Small ants, usually less than 4 mm (rarely more than 10 mm). Platband protrudes back into the middle part of the head, two-lobed. The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of two segments: the petiolus and postpetiolus (the latter is clearly separated from the abdomen), the sting is developed, pupae are naked (without cocoon). Among the representatives of many well-known and dangerous invasive species: house ant ( Monomorium pharaonis ), red fire ant ( Solenopsis invicta ) and others [2] .
About 20 genera and about 600 species (including about 300 species from the genus Monomorium and 200 from the genus Solenopsis Westwood, 1840 ). Composed of the tribes Solenopsidini , Pheidologetonini and Megalomyrmecini Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988 . Close to the tribes Adelomyrmecini Fernández, 2004 , Myrmicariini Forel, 1893 , Stegomyrmecini Wheeler, 1922 , which are sometimes combined with it [3] [1] .
- Genus Adlerzia Forel, 1902
- Genus Afroxyidris Belshaw et Bolton, 1994
- Genus Allomerus Mayr, 1878
- Genus Anillomyrma Emery, 1913 [4] [5]
- Genus Bondroitia Forel, 1911
- Genus Carebara Westwood, 1840
- Genus Carebarella Emery, 1906 ( Carebarella alvarengai )
- Genus Diplomorium Mayr, 1901
- Genus Dolopomyrmex Cover & Deyrup, 2007 (1 species)
- Dolopomyrmex pilatus Cover & Deyrup, 2007
- Genus Epelysidris Bolton, 1987
- Genus Erromyrma Bolton & Fisher, 2016
- Genus Formosimyrma Terayama, 2009 (1 species)
- Formosimyrma lanyuensis Terayama, 2009
- Genus Machomyrma Forel, 1895
- Genus Mayriella ( Mayriella ebbei )
- Genus Megalomyrmex Forel, 1885
- Genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855
- Genus Nothidris Ettershank, 1966
- Genus Oligomyrmex Mayr, 1867
- Genus Oxyepoecus Santschi, 1926
- Genus Paedalgus Forel, 1911
- Genus Phacota Roger, 1862
- Genus Pheidologeton Mayr, 1862
- Genus Solenopsis Westwood, 1840
- Genus Tranopelta Mayr, 1866
- Genus Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865
- = Equestrimessor Santschi, 1919
- = Holcomyrmex Mayr, 1879
- = Parholcomyrmex Emery, 1915
- Genus Tropidomyrmex Silva, Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2009 (1 species)
- Tropidomyrmex elianae Silva, Feitosa, Brandão & Diniz, 2009
Fossil species Hypopomyrmex bombiccii and Oxyidris antillana are also referred to as tribe incertae sedis . Attempts to divide this tribe into groups led to the following classification:
- Carebara genus group: Adlerzia - Afroxyidris - Carebara - Machomyrma - Mayriella - Oligomyrmex - Paedalgus - Pheidologeton - Tranopelta
- Solenopsis genus group: Allomerus - Anillomyrma - Bondroitia - Carebarella - Diplomorium - Megalomyrmex - Monomorium - Oxyepoecus - Solenopsis
- incertae sedis : † Hypopomyrmex - † Oxyidris -? Diaphoromyrma -? Tropidomyrmex
