Argentina
Appearance
Argentina | |
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Location | |
Region | Americas |
Subregion | South America |
BioRegion | Neotropical Region |
Diversity | |
Subfamilies | 10 |
Genera | 91 |
Endemic Genera | 1 |
% Endemic Genera | 1.1% |
Species/Subspecies | 788 |
Endemic Species | 202 |
% Endemic Species | 25.6% |
Introduced Species | 1 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Argentina. 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 Argentinian ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Argentinian Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Acanthognathus
- Acanthognathus rudis Brown & Kempf, 1969
Acanthoponera
- Acanthoponera mucronata Roger, 1860
Acanthostichus
- Acanthostichus brevicornis Emery, 1894
- Acanthostichus femoralis Kusnezov, 1962
- Acanthostichus kirbyi Emery, 1895
- Acanthostichus laticornis Forel, 1908
- Acanthostichus longinodis Mackay, 2004
- Acanthostichus quadratus Emery, 1895
- Acanthostichus serratulus Smith, F., 1858
Acromyrmex
- Acromyrmex ambiguus Emery, 1888
- Acromyrmex aspersus Smith, F., 1858
- Acromyrmex balzani (Emery, 1890)
- Acromyrmex coronatus (Fabricius, 1804)
- Acromyrmex crassispinus Forel, 1909
- Acromyrmex disciger (Mayr, 1887)
- Acromyrmex evenkul Bolton, 1995
- Acromyrmex fracticornis Forel, 1909
- Acromyrmex heyeri Forel, 1899
- Acromyrmex hispidus fallax Santschi, 1925
- Acromyrmex hispidus formosus Santschi, 1925
- Acromyrmex landolti Forel, 1885
- Acromyrmex laticeps Emery, 1905
- Acromyrmex lobicornis Emery, 1888
- Acromyrmex lobicornis cochlearis Santschi, 1933
- Acromyrmex lobicornis ferrugineus Emery, 1905
- Acromyrmex lobicornis pencosensis Forel, 1914
- Acromyrmex lobicornis pruinosior Santschi, 1916
- Acromyrmex lundii Guérin-Méneville, 1838
- Acromyrmex lundii decolor Emery, 1905
- Acromyrmex lundii parallelus Santschi, 1916
- Acromyrmex niger (Smith, F., 1858)
- Acromyrmex nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
- Acromyrmex pubescens (Emery, 1905)
- Acromyrmex pulvereus Santschi, 1919
- Acromyrmex rugosus Smith, F., 1858
- Acromyrmex subterraneus Forel, 1893
Acropyga
- Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893
- Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Alfaria
- Alfaria caelata (Kempf 1967)
Amoimyrmex
- Amoimyrmex bruchi (Forel, 1912)
- Amoimyrmex silvestrii (Emery, 1905)
- Amoimyrmex striatus (Roger, 1863)
Amyrmex
- Leptanilloides golbachi Kusnezov, 1953
Anillidris
- Anillidris bruchi Santschi, 1936
Anochetus
- Anochetus altisquamis Mayr, 1887
- Anochetus miserabilis González-Campero & Elizalde, 2008
- Anochetus neglectus Emery, 1894
Apterostigma
- Apterostigma bruchi Santschi, 1919
- Apterostigma madidiense Weber, 1938
- Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865
- Apterostigma steigeri Santschi, 1911
Atta
- Atta capiguara Gonçalves, 1944
- Atta laevigata (Smith, F., 1858)
- Atta saltensis Forel, 1913
- Atta sexdens Linnaeus, 1758
- Atta vollenweideri Forel, 1893
Azteca
- Azteca adrepens Forel 1911
- Azteca alfari Emery, 1893
- Azteca lanuginosa Emery, 1893
- Azteca luederwaldti Forel, 1909
- Azteca schimperi Emery, 1893
Bariamyrma
- Bariamyrma hispidula Lattke, 1990
Basiceros
- Basiceros disciger (Mayr, 1887)
Bazboltonia
- Bazboltonia microps (Borgmeier, 1957)
Blepharidatta
- Blepharidatta brasiliensis Wheeler, W.M., 1915
Brachymyrmex
- Brachymyrmex admotus Mayr, 1887
- Brachymyrmex antennatus Santschi, 1929
- Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909
- Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901
- Brachymyrmex australis pullus Santschi, 1933
- Brachymyrmex bonariensis Santschi, 1933
- Brachymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
- Brachymyrmex cavernicola Wheeler, 1938
- Brachymyrmex coactus Mayr, 1887
- Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895
- Brachymyrmex degener Emery, 1906
- Brachymyrmex fiebrigi Forel, 1908
- Brachymyrmex gaucho Santschi, 1917
- Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874
- Brachymyrmex iridescens Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019
- Brachymyrmex luederwaldti Santschi, 1923
- Brachymyrmex musculus Forel, 1899
- Brachymyrmex oculatus Santschi, 1919
- Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893
- Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr, 1868
- Brachymyrmex termitophilus Forel, 1895
Camponotus
