Taxa Described in 2004

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The following 6 genera were described in 2004 (see all years)

Taxon Name Subfamily Tribe Author Type Species Fossil Fossil Age Species Count Notes
Afromyrma Myrmicinae Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn Afromyrma petrosa Yes Turonian, Late Cretaceous
Orapa kimberlitic deposits, Botswana
1
Afropone Ponerinae Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn Afropone oculata Yes Turonian, Late Cretaceous
Orapa kimberlitic deposits, Botswana
2
Cryptomyrmex Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Fernández Adelomyrmex longinodus, now Cryptomyrmex longinodus 2
Gerontoformica Sphecomyrminae Sphecomyrmini Nel & Perrault Gerontoformica cretacica Yes 100–98 Ma Late Albian to Early Cenomanian, Cretaceous to Early Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous 13
Nebothriomyrmex Dolichoderinae Leptomyrmecini Dubovikov Nebothriomyrmex majeri 1
Orapia Sphecomyrminae Sphecomyrmini Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn Orapia rayneri Yes Turonian, Late Cretaceous
Orapa kimberlitic deposits, Botswana
2

The following 108 species/subspecies were described in 2004 (see all years)

Taxon Name Subfamily Tribe Genus Species Subspecies Author Type Locality Country Fossil Fossil Age Notes
Acanthostichus longinodis Dorylinae Acanthostichus longinodis Mackay, W.P. Paraguay
Acropyga ayanganna Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga ayanganna LaPolla Guyana
Acropyga gelasis Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga gelasis LaPolla Indonesia
Acropyga hirsutula Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga hirsutula LaPolla Peru
Acropyga hystrix Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga hystrix LaPolla Borneo
Acropyga keira Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga keira LaPolla Costa Rica
Acropyga palaga Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga palaga LaPolla Costa Rica
Acropyga romeo Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga romeo LaPolla Guyana
Acropyga stenotes Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga stenotes LaPolla Guyana
Acropyga tricuspis Formicinae Plagiolepidini Acropyga tricuspis LaPolla Brazil
Afromyrma petrosa Myrmicinae Afromyrma petrosa Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn Yes Turonian, Late Cretaceous
Orapa kimberlitic deposits, Botswana
Afropone oculata Ponerinae Afropone oculata Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn Yes Turonian, Late Cretaceous
Orapa kimberlitic deposits, Botswana
Afropone orapa Ponerinae Afropone orapa Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn Yes Turonian, Late Cretaceous
Orapa kimberlitic deposits, Botswana
Bothriomyrmex paradoxus Dolichoderinae Bothriomyrmex paradoxus Dubovikoff & Longino Costa Rica
Camponotus enigmaticus Formicinae Camponotini Camponotus enigmaticus Mackay, W.P., Mackay, M. & Mackay, E.E. Nicaragua
Camponotus husseini Formicinae Camponotini Camponotus husseini Dietrich Jordan
Carebara angulata Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara angulata Fernández Colombia
Carebara audita Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara audita Fernández Colombia
Carebara brasiliana Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara brasiliana Fernández Brazil
Carebara brevipilosa Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara brevipilosa Fernández Colombia
Carebara coeca Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara coeca Fernández Brazil
Carebara elongata Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara elongata Fernández Colombia
Carebara globularia Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara globularia Fernández Colombia
Carebara inca Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara inca Fernández Peru
Carebara incierta Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara incierta Fernández Brazil
Carebara intermedia Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara intermedia Fernández Belize
Carebara kofana Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara kofana Fernández Colombia
Carebara majeri Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara majeri Fernández Brazil
Carebara minuta Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara minuta Fernández Brazil
Carebara nuda Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara nuda Fernández Brazil
Carebara paya Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara paya Fernández Colombia
Carebara pilosa Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara pilosa Fernández Brazil
Carebara reina Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara reina Fernández Colombia
Carebara reticulata Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara reticulata Fernández Colombia
Carebara semistriata Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara semistriata Fernández Synonym, see Carebara reina
Carebara striata Fernández Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara striata Fernández Homonym, see Carebara arabara
Carebara tenua Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Carebara tenua Fernández Brazil
Cataulacus plebeius Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Cataulacus plebeius De Andrade & Baroni Urbani Yes Miocene Borneo amber
Colobopsis markli Formicinae Camponotini Colobopsis markli Dumpert Thailand
Discothyrea sringerensis Proceratiinae Proceratiini Discothyrea sringerensis Zacharias & Rajan India
Eurhopalothrix depressa Myrmicinae Attini Eurhopalothrix depressa Ketterl, Verhaag & Dietz Brazil
Gerontoformica cretacica Sphecomyrminae Sphecomyrmini Gerontoformica cretacica Nel & Perrault Yes Late Albian to Early Cenomanian, Cretaceous Charentese amber, Aquitaine Basin, France
Gesomyrmex tobiasi Formicinae Gesomyrmecini Gesomyrmex tobiasi Dubovikoff Vietnam
Gnamptogenys flava Ectatomminae Ectatommini Gnamptogenys flava Pacheco, Mackay & Morgan Bolivia
Holcoponera atrata Ectatomminae Ectatommini Holcoponera atrata Lattke Indonesia
Holcoponera preciosa Ectatomminae Ectatommini Holcoponera preciosa Lattke Solomon Islands
Holcoponera sila Ectatomminae Ectatommini Holcoponera sila Lattke Borneo
Holcoponera solomonensis Ectatomminae Ectatommini Holcoponera solomonensis Lattke Solomon Islands
Leptogenys josephi Ponerinae Ponerini Leptogenys josephi Mackay, W.P. & Mackay, E.E. Costa Rica
Monomorium nimihil Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Monomorium nimihil Collingwood Yemen
