(*NM) = Non-monophyletic
| # | Genus | Target species for sequencing | Subfamily | Distribution | # species | Most frequently collected species (# of specimens) | Most specimens from (# of specimens regardless of species) | Collection Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amblyopone | A. australis | Amblyoponinae | Distribution | 25 | A. (indet) (647) | Australia (1042) | |
| 2 | Mystrium | M. mysticum | Amblyoponinae | Distribution | 44 | 4617 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 3 | Azteca | A. ovaticeps | Dolichoderinae | Distribution | 107 | 3126 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 4 | Dolichoderus | D. quadripunctatus | Dolichoderinae | Distribution | 151 | 2520 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 5 | Tapinoma | T. sessile | Dolichoderinae | Distribution | 102 | 4911 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 6 | Dorylus | D. nigricans | Dorylinae | Distribution | 91 | D. (indet) (152) | Uganda (145) | |
| 7 | Neivamyrmex | N. nigrescens | Dorylinae | Distribution | 139 | N. sumichrasti (131) | Costa Rica (660) | |
| 8 | Ectatomma | E. ruidum | Ectatomminae | Distribution | 19 | E. ruidum (522) | Costa Rica (594) | |
| 9 | Lasius | L. neglectus | Formicinae | Distribution | 116 | 12129 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 10 | Plagiolepis | P. pygmaea | Formicinae | Distribution | 104 | 3217 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 11 | Formica | F. fusca | Formicinae | Distribution | 204 | 13415 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | Lotta Sundstöm, Heikki Helanterä (2017) |
| 12 | Polyrhachis | P. dives | Formicinae | Distribution | 650 | 2963 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | Guojie Zhang (2017) |
| 13 | Acropyga | A. acutiventris | Formicinae | Distribution | 67 | A. fuhrmanni (408) | Costa Rica (469) | |
| 14 | Polyergus | P. samurai | Formicinae | Distribution | 18 | P. breviceps (166) | United States (176) | Guojie Zhang (2017) |
| 15 | Oecophylla | O. smaragdina | Formicinae | Distribution | 19 | O. smaragdina (550) | Australia (334) | |
| 16 | Camponotus | C. japonicus | Formicinae | Distribution | 1582 | 37412 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | Guojie Zhang (2017) |
| 17 | Anoplolepis | A. gracilipes | Formicinae | Distribution | 16 | A. gracilipes (625) | Fiji (223) | |
| 18 | Myrmecocystus | M. mendax | Formicinae | Distribution | 37 | M. mexicanus (149) | United States (225) | Jürgen Gadau (2017) |
| 19 | Paratrechina | P. longicornis | Formicinae | Distribution | 18 | P. longicornis (1218) | Madagascar (374) | |
| 20 | Prenolepis | P. imparis | Formicinae | Distribution | 17 | P. imparis (324) | United States (201) | |
| 21 | Colobopsis | C. saundersi | Formicinae | Distribution | 61 | C. polynesica (549) | Fiji (1453) | |
| 22 | Leptanilla | one of the Iberian species (*NM) | Leptanillinae | Distribution | 59 | L. swani (106) | Australia (107) | |
| 23 | Myrmecia | M. gulosa | Myrmeciinae | Distribution | 96 | 4559 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 24 | Nothomyrmecia | N. macrops | Myrmeciinae | Distribution | 1 | N. macrops (25) | Australia (24) | |
| 25 | Crematogaster | C. ashmeadi | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 697 | 17744 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 26 | Tetramorium | T. caespitum (*NM) | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 976 | 20268 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 27 | Pheidole | P. pallidula | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 2021 | 77891 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 28 | Messor | M. barbarus | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 105 | M. ebeninus (65) | Greece (140) | |
| 29 | Myrmica | M. rubra | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 148 | 11615 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 30 | Strumigenys | S. biolleyi | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 1102 | 26446 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 31 | Aphaenogaster | A. subterranea (*NM) | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 177 | 4891 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 32 | Allomerus | A. decemarticulatus | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 5 | A. octoarticulatus (28) | Brazil (13) | |
| 33 | Daceton | D. armigerum | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 3 | D. armigerum (13) | Guyana (8) | |
| 34 | Manica | M. rubida | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 8 | M. mutica (79) | United States (209) | |
| 35 | Hypoponera | H. opacior | Ponerinae | Distribution | 406 | 16220 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 36 | Leptogenys | L. diminuta | Ponerinae | Distribution | 463 | 5475 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 37 | Platythyrea | P. punctata | Ponerinae | Distribution | 66 | 2215 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | Jürgen Heinze, Abel Bernadou (2017) |
| 38 | Pachycondyla | P. harpax | Ponerinae | Distribution | 67 | 3513 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 39 | Neoponera | N. villosa | Ponerinae | Distribution | 56 | 2425 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 40 | Tetraponera | T. punctulata | Pseudomyrmecinae | Distribution | 217 | 5437 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 41 | Paraponera | P. clavata | Paraponerinae | Distribution | 4 | P. clavata (307) | Costa Rica (188) | |
| 42 | Discothyrea | D. testacea | Proceratiinae | Distribution | 104 | 2677 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 43 | Heteroponera | H. panamensis | Heteroponerinae | Distribution | 19 | H. panamensis (214) | Costa Rica (177) | |
| 44 | Aneuretus | A. simoni | Aneuretinae | Distribution | 1 | A. simoni (15) | Sri Lanka (15) | |
| 45 | Tatuidris | T. tatusia | Agroecomyrmecinae | Distribution | 3 | T. tatusia (252) | Costa Rica (138) | |
| 46 | Anochetus | A. mayri | Ponerinae | Distribution | 188 | 5317 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 47 | Megaponera | M. analis | Ponerinae | Distribution | 4 | M. analis (36) | Uganda (11) | |
| 48 | Nesomyrmex | N. wilda | Myrmicinae | Distribution | 140 | 3533 specimens in antweb | over 2000 specimens in antweb | |
| 49 | Brachyponera | B. lutea | Ponerinae | Distribution | 15 | B. luteipes (243) | China (223) | |
| 50 | Liometopum | L. microcephalum | Dolichoderinae | Distribution | 9 | L. occidentale (623) | United States (762) | Jürgen Gadau (2017) |