Table 1: Honey ants of the world: comparitive taxonomy and range of ants that develop highly engorged repletes.
Genus:
Species:
Subfamily (Tribe):
Range/Region:
Reference:
Myrmecocystus spp.
28
 Formicinae (Formicini) Western US, Mexico Snelling (1976, 1982)
Camponotus inflatus
1
 Formicinae (Camponotini) Central Australia Conway (1991)
Melophorus spp.
2
 Formicinae (Melphorini) Central Australia Hölldobler and Wilson (1990)
Plagiolepsis trimineni
1
 Formicinae (Plagiolepidina) Natal, South Africa Hölldobler and Wilson (1990)
Leptomyrmex spp.
few
 Dolichoderinae (Leptomyrmecini) Australia, New Guinea Hölldobler and Wilson (1990)
Totals:
5 genera
34+spp.
2 subfamilies (5 tribes)
3 continents
Table 2: Taxonomy of the genus Mymemcocystus showing three subgenera and sister-species' groups (Snelling 1976).
Bullet-pointed species were successfully established and maintained as captive colonies by reference(s).
Subgenus Myrmecocystus—Nocturnally active, very large to large major workers/repletes, little or no pigmentation,
large compound eyes, and reduced or no ocelli (simple eyes):
•mexicanus Morgan (1991), Hölldobler (pers. comm.), Prchal (pers. comm.), Mendez (pers. comm.)
•navaho Hölldobler and Wilson (1990), Prchal (pers. comm.)
•testaceus Snelling (1976)
other species = ewarti, pyramicus, melanoticus
Subgenus Endiodoctes—Diurnally active, large to medium-sized major workers/repletes, bi-colored and darkly pigmented,
small compound eyes, and well-developed ocelli:
•mendax Morgan (1991), Prchal (pers. comm.), Mendez (pers. comm.), Erwin (pers. comm.)
•placodops Hölldobler and Wilson (1990), Prchal (pers. comm.)
•depilis Hölldobler and Wilson (1990)
•mimicus Hölldobler (1981), Hölldobler and Wilson (1990), Mendez (pers. comm.), Weissmann (pers. comm.)
•kennedyi Snelling (1976)
other species = melliger, intonsus, semirufus, romainei, flaviceps, nequazcatl, wheeleri, kathjuli koso
Subgenus Eremnocystus—Diurnally active, small major workers/repletes, uniformly colored and darkly pigmented,
small compound eyes and ocelli well-developed:
•chreigtoni Snelling (1976)
other species = lugubris, perimeces, yuma, hammettensis, colei, tenuinodis