Mongolia

Mongolia
Location
Region	Asia
Subregion	Eastern Asia
BioRegion	Palaearctic Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	3
Genera	17
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	80
Endemic Species	7
% Endemic Species	8.8%
Introduced Species	0

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Mongolia. Unidentified and undescribed species will be added to this list as identifications are verified and taxonomic revisions are published. This species list is based upon the effort of many ant collectors as well as myrmecologists who have published on the taxonomy of Mongolian ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Mongolian Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Camponotus

• Camponotus aterrimus Emery, 1895
• Camponotus herculeanus sachalinensis Forel, 1904
• Camponotus japonicus Mayr, 1866
• Camponotus saxatilis Ruzsky, 1895
• Camponotus tashcumiri Tarbinsky, 1976
• Camponotus turkestanus André, 1882

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1902
• Cardiocondyla rolandi Seifert, 2023

Cataglyphis

• Cataglyphis aenescens (Nylander, 1849)

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877

Dolichoderus

• Dolichoderus sibiricus Emery, 1889

Formica

• Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1995
• Formica adelungi Forel, 1904 [male only]
• Formica brunneonitida Dlussky, 1964
• Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
• Formica clara Forel, 1886
• Formica clarissima Emery, 1925
• Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
• Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846
• Formica forsslundi Lohmander, 1949
• Formica japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
• Formica kozlovi Dlussky, 1965
• Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917
• Formica longiceps Dlussky, 1964
• Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
• Formica manchu Wheeler, W.M., 1929
• Formica pisarskii Dlussky, 1964
• Formica pratensis Ruzsky, 1895
• Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846
• Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798
• Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804
• Formica uralensis Ruzsky, 1895

Harpagoxenus

• Harpagoxenus zaisanicus Pisarski, 1963

Lasius

• Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)
• Lasius distinguendus (Emery, 1916)
• Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1781)
• Lasius fuji Radchenko, 2005
• Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lasius obscuratus Stitz, 1930
• Lasius przewalskii Ruzsky, 1915
• Lasius reginae Faber, 1967

Leptothorax

• Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)
• Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)

Messor

• Messor aciculatus Smith, F., 1874
• Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905
• Messor excursionis alaschanicus Ruzsky, 1915

Myrmica

• Myrmica angulinodis Ruzsky, 1905
• Myrmica arnoldii Dlussky, 1963
• Myrmica commarginata Ruzsky, 1905
• Myrmica divergens Karavaiev, 1931
• Myrmica eidmanni Menozzi, 1930
• Myrmica forcipata Karavaiev, 1931
• Myrmica kamtschatica Kupyanskaya, 1986
• Myrmica kasczenkoi Ruzsky, 1905
• Myrmica kirghisorum Arnol'di, 1976
• Myrmica koreana Elmes, Radchenko & Kim, 2001
• Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
• Myrmica pisarskii Radchenko, 1994
• Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846
• Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846
• Myrmica transsibirica Radchenko, 1994

Plagiolepis

• Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889

Polyergus

• Polyergus nigerrimus Marikovsky, 1963

Proformica

• Proformica buddhaensis Ruzsky,, 1915
• Proformica coriacea Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927
• Proformica jacoti (Wheeler, W.M., 1923)
• Proformica kaszabi' Dlussky, 1969
• Proformica mongolica (Emery, 1901)

Tapinoma

• Tapinoma orthocephalum Stitz, 1934
• Tapinoma sinense Emery, 1925

Temnothorax

• Temnothorax kaszabi Pisarski, 1969
• Temnothorax melleus Forel, 1904
• Temnothorax mongolicus Pisarski, 1969
• Temnothorax nassonovi (Ruzsky, 1895)
• Temnothorax serviculus (Ruzsky, 1902)

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium armatum Santschi, 1927
• Tetramorium concaviceps Bursakov, 1984
• Tetramorium inerme Mayr, 1877
• Tetramorium tsushimae Emery, 1925

References

• Aibek, U. & Yamane, S. 2010. Discovery of the subgenus Austrolasius and Dendrolasius of the ant genus Lasius (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Mongolia. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 16: 197-202.
• Bayartogtokh, B.; Aibek, U.; Yamane, S.; Pfeiffer, M. 2014. Diversity and biogeography of ants in Mongolia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Asian Myrmecology 6:63-82. [2014-06]
• Pfeiffer, M.; Schultz, R.; Radchenko, A.; Yamane, S.; Woyciechowski, M.; Aibek, U.; Seifert, B. 2007. A critical checklist of the ants of Mongolia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 55:1-8. [2007-01]
• Yamane, S.; Aibek, U. 2012. Distribution of Myrmica species in Mongolia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 18:171-185.