- Camponotus aguilerai Kusnezov, 1952
- Camponotus arboreus (Smith, F., 1858)
- Camponotus atriceps (Smith, F., 1858)
- Camponotus balzani Emery, 1894
- Camponotus blandus (Smith, F., 1858)
- Camponotus bonariensis Mayr, 1868
- Camponotus bonariensis luteolus Emery, 1906
- Camponotus bonariensis tucumanus Santschi, 1922
- Camponotus bonariensis weiseri Santschi, 1922
- Camponotus borellii Emery, 1894
- Camponotus borellii saltensis Emery, 1925
- Camponotus brasiliensis chacoensis Santschi, 1919
- Camponotus bruchi Forel, 1912
- Camponotus bruchi lysistrata Santschi, 1919
- Camponotus cameranoi Emery, 1894
- Camponotus chilensis Spinola, 1851
- Camponotus cingulatus Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus coloratus Forel, 1904
- Camponotus conspicuus Smith, F., 1858
- Camponotus cordiceps Santschi, 1939
- Camponotus crassus Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus crispulus Santschi, 1922
- Camponotus depressus Mayr, 1866
- Camponotus dimorphus Emery, 1894
- Camponotus distinguendus Spinola, 1851
- Camponotus emeryodicatus Forel, 1901
- Camponotus fastigatus Roger, 1863
- Camponotus fiebrigi Forel, 1906
- Camponotus fumidus Roger, 1863
- Camponotus germaini Emery, 1903
- Camponotus guayapa Kusnezov, 1952
- Camponotus helleri Emery, 1903
- Camponotus hispidus Emery, 1906
- Camponotus iheringi Forel, 1908
- Camponotus innocens Forel, 1909
- Camponotus lespesii Forel, 1886
- Camponotus leydigi Forel, 1886
- Camponotus macrocephalus Emery, 1894
- Camponotus melanoticus Emery, 1894
- Camponotus morosus Smith, F., 1858
- Camponotus mus Roger, 1863
- Camponotus mus mendozanus Santschi, 1922
- Camponotus novogranadensis Mayr, 1870
- Camponotus orthocephalus Emery, 1894
- Camponotus pellitus Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus personatus Emery, 1894
- Camponotus propinquus baretoi Santschi, 1922
- Camponotus punctatus Forel, 1912
- Camponotus punctulatus Mayr, 1868
- Camponotus punctulatus andigenus Emery
- Camponotus punctulatus chubutensis Forel, 1913
- Camponotus punctulatus cruentus Santschi, 1922
- Camponotus punctulatus hybridus Forel, 1901
- Camponotus punctulatus imberbis Emery, 1906
- Camponotus punctulatus minutior Forel, 1886
- Camponotus punctulatus tenuibarbis Santschi, 1939
- Camponotus renggeri Emery, 1894
- Camponotus rosariensis Forel, 1912
- Camponotus rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)
- Camponotus rusticus Santschi, 1916
- Camponotus silvicola Forel, 1902
- Camponotus sanctaefidei Dalla Torre, 1892
- Camponotus scipio Forel, 1908
- Camponotus scissus Mayr
- Camponotus sculptor Santschi, 1920
- Camponotus sericeiventris Guérin-Méneville, 1838
- Camponotus sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793
- Camponotus silvicola Forel, 1912
- Camponotus substitutus clarus Stitz, 1938
- Camponotus substitutus pullulus Emery, 1925
- Camponotus substitutus Emery, 1894
- Camponotus taniae Mackay & Delsinne, 2009
- Camponotus tenuiscapus Roger, 1863
- Camponotus termitarius Emery, 1902
- Camponotus territus Santschi, 1939
- Camponotus trapeziceps Forel, 1908
- Camponotus trapezoideus Mayr
- Camponotus vagulus Forel, 1908
- Camponotus westermanni Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus yala Kusnezov, 1952
Carebara
- Carebara brevipilosa Fernandez, 2004
- Carebara bruchi Santschi, 1933
- Carebara longiceps Santschi, 1929
- Carebara mayri (Forel, 1901)
- Carebara stenoptera Kusnezov, 1952
- Carebara urichi (Wheeler, 1922)
Centromyrmex
- Centromyrmex gigas Forel, 1911
- Centromyrmex brachycola (Roger, 1861)
Cephalotes
- Cephalotes angustus Mayr, 1862
- Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758
- Cephalotes bivestitus Santschi, 1922
- Cephalotes bohlsi Emery, 1896
- Cephalotes borgmeieri Kempf, 1951
- Cephalotes bruchi Forel, 1912
- Cephalotes clypeatus Fabricius, 1804
- Cephalotes depressus (Klug, 1824)
- Cephalotes eduarduli Forel, 1921
- Cephalotes fiebrigi Forel, 1906
- Cephalotes fossithorax Santschi, 1921
- Cephalotes guayaki De Andrade, 1999
- Cephalotes incertus Emery, 1906
- Cephalotes jheringi Emery, 1894
- Cephalotes lanuginosus Santschi, 1919
- Cephalotes liogaster Santschi, 1916
- Cephalotes maculatus Smith, F., 1876
- Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804
- Cephalotes pallens (Klug, 1824)
- Cephalotes pallidoides De Andrade, 1999
- Cephalotes pellans De Andrade, 1999
- Cephalotes persimilis De Andrade, 1999
