Armenia

Armenia
Location
Region	Asia
Subregion	Western Asia
BioRegion	Palaearctic Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	5
Genera	32
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	117
Endemic Species	4
% Endemic Species	3.4%
Introduced Species	0

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Armenia. 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 Armenian ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Armenian Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Aenictus

• Aenictus dlusskyi Arnol’di, 1968

Aphaenogaster

• Aphaenogaster dlusskyi Radchenko & Arakelian, 1991
• Aphaenogaster kurdica Ruzsky, 1905
• Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)
• Aphaenogaster subterraneoides Emery, 1881

Bothriomyrmex

• Bothriomyrmex urartus Dubovikoff, 2002

Camponotus

• Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1798)
• Camponotus armeniacus Arnol’di, 1967
• Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1856)
• Camponotus fedtschenkoi Mayr, 1877
• Camponotus gestroi (Emery, 1878)
• Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)
• Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla brachyceps Seifert, 2003
• Cardiocondyla sahlbergi
• Cardiocondyla stambuloffii Forel, 1892

Cataglyphis

• Cataglyphis albicans Roger, 1859
• Cataglyphis aenescens (Nylander,, 1849)
• Cataglyphis machmal Radchenko & Arakelian, 1991
• Cataglyphis nigripes Arnol'di, 1964
• Cataglyphis nodus (Brullé, 1833)
• Cataglyphis viaticoides (André, 1881)

Colobopsis

• Colobopsis truncata (Spinola, 1808)

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster bogojawlenskii Ruzsky, 1905
• Crematogaster schmidti (Mayr, 1853)
• Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877

Dolichoderus

• Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Formica

• Formica cinerea Mayr, 1853
• Formica cinereofusca Karavaiev, 1929
• Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
• Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846
• Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758
• Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846
• Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
• Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793
• Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798
• Formica subpilosa Ruzsky, 1902
• Formica candida Smith, F., 1878

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Lasius

• Lasius alienus (Foerster,
• Lasius bicornis (Foerster, 1850)
• Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)
• Lasius distinguendus (Emery, 1916)
• Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)
• Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)
• Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)
• Lasius illyricus Zimmermann, 1935
• Lasius jensi Seifert, 1982
• Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lasius umbratus (Nylander, 1846)

Lepisiota

• Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Mayr, 1855)
• Lepisiota syriaca (André, 1881)

Leptothorax

• Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)
• Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)
• Leptothorax scamni Ruzsky, 1905

Manica

• Manica rubida (Latreille, 1802)

Messor

• Messor caducus (Motsch., 1839)
• Messor clivorum sevani Arnol'di, 1977
• Messor incorruptus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929
• Messor melancholicus Arnol'di, 1977
• Messor muticus (Nylander, 1849)
• Messor semirufus (André, 1883)
• Messor syriacus Tohme, G., 1969

Monomorium

• Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Monomorium ruzskyi Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985

Myrmecina

• Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)

Myrmica

• Myrmica bessarabicus Nasonov, 1889
• Myrmica caucasicola Arnoldi, 1934
• Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926
• Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
• Myrmica ravasinii Finzi, 1923
• Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846
• Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846
• Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
• Myrmica stangeana Ruzsky, 1902
• Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846

Pheidole

• Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)

Plagiolepis

• Plagiolepis dlusskyi Radchenko, 1996
• Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889
• Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798

Polyergus

• Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798)

Ponera

• Ponera coarctata (Latreille, 1802)

Proformica

• Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis deserticola Ruzsky, 1905
• Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)
• Solenopsis juliae Arakelian, 1991

Stenamma

• Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839

Strongylognathus

• Strongylognathus karawajewi Pisarski, 1966
• Strongylognathus rehbinderi Forel, 1904

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys baudueri (Emery, 1875)

Tapinoma

• Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)
• Tapinoma karavaievi Emery, 1925

Temnothorax

• Temnothorax anodonta Arnol’di, 1977
• Temnothorax crasecundus Seifert & Csősz, 2015
• Temnothorax georgicus Ward, Brady, Fisher & Schultz, 2014
• Temnothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852)
• Temnothorax nadigi (Kutter, 1925)
• Temnothorax nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)
• Temnothorax parvulus (Schenck, 1852)
• Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)
• Temnothorax satunini Ruzsky, 1902
• Temnothorax sevanensis Arnol'di, 1977
• Temnothorax tuberum Fabricius, 1775
• Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium atratulum (Schenck, 1852)
• Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Tetramorium caucasicum Wagner, Arthofer, Seifert, Muster, Steiner & Schlick-Steiner, 2017
• Tetramorium chefketi Forel, 1911
• Tetramorium densopilosum Radchenko & Arakelian, 1990
• Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903
• Tetramorium indocile Santschi, 1927
• Tetramorium inerme Mayr, 1877

Trichomyrmex

• Trichomyrmex dentigera (Roger, 1862)
• Trichomyrmex perplexus (Radchenko, 1997)

References

• [1] Arakelian, G. R. 1994. Fauna of the Republic of Armenia. Hymenopterous insects. Ants (Formicidae). Erevan: Gitutium, 153 pp.