Formicidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Formicidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Hymenoptera – the ants.
Usage notes
- Previously placed in the superfamily Formicoidea, within Apocrita.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order, Apocrita - suborder; Vespoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
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- †Armaniinae, †Brownimeciinae, †Formiciinae, †Paleosminthurinae, †Sphecomyrminae (extinct subfamilies)
Further reading
Ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Formicidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Formicidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