- Cephalotes pileini De Andrade, 1999
- Cephalotes pilosus Emery, 1896
- Cephalotes pinelii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
- Cephalotes prodigiosus Santschi, 1921
- Cephalotes pusillus Klug, 1824
- Cephalotes quadratus Mayr, 1868
- Cephalotes supercilii De Andrade, 1999
- Cephalotes targionii (Emery, 1894)
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster abstinens Forel, 1899
- Crematogaster acuta (Fabricius, 1804)
- Crematogaster ampla Forel, 1912
- Crematogaster arata Emery, 1906
- Crematogaster atra Mayr, 1870
- Crematogaster bingo Forel, 1908
- Crematogaster bruchi Forel, 1912
- Crematogaster chodati Forel, 1921
- Crematogaster cisplatinalisMayr, 1887
- Crematogaster corticicola Mayr, 1887
- Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862
- Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862
- Crematogaster distans Mayr, 1870
- Crematogaster erecta Mayr, 1866
- Crematogaster euterpe Santschi, 1922
- Crematogaster goeldii Forel, 1903
- Crematogaster iheringi Forel, 1908
- Crematogaster iheringi bosqi Santschi, 1934
- Crematogaster iheringi nemesis Santschi, 1934
- Crematogaster moelleri Forel, 1912
- Crematogaster montezumia Smith, F., 1858
- Crematogaster nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
- Crematogaster nitidiceps Emery,, 1895
- Crematogaster oxygynoides Santschi, 1934
- Crematogaster polymnia oeagria Santschi, 1933
- Crematogaster polymnia Santschi, 1922
- Crematogaster quadriformis Roger, 1863
- Crematogaster quadriformis roveretoi Forel, 1913
- Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
- Crematogaster rudis Emery, 1894
- Crematogaster scapamaris Santschi, 1922
- Crematogaster scelerata Santschi, 1917
- Crematogaster sericea Forel, 1912
- Crematogaster steinheili argentina Forel, 1915
- Crematogaster thalia Forel, 1911
- Crematogaster torosa Mayr, 1870
- Crematogaster uruguayensis Santschi, 1912
- Crematogaster victima Smith, F., 1858
Cryptomyrmex
- Cryptomyrmex boltoni (Fernández, 2003)
Cylindromyrmex
- Cylindromyrmex brasiliensis Emery, 1901
Cyphomyrmex
- Cyphomyrmex laevigatus Weber, 1938
- Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862
- Cyphomyrmex rimosus (Spinola, 1851)
- Cyphomyrmex transversus Emery, 1894
Dinoponera
- Dinoponera australis Emery, 1901
- Dinoponera mutica Emery, 1901
- Dinoponera grandis (Guérin-Menéville, 1838)
Discothyrea
- Discothyrea neotropica Bruch, 1919
- Discothyrea sexarticulata Borgmeier, 1954
Dolichoderus
- Dolichoderus bispinosus (Olivier, 1792)
- Dolichoderus germaini Emery, 1894
- Dolichoderus lamellosus Mayr, 1870
Dorymyrmex
- Dorymyrmex alboniger Forel, 1914
- Dorymyrmex antarcticus Forel, 1904
- Dorymyrmex baeri André, 1903
- Dorymyrmex bituber Santschi, 1916
- Dorymyrmex bituber laticeps Santschi, 1919
- Dorymyrmex breviscapis Forel, 1912
- Dorymyrmex breviscapis alvarezi Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex breviscapis elongatulus Santschi, 1919
- Dorymyrmex breviscapis speculiceps Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
- Dorymyrmex brunneus Forel, 1908
- Dorymyrmex carettei Forel, 1913
- Dorymyrmex caretteoides Forel, 1914
- Dorymyrmex confusus Kusnezov, 1952
- Dorymyrmex coniculus Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex ebeninus Forel, 1914
- Dorymyrmex ensifer Forel, 1912
- Dorymyrmex ensifer laevigatus Gallardo, 1916
- Dorymyrmex ensifer weiseri Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex exsanguis Forel, 1912
- Dorymyrmex exsanguis anaemicus Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex exsanguis carbonarius Forel, 1913
- Dorymyrmex exsanguis sordidus Santschi, 1919
- Dorymyrmex flavescens Mayr, 1866
- Dorymyrmex flavescens jactans Santschi, 1916
- Dorymyrmex flavescens mandibularis Santschi, 1925
- Dorymyrmex fusculus Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex jheringi Forel, 1912
- Dorymyrmex joergenseni Bruch, 1917
- Dorymyrmex minutus Emery, 1895
- Dorymyrmex morenoi Bruch, 1921
- Dorymyrmex morenoi patagon Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex paranensis Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex planidens Mayr, 1868
- Dorymyrmex pulchellus Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex pyramicus garbei Forel, 1911
- Dorymyrmex pyramicus nigriventris Santschi, 1922
- Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863
- Dorymyrmex richteri Forel, 1911
- Dorymyrmex santschii Gallardo, 1917
