The following is a thusfar incomplete list of worldwide ant genera. Those which are no longer considered current nomenclature are marked with an asterisk ( * ).
A
- Acamatus
- Acanthognathus
- Acanthomyops
- Acanthosticus
- Acromyrmex
- Adetomyrma
- Amblyteles
- Anergates
- Anochetus
- Aphaenogaster
- Atta
- Azteca
B
- Brachymyrmex
- Bothriomyrmex
C
- Camponotus
- Cardiocondyla
- Carebara
- Cheliomyrmex
- Colobopsis
- Cremastogaster
- Cryptocerus
D
- Daceton
- Diacamma
- Dinoponera
- Diplomorium
- Dolichoderus
- Donisthorpea *
- Dorymyrmex
- Dorylus
E
- Eciton
- Ectatomma
- Ephebomyrmex
- Epoecus
- Epipheidole
- Erebomyrma
- Euponera
F
G
H
- Harpagoxenus
- Harpegnathus
- Holcoponera
- Hypoclinea
- Hypoponera
I
J
K
L
- Lasius
- Leptogenys
- Leptomyrmex
- Leptothorax
- Linepithema
- Liometopum
- Lobopelta
M
- Macromischa
- Messor
- Monomorium
- Myrmecia
- Myrmecina
- Myrmecocystus
- Myrmica
- Mystrium
N
O
P
- Pachycondyla
- Paraponera
- Parasyscia
- Paratrechina
- Pheidole
- Plagiolepis
- Platythyrea
- Pogonomyrmex
- Polyergus
- Ponera
- Prenolepis
- Proceratium
- Pseudomyrma
- Pheidologeton
Q
R
S
- Solenopsis
- Stenamma
- Stigmatomma
- Strumigenys
- Sympheidole
- Sysphincta
T
- Tapinoma
- Technomyrmex
- Tetramorium
- Tetraogmus
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Genera are often named after famous myrmecologists - e.g. Donisthorpea was named to honour Horace Donisthorpe, Forelius for Auguste Forel, Janetia for Charles Janet, Wheeleriella for William M. Wheeler. See list of notable myrmecologists for a compilation of these people.