Myrmica tobiasi Myrmicinae Myrmicini Myrmica tobiasi Radchenko & Elmes Synonym, see Myrmica salina
Nebothriomyrmex majeri Dolichoderinae Leptomyrmecini Nebothriomyrmex majeri Dubovikoff Australia
Odontomachus relictus Ponerinae Ponerini Odontomachus relictus Deyrup & Cover United States
Orapia minor Sphecomyrminae Sphecomyrmini Orapia minor Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn Yes Turonian, Late Cretaceous
Orapa kimberlitic deposits, Botswana
Orapia rayneri Sphecomyrminae Sphecomyrmini Orapia rayneri Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn Yes Turonian, Late Cretaceous
Orapa kimberlitic deposits, Botswana
Oxyepoecus browni Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Oxyepoecus browni Albuquerque & Brandão Brazil
Oxyepoecus ephippiatus Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Oxyepoecus ephippiatus Albuquerque & Brandão Brazil
Oxyepoecus kempfi Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Oxyepoecus kempfi Albuquerque & Brandão Brazil
Oxyepoecus longicephalus Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Oxyepoecus longicephalus Albuquerque & Brandão Brazil
Oxyepoecus quadratus Myrmicinae Solenopsidini Oxyepoecus quadratus Albuquerque & Brandão Brazil
Perissomyrmex fissus Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Perissomyrmex fissus Xu, Z. & Wang, W.-H. China
Pheidole bandata Myrmicinae Attini Pheidole bandata Bharti India
Platythyrea lenca Ponerinae Platythyreini Platythyrea lenca De Andrade Honduras
Platythyrea pumilio Ponerinae Platythyreini Platythyrea pumilio De Andrade Yes Burdigalian, Early Miocene Dominican amber, Dominican Republic
Pogonomyrmex humerotumidus Myrmicinae Pogonomyrmecini Pogonomyrmex humerotumidus Vásquez-Bolaños & Mackay Mexico
Polyrhachis narendrani Formicinae Camponotini Polyrhachis narendrani Karmaly India
Polyrhachis palaearctica Formicinae Camponotini Polyrhachis palaearctica Dietrich Jordan
Poneracantha enodis Ectatomminae Ectatommini Poneracantha enodis Lattke, Fernández & Palacio Colombia
Stictoponera biloba Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera biloba Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera bulbopila Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera bulbopila Lattke Philippines
Stictoponera delta Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera delta Lattke Malaysia
Stictoponera fistulosa Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera fistulosa Lattke Philippines
Stictoponera fontana Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera fontana Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera gabata Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera gabata Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera gastrodeia Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera gastrodeia Lattke Indonesia
Stictoponera helisa Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera helisa Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera hyalina Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera hyalina Lattke Singapore
Stictoponera lacunosa Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera lacunosa Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera leiolabia Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera leiolabia Lattke Malaysia
Stictoponera meghalaya Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera meghalaya Lattke India
Stictoponera niuguinensis Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera niuguinensis Lattke Papua New Guinea
Stictoponera ortostoma Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera ortostoma Lattke Singapore
Stictoponera palamala Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera palamala Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera paso Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera paso Lattke Malaysia
Stictoponera pertusa Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera pertusa Lattke Malaysia
Stictoponera polytreta Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera polytreta Lattke Malaysia
Stictoponera rugodens Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera rugodens Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera scalpta Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera scalpta Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera sichuanensis Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera sichuanensis Lattke China
Stictoponera toronates Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera toronates Lattke Borneo
Stictoponera treta Ectatomminae Ectatommini Stictoponera treta Lattke Borneo
Strumigenys ailaoshana Myrmicinae Attini Strumigenys ailaoshana Xu, Z. & Zhou China
Strumigenys nongba Myrmicinae Attini Strumigenys nongba Xu, Z. & Zhou China
Strumigenys yangi Myrmicinae Attini Strumigenys yangi Xu, Z. & Zhou China
Temnothorax cuneinodis Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Temnothorax cuneinodis Radchenko Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
Temnothorax hengshanensis Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Temnothorax hengshanensis Huang, Chen & Zhou China
Temnothorax michali Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Temnothorax michali Radchenko Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
Temnothorax palustris Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Temnothorax palustris Deyrup & Cover United States
Temnothorax pisarskii Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Temnothorax pisarskii Radchenko Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
Temnothorax xanthos Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Temnothorax xanthos Radchenko Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
Tetramorium argentirubrum Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Tetramorium argentirubrum Dietrich Jordan
Tetraponera amargina Pseudomyrmecinae Tetraponera amargina Xu, Z. & Chai China
Tetraponera concava Pseudomyrmecinae Tetraponera concava Xu, Z. & Chai China
Tetraponera convexa Pseudomyrmecinae Tetraponera convexa Xu, Z. & Chai China
Tetraponera furcata Pseudomyrmecinae Tetraponera furcata Xu, Z. & Chai China
Tetraponera protensa Pseudomyrmecinae Tetraponera protensa Xu, Z. & Chai China
Typhlomyrmex meire Ectatomminae Ectatommini Typhlomyrmex meire Lacau, Villemant & Delabie Brazil
Vombisidris humboldticola Myrmicinae Crematogastrini Vombisidris humboldticola Zacharias & Rajan India