- Dorymyrmex silvestrii Gallardo, 1916
- Dorymyrmex spurius Santschi, 1929
- Dorymyrmex steigeri platensis Gallardo, 1916
- Dorymyrmex steigeri Santschi, 1912
- Dorymyrmex tener donisthorpei Santschi, 1936
- Dorymyrmex tener Mayr, 1868
- Dorymyrmex thoracicus Gallardo, 1916
- Dorymyrmex thoracicus gracilis Santschi, 1920
- Dorymyrmex thoracicus tigris Santschi, 1925
- Dorymyrmex wolffhuegeli Forel, 1911
Eciton
- Eciton burchellii (Westwood, 1842)
- Eciton dulcium Forel, 1912
- Eciton mexicanum argentinum Borgmeier, 1955
- Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863
- Eciton quadriglume Haliday, 1836
- Eciton vagans dubitatum Emery, 1896
- Eciton vagans (Olivier, 1792)
Ectatomma
- Ectatomma brunneum Smith, F., 1858
- Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863
- Ectatomma opaciventre Roger, 1861
- Ectatomma permagnum Forel, 1908
- Ectatomma planidens Borgmeier, 1939
- Ectatomma tuberculatum Olivier, 1792
Eurhopalothrix
- Eurhopalothrix bruchi Santschi, 1922
Forelius
- Forelius albiventris Forel, 1912
- Forelius andinus Kusnezov, 1957
- Forelius brasiliensis Forel, 1908
- Forelius breviscapus Forel, 1914
- Forelius chalybaeus Emery, 1906
- Forelius grandis Forel, 1912
- Forelius heyeri (Forel, 1902)
- Forelius lilloi Cuezzo, 2000
- Forelius macrops Kusnezov, 1957
- Forelius nigriventris Forel, 1912
- Forelius rubriceps Gallardo, 1916
- Forelius rufus Gallardo, 1916
Fulakora
- Fulakora armigera (Mayr, 1887)
- Fulakora egregia (Kusnezov, 1955)
- Fulakora elongata (Santschi, 1912)
- Fulakora lurilabes (Lattke, 1991)
- Fulakora minima (Kusnezov, 1955)
Gnamptogenys
- Gnamptogenys bruchi Santschi, 1922
- Gnamptogenys continua (Mayr, 1887)
- Gnamptogenys haenschi (Emery, 1902)
- Gnamptogenys horni (Santschi, 1929)
- Gnamptogenys mordax Smith, F., 1858
- Gnamptogenys nana Kempf, 1960
- Gnamptogenys regularis Mayr, 1870
- Gnamptogenys sulcata (Smith, F., 1858)
Gracilidris
- Gracilidris pombero Wild & Cuezzo, 2006
Heteroponera
- Heteroponera flava Kempf, 1962
- Heteroponera dolo Roger, 1860
- Heteroponera mayri Kempf, 1962
Holcoponera
- Holcoponera moelleri Forel, 1912
- Holcoponera striatula (Mayr, 1884)
Hylomyrma
- Hylomyrma balzani Emery, 1894
- Hylomyrma reitteri (Mayr, 1887)
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera argentina Santschi, 1922
- Hypoponera clavatula Emery, 1906
- Hypoponera distinguenda (Emery, 1890)
- Hypoponera distinguenda histrio Forel, 1912
- Hypoponera fenestralis Gallardo, 1918
- Hypoponera fiebrigi transiens Santschi, 1925
- Hypoponera foreli (Mayr, 1887)
- Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887
- Hypoponera opaciceps pampana Santschi, 1925
- Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893
- Hypoponera reichenspergeri (Santschi, 1923)
- Hypoponera schmalzi (Emery, 1896)
- Hypoponera trigona Mayr, 1887
- Hypoponera wilsoni (Santschi, 1925)
Kalathomyrmex
- Kalathomyrmex emeryi (Forel, 1907)
Labidus
- Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
- Labidus praedator Smith, F., 1858
Lachnomyrmex
- Lachnomyrmex plaumanni Borgmeier, 1957
Lasiophanes
- Lasiophanes atriventris Smith, F., 1858
- Lasiophanes perplexus Santschi, 1920
- Lasiophanes picinus Roger, 1863
- Lasiophanes valdiviensis Forel, 1904
Leptogenys
- Leptogenys australis Emery, 1888
- Leptogenys bohlsi Emery, 1896
- Leptogenys pusilla (Emery, 1890)
Linepithema
- Linepithema angulatum (Emery, 1894)
- Linepithema aztecoides Wild, 2007
- Linepithema cerradense Wild, 2007
- Linepithema cryptobioticum Wild, 2007
- Linepithema fuscum Mayr, 1866
- Linepithema gallardoi (Brèthes, 1914)
- Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868
- Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)
- Linepithema micans (Forel, 1908)
- Linepithema inacatum Bolton, 1995
- Linepithema neotropicum Wild 2007
- Linepithema oblongum Santschi, 1929
- Linepithema pulex Wild, 2007
Megalomyrmex
- Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961
- Megalomyrmex incisus Smith M.R., 1947
- Megalomyrmex megadrifti Boudinot, Sumnicht & Adams, 2013 41
- Megalomyrmex miri Brandão, 1990
- Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, W.M., 1909
Monomorium
- Monomorium bidentatum Mayr, 1887
- Monomorium denticulatum Mayr, 1887
- Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758
Mycetarotes
- Mycetarotes parallelus (Emery, 1906)
Mycetomoellerius
- Mycetomoellerius dichrous (Kempf, 1967)
