The Formicinae are a subfamily within the Formicidae containing ants of moderate evolutionary development. Formicines retain some primitive features, such as the presence of cocoons around pupae, the presence of ocelli in workers, and little tendency toward reduction of palp or antennal segmentation in most species, except subterranean groups.

Oct 3, 2024 · Ward et al. (2016) - The ant subfamily Formicinae is a large and successful group, comprising about 3030 described species, distributed globally across a wide range of terrestrial environments (Brown 2000; Bolton 2003; AntCat 2015).

Formica is a genus of ants of the subfamily Formicinae, including species commonly known as wood ants, mound ants, thatching ants, and field ants. Formica is the type genus of the Formicidae, and of the subfamily Formicinae. [3] The type species of genus Formica is the European red wood ant Formica rufa. [1]

May 27, 2024 · Named for the ant genus Formica, this the classical Latin word for ant.

Mar 8, 2025 · Most species forage in warm, humid weather, diurnally in cooler and moister climates, mostly nocturnally in deserts. Ants retreat into the nest from cold or extreme, especially dry, heat. Prenolepis is exceptional in foraging mainly in the cooler months, even on warm days in winter. Winged reproductive castes are reared in spring or summer.

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Jan 10, 2022 · Here, we integrate morphology and molecular data to holistically address the evolution, classification, and identification of the ant genus Lasius, its tribe Lasiini, and their subfamily Formicinae.

Formicinae was the next most common subfamily of ants associated with carrion. 46 formicine species were observed at carrion in 26 studies. The subfamily Formicinae is another diverse, cosmopolitan group that includes about 3600 described species (Ward, 2010). These ants do not possess stingers, produce formic acid, and have acidipores.

Sep 26, 2013 · I am going to try to present you how to distinguish between some close related genus of the ants in Formicinae subfamily. Formicinae is subfamily of “modern” ants, there’s several genus in this subfamily, but most common are …

Feb 2, 2016 · The classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae is revised to reflect findings from a recent molecular phylogenetic study and complementary morphological investigations. The existing classification is maintained as far as possible, but some tribes and genera are redefined to ensure monophyly.