Tribe Crematogastrini Forel, 1893

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• Cremastogastrii Forel, 1893.

  Type genus:

   Crematogaster Lund, 1831.

Introduction

A genus level phylogeny by Blaimer et al. (2018) supports the recognition of 10 genus-group lineages (in bold the genera present in Australia). The genus Peronomyrmex Viehmeyer was not included in the analysis.

1) Formicoxenus genus-group: Vombisidris Bolton, Gauromyrmex Menozzi, Harpagoxenus Forel, Leptothorax Mayr, Formicoxenus Mayr, and Temnothorax Mayr.

2) Paratopula genus-group: Paratopula Wheeler, Poecilomyrma Mann, Rotastruma Bolton and Romblonella Wheeler.

3) Lordomyrma genus-group: Lordomyrma sensu lato, including Lordomyrma, Lasiomyrma, Propodilobus Branstetter, and Ancyridris Wheeler.

4) Myrmecina genus-group: Myrmecina Curtis, Acanthomyrmex Emery, Pristomyrmex Mayr, Perissomyrmex Smith, and Dilobocondyla Santschi.

5) Mayriella genus-group: Kartidris Bolton, Mayriella Forel, Tetheamyrma Bolton, Proatta Forel, and Dacatria Rigato.

6) Crematogaster genus-group: Crematogaster Lund and Metapone Smith.

7) Podomyrma genus-group: Lophomyrmex Emery, Adlerzia Forel, Recurvidris Bolton, Stereomyrmex Emery, Trichomyrmex Mayr, Eutetramorium Emery, Royidris Bolton & Fisher, Malagidris Bolton & Fisher, Vitsika Bolton & Fisher, Liomyrmex Mayr, Metapone Forel, Huberia Forel, and Podomyrma Smith.

8) Vollenhovia genus-group: Vollenhovia Mayr, Indomyrma Brown, Dacetinops Brown & Wilson, and Aretidris General.

9) Carebara genus-group: Diplomorium Mayr, Carebara Westwood, Dicroaspis Emery, Cyphoidris Weber, Tetramorium Mayr, Rhopalomastix Forel, and Melissotarsus Emery.

10) Cataulacus genus-group: Cardiocondyla, Ocymyrmex, Nesomyrmex Wheeler, Terataner Forel, Atopomyrmex André, Xenomyrmex Forel, and Cataulacus Smith.

General References

Blaimer, B.B., Ward, P.S., Schultz, T.R., Fisher, B.L. & Brady, S.G. 2018. Paleotropical Diversification Dominates the Evolution of the Hyperdiverse Ant Tribe Crematogastrini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity 2(5): 1–14

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