- Mycetomoellerius fiebrigi Santschi, 1916)
- Mycetomoellerius holmgreni (Wheeler, W.M., 1925)
- Mycetomoellerius kempfi (Fowler, 1982)
- Mycetomoellerius papulatus (Santschi, 1922)
- Mycetomoellerius pruinosus (Emery, 1906)
- Mycetomoellerius tucumanus (Forel, 1914)
Mycetophylax
- Mycetophylax asper (Mayr, 1887)
- Mycetophylax bruchi (Santschi, 1917)
- Mycetophylax clorindae (Kusnezov, 1949)
- Mycetophylax daguerrei (Santschi, 1933)
- Mycetophylax lectus (Forel, 1911)
- Mycetophylax lilloanus (Kusnezov, 1949)
- Mycetophylax morschi (Emery, 1888)
- Mycetophylax nemei (Kusnezov, 1957)
- Mycetophylax olitor (Forel, 1893)
- Mycetophylax vallensis (Kusnezov, 1949)
Mycocepurus
- Mycocepurus goeldii Forel, 1893
- Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893
Myrmelachista
- Myrmelachista arborea Forel, 1909
- Myrmelachista arthuri Forel, 1903
- Myrmelachista bambusarum Forel, 1903
- Myrmelachista bruchi Santschi, 1922
- Myrmelachista catharinae Mayr, 1887
- Myrmelachista chilensis Forel, 1904
- Myrmelachista elongata Santschi, 1925
- Myrmelachista gagatina Emery, 1894
- Myrmelachista gallicola Mayr, 1887
- Myrmelachista nigella ruficornis Santschi, 1936
- Myrmelachista nodigera Mayr, 1887
- Myrmelachista schachovskoi Kusnezov, 1951
- Myrmelachista vicina Kusnezov, 1951
Myrmicocrypta
- Myrmicocrypta bruchi Santschi, 1936
- Myrmicocrypta foreli Mann, 1916
- Myrmicocrypta ogloblini Santschi, 1936
- Myrmicocrypta squamosa Smith, F., 1860
Neivamyrmex
- Neivamyrmex angustinodis Emery, 1888
- Neivamyrmex bohlsi Emery, 1896
- Neivamyrmex bruchi Forel, 1912
- Neivamyrmex carettei Forel, 1913
- Neivamyrmex clavifemur Borgmeier, 1953
- Neivamyrmex diana (Forel, 1912)
- Neivamyrmex diversinodis Borgmeier, 1933
- Neivamyrmex dorbignii Shuckard, 1840
- Neivamyrmex goeldii Forel, 1901
- Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
- Neivamyrmex hetschkoi Mayr, 1886
- Neivamyrmex hopei Shuckard, 1840
- Neivamyrmex jerrmanni Forel, 1901
- Neivamyrmex laevigatus Borgmeier, 1948
- Neivamyrmex legionis Smith, F., 1855
- Neivamyrmex lieselae Forel, 1913
- Neivamyrmex mars Forel, 1912
- Neivamyrmex minensis (Borgmeier, 1928
- Neivamyrmex orthonotus (Borgmeier, 1933)
- Neivamyrmex pertii Shuckard, 1840
- Neivamyrmex pilosus Smith, F., 1858
- Neivamyrmex planidorsus (Emery, 1906)
- Neivamyrmex pseudops Forel, 1909
- Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894
- Neivamyrmex raptor Forel, 1911
- Neivamyrmex romandii Shuckard, 1840
- Neivamyrmex shuckardi Emery, 1900
- Neivamyrmex sulcatus Mayr, 1868
- Neivamyrmex swainsonii Shuckard, 1840
- Neivamyrmex walkerii Westwood, 1842
Neoponera
- Neoponera agilis (Forel, 1901)
- Neoponera commutata (Roger, 1860)
- Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
- Neoponera inversa Smith, F., 1858
- Neoponera marginata (Roger, 1861)
- Neoponera moesta Mayr, 1870
- Neoponera obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)
- Neoponera verenae (Forel, 1922)
- Neoponera villosa (Fabricius, 1804)
Nesomyrmex
- Nesomyrmex argentinus Santschi, 1922
- Nesomyrmex asper Mayr, 1887
- Nesomyrmex echinatinodis Forel, 1886
- Nesomyrmex spininodis Mayr, 1887
- Nesomyrmex vicinus Mayr, 1887
Nomamyrmex
- Nomamyrmex esenbeckii (Westwood, 1842)
- Nomamyrmex hartigii (Westwood, 1842)
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia docilis (Forel, 1908)
- Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862
- Nylanderia fulva fumatipennis Forel, 1915
- Nylanderia silvestrii kuenzleri Forel, 1909
- Nylanderia silvestrii (Emery, 1906)
Ochetomyrmex
- Ochetomyrmex semipolitus Mayr, 1878
Octostruma
- Octostruma balzani (Emery, 1894)
- Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)
- Octostruma rugifera (Mayr, 1887)
Odontomachus
- Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892
- Odontomachus chelifer (Latreille, 1802)
- Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Odontomachus meinerti Forel, 1905
Oxyepoecus
- Oxyepoecus bidentatus Delsinne & Mackay, 2011
- Oxyepoecus bruchi Santschi, 1926
- Oxyepoecus daguerrei Santschi, 1933
- Oxyepoecus inquilinus Kusnezov, 1952
- Oxyepoecus rastratus (Mayr, 1887)
- Oxyepoecus reticulatus Kempf, 1974
- Oxyepoecus striatus Mackay, W.P. & Delsinne, 2011
- Oxyepoecus vezenyii (Forel, 1907)
Pachycondyla
- Pachycondyla crassinoda (Latreille, 1802)
- Pachycondyla constricticeps MacKay & Mackay, 2010
- Pachycondyla harpax (Fabricius, 1804)
- Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858
Paramycetophylax
- Paramycetophylax bruchi Santschi, 1916
Paraponera
- Paraponera clavata (Fabricius, 1775)
Patagonomyrmex
- Patagonomyrmex angustus (Mayr, 1870)
- Patagonomyrmex laevigatus (Santschi, 1921)
- Patagonomyrmex odoratus (Kusnezov, 1949)
Pheidole
- Pheidole aberrans Mayr, 1868
- Pheidole acutidens Santschi, 1922
- Pheidole acutilobata Mackay, Sola & Josens, 2011
- Pheidole alacris Santschi, 1923
- Pheidole alpinensis Forel, 1912
- Pheidole argentina Bruch, 1932
- Pheidole atticola Forel, 1912
- Pheidole auropilosa Mayr, 1887
- Pheidole bambusarum Forel, 1908
- Pheidole bergi Mayr, 1887
- Pheidole bison Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole breviseta Santschi, 1919
- Pheidole bruchella Forel, 1915
- Pheidole bruchi Forel, 1914
- Pheidole capillata Emery, 1906
- Pheidole carapunco Kusnezov, 1952
- Pheidole cavifrons Emery, 1906
- Pheidole chrysops Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole cornicula Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole cyrtostela Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole cordiceps Mayr, 1868
- Pheidole descolei Kusnezov, 1952
- Pheidole dione Forel, 1913
- Pheidole durionei Santschi, 1923
- Pheidole fimbriata Roger, 1863
- Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863
- Pheidole fracticeps Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole gertrudae Forel, 1886
- Pheidole gigaflavens Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole guilelmimuelleri Forel, 1886
- Pheidole haywardi Kusnezov, 1952
- Pheidole heterothrix Santschi, 1923
- Pheidole humeridens Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole idiota Santschi, 1923
- Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
- Pheidole jujuyensis Forel, 1913
- Pheidole kusnezovi Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole laevinota Forel, 1908
- Pheidole laticrista Santschi, 1916
- Pheidole lignicola Mayr, 1887
- Pheidole lilloi Kusnezov, 1952
- Pheidole longior Santschi, 1933
- Pheidole mosenopsis Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole nitidula Emery, 1888
- Pheidole nubila Emery, 1906
- Pheidole obnixa Forel, 1912
- Pheidole obscurifrons Santschi, 1925
- Pheidole obscurior Forel, 1886
- Pheidole obscurithorax Naves, 1985
- Pheidole obtusopilosa Mayr, 1887
- Pheidole oxyops Forel, 1908
- Pheidole pampana Santschi, 1929
- Pheidole pullula Santschi, 1911
- Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884
- Pheidole reflexans Santschi,, 1933
- Pheidole risii Forel, 1892
- Pheidole rosae Forel, 1901
- Pheidole rosula Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole rudigenis Emery, 1906
- Pheidole rugatula Santschi, 1933
- Pheidole scapulata Santschi, 1923
- Pheidole schwarzmaieri Borgmeier, 1939
- Pheidole seeldrayersi Forel, 1910
- Pheidole sigillata Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole sospes Forel, 1908
- Pheidole spininodis Mayr, 1887
- Pheidole strobeli Emery, 1906
- Pheidole subaberrans Kusnezov, 1952
- Pheidole subarmata Mayr, 1884
- Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886
- Pheidole synarmata Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole tarchon Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole taurus Emery, 1906
- Pheidole trachyderma Emery, 1906
- Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886
- Pheidole tristis Smith, F., 1858
- Pheidole vafra Santschi, 1923
- Pheidole vallifica Forel, 1901
- Pheidole weiseri Santschi, 1923
Pogonomyrmex
- Pogonomyrmex abdominalis Santschi,
- Pogonomyrmex andinus Kusnezov, 1951
- Pogonomyrmex apterogenos Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex araucania Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex atratus Santschi, 1922
- Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis Emery, 1906
- Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis niger Santschi, 1925
- Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis silvestrii Emery, 1906
- Pogonomyrmex carbonarius Mayr, 1868
- Pogonomyrmex catanlilensis Gallardo, 1931
- Pogonomyrmex coarctatus Mayr, 1868
- Pogonomyrmex cunicularius Mayr, 1887
- Pogonomyrmex excelsior Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex forelii Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex granulatus Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex inermis Forel, 1914
