Dorylinae Explained

Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady et al. (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) under Dorylinae, while Borowiec (2016) reviewed and revised the genera, resurrecting many genera which had previously been merged.^[1] Dorylinae genera are suggested to have evolved sometime between, subsequently undergoing rapid adaptive radiation events during their early history.^[2]

Genera

• Acanthostichus Mayr, 1887
• Aenictogiton Emery, 1901
• Aenictus Shuckard, 1840
• Cerapachys Smith, 1857
• Cheliomyrmex Mayr, 1870
• Chrysapace Crawley, 1924
• Cylindromyrmex Mayr, 1870
• Dorylus Fabricius, 1793
• Eburopone Borowiec, 2016
• Eciton Latreille, 1804
• Eusphinctus Emery, 1893
• Labidus Jurine, 1807
• Leptanilloides Mann, 1923
• Lioponera Mayr, 1879
• Lividopone Bolton & Fisher, 2016
• Neivamyrmex Borgmeier, 1940
• Neocerapachys Borowiec, 2016
• Nomamyrmex Borgmeier, 1936
• Ooceraea Roger, 1862
• Parasyscia Emery, 1882
• †Procerapachys Wheeler, 1915
• Simopone Forel, 1891
• Sphinctomyrmex Mayr, 1866
• Syscia Roger, 1861
• Tanipone Bolton & Fisher, 2012
• Vicinopone Bolton & Fisher, 2012
• Yunodorylus Xu, 2000
• Zasphinctus Wheeler, 1918

Notes and References

1. Borowiec. M.. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys. 2016. 608. 1–280. 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427. 27559303. 4982377. free. 2016ZooK..608....1B .
2. Brady . Seán G . Fisher . Brian L . Schultz . Ted R . Ward . Philip S . 2014 . The rise of army ants and their relatives: diversification of specialized predatory doryline ants . BMC Evolutionary Biology . 14 . 1 . 2–14 . 10.1186/1471-2148-14-93 . 24886136 . 4021219 . free . 2014BMCEE..14...93B .