinae | Formicini | Rossomyrmex | minuchae | Tinaut | Spain | ||||
| Taphopone karaganensis | Ponerinae | Taphopone | karaganensis | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Vishnevaya Balka Creek, Stavropol, Russian Federation | ||||
| Taphopone stauropolitana | Ponerinae | Taphopone | stauropolitana | Dlussky | Yes | Middle Miocene Vishnevaya Balka Creek, Stavropol, Russian Federation | ||||
| Terataner velatus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Terataner | velatus | Bolton | Ghana | ||||
| Terataner xaltus | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Terataner | xaltus | Bolton | Madagascar | ||||
| Tetramorium barryi | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | barryi | Mathew | India | ||||
| Tetramorium semilaeve fortunatarum | Myrmicinae | Crematogastrini | Tetramorium | semilaeve | fortunatarum | Barquin Diez | Spain |