Myrmecophaga Linnaeus 1758
Myrmecophaga Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 35.
Type Species: Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus 1758
Synonyms: Falcifer Rehn 1900; Myrmecopha Fisher von Waldheim 1803; Myrmecophagus Gray 1825 .
Species and subspecies: 1 species with 3 subspecies:
Species Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus 1758
Subspecies Myrmecophaga tridactyla subsp. tridactyla Linnaeus 1758
Subspecies Myrmecophaga tridactyla subsp. artata Osgood 1912
Subspecies Myrmecophaga tridactyla subsp. centralis Lyon 1906