- Pogonomyrmex lagunabravensis Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex laticeps Santschi, 1922
- Pogonomyrmex leonis Kusnezov, 1951
- Pogonomyrmex lobatus Santschi, 1921
- Pogonomyrmex longibarbis Gallardo, 1931
- Pogonomyrmex mapuche Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex mendozanus Cuezzo & Claver, 2009
- Pogonomyrmex meridionalis Kusnezov, 1951
- Pogonomyrmex micans Forel, 1914
- Pogonomyrmex naegelii Forel, 1878
- Pogonomyrmex pencosensis Forel 1914
- Pogonomyrmex pichachen Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex pronotalis Santschi, 1922
- Pogonomyrmex propinquus Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex pulchellus Santschi, 1925
- Pogonomyrmex rastratus Mayr, 1868
- Pogonomyrmex sanmartini Kusnezov, 1953
- Pogonomyrmex santschii Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex serpens Santschi, 1922
- Pogonomyrmex strioligaster Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex tafi Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex tenuipubens Santschi, 1936
- Pogonomyrmex tinogasta Johnson, 2015
- Pogonomyrmex uruguayensis Mayr, 1887
- Pogonomyrmex varicolor Johnson, 2021
- Pogonomyrmex vermiculatus Emery, 1906
- Pogonomyrmex weiseri Santschi, 1922
Poneracantha
- Poneracantha rastrata (Mayr, 1866)
- Poneracantha triangularis (Mayr, 1887)
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea exigua Kempf, 1964
- Platythyrea pilosula (Smith, F., 1858)
Prionopelta
- Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909
- Prionopelta punctulata Mayr, 1866
Probolomyrmex
- Probolomyrmex brujitae Agosti, 1995
Procryptocerus
- Procryptocerus goeldii Forel, 1899
- Procryptocerus hylaeus Kempf, 1951
- Procryptocerus montanus Kempf, 1957
- Procryptocerus regularis Emery, 1888
Pseudoatta
- Pseudoatta argentina Gallardo, 1916
- Pseudoatta argentina platensis Santschi, 1926
Pseudomyrmex
- Pseudomyrmex acanthobius Emery, 1896
- Pseudomyrmex acanthobius cocae Santschi, 1922
- Pseudomyrmex acanthobius virgo Santschi, 1922
- Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901
- Pseudomyrmex denticollis Emery, 1890
- Pseudomyrmex elongatus (Mayr, 1870)
- Pseudomyrmex euryblemma (Forel, 1899)
- Pseudomyrmex fiebrigi Forel, 1908
- Pseudomyrmex filiformis (Fabricius, 1804)
- Pseudomyrmex flavidulus Smith, F., 1858
- Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius, 1804)
- Pseudomyrmex gracilis argentinus Santschi, 1934
- Pseudomyrmex holmgreni(Wheeler, W.M., 1925)
- Pseudomyrmex inquilinus Ward, 1996
- Pseudomyrmex kuenckeli (Emery, 1890)
- Pseudomyrmex laevivertex (Forel, 1906)
- Pseudomyrmex lisus (Enzmann, E.V., 1944)
- Pseudomyrmex lizeri (Santschi, 1922)
- Pseudomyrmex longus (Forel, 1912)
- Pseudomyrmex maculatus Smith, F., 1855
- Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
- Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus (Smith, F., 1858)
- Pseudomyrmex rufiventris(Forel, 1911)
- Pseudomyrmex schuppi (Forel, 1901)
- Pseudomyrmex sericeus (Mayr, 1870)
- Pseudomyrmex simplex (Smith, 1877)
- Pseudomyrmex solisi belgranoi Santschi, 1916
- Pseudomyrmex solisi Santschi, 1916
- Pseudomyrmex subater (Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914)
- Pseudomyrmex tenuis (Fabricius, 1804)
- Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus (Emery, 1906)
- Pseudomyrmex termitarius (Smith, F., 1855)
- Pseudomyrmex triplarinus Weddell, 1850
- Pseudomyrmex unicolor (Smith, F., 1855)
- Pseudomyrmex urbanus Smith, F., 1877
Pseudoponera
- Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Rasopone
- Rasopone lunaris (Emery, 1896)
Rhopalothrix
- Rhopalothrix kusnezovi Brown & Kempf, 1960
Rogeria
- Rogeria alzatei Kugler, C., 1994
- Rogeria besucheti Kugler, C., 1994
- Rogeria bruchi Santschi, 1922
- Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894
- Rogeria germaini Emery, 1894
- Rogeria minima Kusnezov, 1958
- Rogeria procera Emery, 1896
- Rogeria scobinata Kugler, C., 1994
Solenopsis
- Solenopsis abjectior Pacheco & Mackay, 2013
- Solenopsis andina Santschi, 1923
- Solenopsis basalis Forel, 1895
- Solenopsis bicolor (Emery, 1906)
- Solenopsis brevicornis Emery, 1888
- Solenopsis bruchiella Emery, 1922
- Solenopsis clytemnestra Emery, 1896
- Solenopsis daguerrei Santschi, 1930
- Solenopsis dalli Kusnezov, 1969
- Solenopsis decipiens Emery, 1906
- Solenopsis egregia Kusnezov, 1953
- Solenopsis electra Forel, 1914
- Solenopsis emiliae Santschi, 1912
