List of ant subfamilies

Clades

stem ants
- †Armaniinae
- †Sphecomyrminae
poneroids
formicoids
- dorylomorphs
  - Dorylinae
- myrmeciomorphs
  - Myrmeciinae
  - Pseudomyrmecinae
- dolichoderomorphs
  - Aneuretinae
  - Dolichoderinae
- ectaheteromorphs
  - Ectatomminae
  - Heteroponerinae
- †Formiciinae
- Formicinae
- Myrmicinae
Leptanillinae
Martialinae

Extinct taxa are indicated by a †

Source: Ward (2007),
Kück et al. (2011),
Brady et al. (2014)

Ants (family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera) are the most species-rich of all social insects, with more than 12,000 described species and many others awaiting description.^[1] Formicidae is divided into 21 subfamilies, of which 17 contain extant taxa, while four are exclusively fossil.^[2] Ants have come to occupy virtually all major terrestrial habitats, with the exception of tundra and cold ever-wet forests. They display a wide range of social behaviors, foraging habits and associations with other organisms, which has generated scientific and public interest.^[1]

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