China

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China
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Location
Region Asia
Subregion Eastern Asia
BioRegion Palaearctic Region
Diversity
Subfamilies 10
Genera 119
Endemic Genera 1
% Endemic Genera 0.8%
Species/Subspecies 1066
Endemic Species 402
% Endemic Species 37.7%
Introduced Species 0

The following list of the ants of China, based on published occurrence data, is from Guenard and Dunn (2012). A summary of the list from this publication states: "Through literature review, we have added 708 species and subspecies to the list of the ants of China since the last bibliographic revision of Chinese species (Wu & Wang 1995). Despite the large number of named species (939) already recorded from China, our results suggest that many more species, perhaps twice as many, remain to be found. When comparing the geographically similar China and United States, Chinese ant diversity is anomalously low compared to other plant and animal lineages. We suggest that this pattern reflects the poor knowledge of Chinese ants and that many ant species are yet to be recorded or discovered in China. The taxonomy of Chinese ants is still unsatisfactory for many genera and complete revision is necessary in a number of cases in order to clarify the status of problematic species and subspecies, and discard possible synonyms, while separating cryptic species now clustered into species complexes."

Additional species should be added to this list as called for: from additional publication records being found, with the addition of new species described from China or through specimen based occurrence records.

There is also a Regional Project page for the Ants of China.

Acanthomyrmex

Acropyga

Aenictus

Anillomyrma

Anochetus

Anoplolepis

Aphaenogaster

Bothriomyrmex

Bothroponera

Brachymyrmex

Brachyponera

Buniapone

Calomyrmex

Calyptomyrmex

Camponotus

Cerapachys

Cardiocondyla

Carebara

Cataglyphis

Cataulacus

Centromyrmex

Cerapachys

Chronoxenus

Chrysapace

Colobopsis

Crematogaster

Cryptopone

Dacatria

Diacamma

Dilobocondyla

Discothyrea

Dolichoderus

Dorylus

Echinopla

Ectomomyrmex

Emeryopone

Erromyrma

Euponera

Formica

Formicoxenus

Gaoligongidris

Gauromyrmex

Gesomyrmex

Harpagoxenus

Hypoponera

Iridomyrmex

Kartidris

Lasius

Lepisiota

Leptanilla

Leptogenys

Leptothorax

Liometopum

Lioponera

Lophomyrmex

Lordomyrma

Manica

Mayriella

Meranoplus

Mesoponera

Messor

Monomorium

Myopias

Myopopone

Myrmecina

Myrmica

  • Zhong et al. (2024), Fig. 8. Map showing the distribution of Myrmica species. Data were available from Chen et al. (2016).

Myrmicaria

Myrmoteras

Mystrium

Nylanderia

Ochetellus

Odontomachus

Oecophylla

Opamyrma

Ooceraea

Pachycondyla

Paraparatrechina

Parasyscia

Paratopula

Paratrechina

Parvaponera

Perissomyrmex

Pheidole

Philidris

Plagiolepis

Platythyrea

Polyergus

Polyrhachis

Ponera

Prenolepis

Pristomyrmex

Prionopelta

Probolomyrmex

Proceratium

Proformica

Protanilla

Pseudolasius

Pseudoneoponera

Recurvidris

Rhopalomastix

Rossomyrmex

Rotastruma

Simopone

Solenopsis

Stenamma

Stictoponera

Stigmatomma

Strongylognathus

Strumigenys

Syscia

Tapinoma

Technomyrmex

Temnothorax

Tetramorium

Tetraponera

Trichomyrmex

Yunodorylus

Vollenhovia

Vombisidris

Fossils known from China

Epoch Formation Locality Species
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Brachytarsites dongzhouheensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Camponotites tokunagai
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Clavipetiola asiatica
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Curticorna leptogastrosa
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Curtipalpulus eocenicus
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Eoaenictites castanifurvus
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Eogorgites cingulatus
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Eoleptocerites chinensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Eoleptocerites fushunensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Eomyrmex guchengziensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Eoponerites longipetiolatus
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Eurytarsites fushunensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Furcisutura wanghuacunensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Fushuniformica spinata
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Fushunomyrmex liaoningensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Huaxiaformica mallepetiolata
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Leptogasteritus capricornutes
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Liaoformica longipetiolata
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Longicapitia reticulata
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Longiformica dongzhouheensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Longiformica guchengziensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Magnogasterites curticornutus
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Orbicapitia reticulata
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Orbigastrula guchengziensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Ovalicapito fushunensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Ovaligastrula xilutianensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Quadrulicapito longa
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Quineangulicapito fushunensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Sinoformica longicapitata
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Sinomyrmex brunneus
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Sinomyrmex furvis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Sinotenuicapito badis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Sphaerogasterites longipetiolatus
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Wilsonia liaoningensis
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Wilsonia megagastrosa
Eocene Fushun Amber Liaoning Wumyrmex furvis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Alloiomma changweiensis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Alloiomma differentialis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites ambon
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites ampullosus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites curviansatus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites gracilis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites longus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites microthoracus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites pictus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites plenus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites shanwangensis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Camponotites xiejiaheensis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Dolichoderus evolans
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Dolichoderus lacinius
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Dolichoderus luridivenosus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Dolichoderus transversipetiolaris
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Elaphrodites mutatus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Elaphrodites scutulatus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Eurymyrmex geologicus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Formica ceps
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Formica flavifemoralis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Formica linquensis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Formica ovala
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Iridomyrmex shandongicus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Lasius inflatus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Lasius mordicus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Lasius truncatus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Lasius validus
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Leptogenys lacerata
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Liometopum eremicum
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Liometopum lubricum
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Liometopum palaeopterum
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Liometopum potamophilum
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Miosolenopsis fossilis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Myopopone sinensis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Pachycondyla minutansata
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Pachycondyla nubeculata
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Paraphaenogaster dumetorum
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Paraphaenogaster lapidescens
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Paraphaenogaster paludosa
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Paraphaenogaster shanwangensis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Tapinoma baculum
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Technomyrmex septentrionalis
Miocene Shanwang, China Fossil Shanwang Zhangidris atopogaster
Miocene Zhangpu Amber Zhangpu County, Fujian Province Odontoponera pseudotransversa

Undescribed Species

The following species have been listed as occurring in China but are currently undescribed.

  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 57, Aphaenogaster sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 58, Aphaenogaster sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 59, Aphaenogaster sp3.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 60, Aphaenogaster sp4.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 61, Aphaenogaster sp5.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 26, Camponotus sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 27, Camponotus sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 28, Camponotus sp3.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 29, Camponotus sp4.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 30, Camponotus sp5.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 63, Cardiocondyla sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 68, Carebara sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 7, Cerapachys sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 71, Crematogaster sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 72, Crematogaster sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 75, Gauromyrmex sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 119, Hypoponera sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 120, Hypoponera sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 121, Hypoponera sp3.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 76, Lordomyrma sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 78, Monomorium sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 82, Myrmecina sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 83, Myrmecina sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 84, Myrmecina sp3.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 81, Myrmica sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 36, Nylanderia sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 37, Nylanderia sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 40, Paraparatrechina sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 41, Paraparatrechina sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 52, Prenolepis sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 53, Prenolepis sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 103, Strumigenys sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 104, Strumigenys sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 105, Strumigenys sp3.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 107, Temnothorax sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 108, Temnothorax sp3.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 110, Tetramorium sp1.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 111, Tetramorium sp2.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 112, Tetramorium sp3.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 113, Tetramorium sp4.
  • Liu, C. et al. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains, Figure 115, Vollenhovia sp3.

References

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