- Solenopsis eximia Kusnezov, 1953
- Solenopsis franki Forel, 1908
- Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)
- Solenopsis gensterblumi Forel, 1901
- Solenopsis germaini Emery, 1895
- Solenopsis globularia (Smith, F., 1858)
- Solenopsis granivora Kusnezov, 1957
- Solenopsis helena Emery, 1895
- Solenopsis iheringi Forel, 1908
- Solenopsis interrupta Santschi, 1916
- Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972
- Solenopsis joergenseni Santschi, 1919
- Solenopsis latastei Emery, 1895
- Solenopsis leptanilloides Santschi, 1925
- Solenopsis longicephala Cuezzo & Fernandez, 2015
- Solenopsis loretana Santschi, 1936
- Solenopsis macdonaghi Santschi, 1916
- Solenopsis macrops Santschi, 1917
- Solenopsis major Forel, 1913
- Solenopsis megergatesTrager, 1991
- Solenopsis metanotalis Emery, 1896
- Solenopsis metatarsalis Kusnezov, 1957
- Solenopsis minutissima Emery, 1906
- Solenopsis nigella Emery, 1888
- Solenopsis oculata Santschi, 1925
- Solenopsis orestes Forel, 1903
- Solenopsis parva Mayr, 1868
- Solenopsis patagonica Emery, 1906
- Solenopsis photophila Santschi, 1923
- Solenopsis picea Emery, 1896
- Solenopsis pythia Santschi, 1934
- Solenopsis quinquecuspis Forel, 1913
- Solenopsis richteri Forel, 1909
- Solenopsis saevissima Smith, F., 1855
- Solenopsis schilleri Santschi, 1923
- Solenopsis sea Kusnezov, 1953
- Solenopsis shiptoni Forel, 1914
- Solenopsis solenopsidis Kusnezov, 1953
- Solenopsis stricta Emery, 1896
- Solenopsis substituta Santschi, 1925
- Solenopsis subtilis Emery, 1896
- Solenopsis succinea Emery, 1890
- Solenopsis sulfurea (Roger, 1862)
- Solenopsis tenuis Mayr, 1878
- Solenopsis tetracantha Emery, 1906
- Solenopsis tridens Forel, 1911
- Solenopsis tridens lehmannnitschei Santschi, 1916
- Solenopsis wasmannii Emery, 1894
- Solenopsis westwoodi Forel, 1894
Stegomyrmex
- Stegomyrmex vizottoi Diniz, 1990
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys appretiata (Borgmeier, 1954)
- Strumigenys carinithorax Borgmeier, 1934
- Strumigenys conspersa Emery, 1906
- Strumigenys cordovensisMayr, 1887
- Strumigenys crassicornis Mayr, 1887
- Strumigenys denticulata Mayr, 1887
- Strumigenys dyseides Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890
- Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
- Strumigenys emiliae Forel, 1907
- Strumigenys epelys Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys epinotalis Weber, 1934
- Strumigenys fridericimuelleri Forel, 1886
- Strumigenys hindenburgi Forel, 1915
- Strumigenys infidelis Santschi, 1919
- Strumigenys insolita Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys kyidriformis Brown, 1964
- Strumigenys lilloana Brown, 1950
- Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
- Strumigenys lygatrix Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys metrix (Bolton, 2000)
- Strumigenys ogloblini Santschi, 1936
- Strumigenys prospiciens Emery, 1906
- Strumigenys saliens Mayr, 1887
- Strumigenys schmalzi Emery, 1906
- Strumigenys siagodens (Bolton, 2000)
- Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906
- Strumigenys splendens Borgmeier, 1954
- Strumigenys subedentata Mayr, 1887
- Strumigenys tanymastax (Brown, 1964)
- Strumigenys xenochelyna (Bolton, 2000)
Tapinoma
- Tapinoma atriceps Emery 1888
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium immigrans Santschi, 1927 (introduced)
Thaumatomyrmex
- Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus Mayr, 1887
Trachymyrmex
- Two unidentified species
Tranopelta
- Tranopelta gilva Mayr, 1866
Typhlomyrmex
- Typhlomyrmex clavicornis Emery, 1906
- Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1906
- Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862
Wasmannia
- Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)
- Wasmannia longiseta Cuezzo & Calcaterra, 2015
- Wasmannia lutzi Forel, 1908
- Wasmannia rochai Forel 1912
- Wasmannia sulcaticeps Emery, 1894
- Wasmannia williamsoni Kusnezov, 1952
Xerolitor
- Xerolitor explicatus(Kempf, 1968)
Fossil Species
Epoch | Formation | Locality | Species |
---|---|---|---|
Eocene | Ventana Formation Fossil | Confluencia, Neuquen region | Archimyrmex piatnitzkyi |
Eocene | Ventana Formation Fossil | Confluencia, Neuquen region | Archimyrmex smekali |
Miocene | Epecuen Formation Fossil | Epecuen Formation, Salinas de Hidalgo, La Pampa Prov. | Attaichnus kuenzelii |
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