Cuba

Cuba
Location
Region	Americas
Subregion	Caribbean
BioRegion	Neotropical Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	9
Genera	46
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	202
Endemic Species	27
% Endemic Species	13.4%
Introduced Species	1

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Cuba. 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 Cuban ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Cuban Ants web page.

Additional information about the Ants of Cuba.

Acromyrmex

• Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich, 1793)
• Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, W.M., 1937

Anochetus

• Anochetus mayri Emery,

Atta

• Atta cubana Fontenla, 1995
• Atta insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Brachymyrmex

• Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901
• Brachymyrmex fiebrigi Forel, 1908
• Brachymyrmex flavidulus Roger, 1863
• Brachymyrmex heeri
• Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893

Camponotus

• Camponotus bermudezi Aguayo, 1932
• Camponotus conspicuus (Smith, 1858)
• Camponotus gilviventris Roger, 1863
• Camponotus gilviventris refectus Wheeler, W.M., 1937
• Camponotus gilviventris renormatus Wheeler, W.M., 1937
• Camponotus gundlachi Mann, 1920
• Camponotus inaequalis Roger, 1863
• Camponotus kutterianus Baroni Urbani, 1972
• Camponotus macromischoides Fontenla, 1997
• Camponotus micrositus Wheeler, W.M., 1937
• Camponotus planatus Roger, 1863
• Camponotus ramulorum Wheeler, W.M.,
• Camponotus ramulorum mestrei Wheeler, W.M., 1913
• Camponotus santosi Forel, 1908
• Camponotus santosi pazosi Santschi, 1922
• Camponotus sphaericus Roger, 1863
• Camponotus sphaericus cardini Mann, 1920
• Camponotus sphaericus rufipilis Aguayo, 1932
• Camponotus sphaericus sphaeralis Roger, 1863
• Camponotus taino Fontenla Rizo, 1997
• Camponotus thysanopus Wheeler, W.M., 1937
• Camponotus torrei Aguayo, 1932

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
• Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, W.M.,
• Cardiocondyla wroughtonii (Forel, )

Cephalotes

• Cephalotes varians Smith, F., 1876

Cerapachys

• Cerapachys species

Colobopsis

• Colobopsis riehlii Roger, 1863

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster cubaensis Mann, 1920
• Crematogaster manni Buren, 1968
• Crematogaster sanguinea Roger, 1863
• Crematogaster sanguinea atavista Mann, 1920
• Crematogaster sanguinea sotolongoi Mann, 1920
• Crematogaster sanguinea torrei Wheeler, W.M., 1913
• Crematogaster steinheili Forel,
• Crematogaster victima Smith, F. 1858

Cylindromyrmex

• Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1937

Cyphomyrmex

• Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862

Discothyrea

• Discothyrea testacea Roger 1863

Dorymyrmex

• Dorymyrmex insanus (Buckley, 1866)
• Dorymyrmex pyramicus (Roger, 1863)

Eurhopalothrix

• Eurhopalothrix cimu Longino, 2013
• Eurhopalothrix mabuya Longino, 2013

Forelius

• Forelius pruinosus (Roger, 1863)

Fulakora

• Fulakora bierigi (Santschi, 1930)

Gnamptogenys

• Gnamptogenys rumba Lattke, 2002

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, )
• Hypoponera opaciceps cubana Santschi, 1930
• Hypoponera opacior (Forel, )
• Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)
• Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890
• Leptogenys pubiceps cubaensis Santschi, 1930
• Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890

Monomorium

• Monomorium carbonarium Forel,
• Monomorium ebeninum Forel,
• Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851
• Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, )
• Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, )

Mycetomoellerius

• Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis (André, 1893)

Mycocepurus

• Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893

Myrmelachista

• Myrmelachista kraatzii Roger, 1863
• Myrmelachista rogeri André, 1887
• Myrmelachista rogeri manni Wheeler, W.M., 1934
• Myrmelachista rogeri rubriceps Mann, 1920

Nylanderia

• Nylanderia anthracina Roger, 1863
• Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel)
• Nylanderia fulva (Mayr)
• Nylanderia myops Mann, 1920
• Nylanderia pubens (Forel)
• Nylanderia sierra LaPolla & Kallal, 2019
• Nylanderia steinheili (Forel)
• Nylanderia vividula (Nylander)
• Nylanderia wardi LaPolla & Kallal, 2019
• Nylanderia xestonota LaPolla & Kallal, 2019

Odontomachus

• Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894
• Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844
• Odontomachus ruginodis

Paratrechina

• Paratrechina longicornis

Pheidole

• Pheidole alayoi Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole bakeri Forel, 1912
• Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870
• Pheidole cubaensis Mayr, 1862
• Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884
• Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870
• Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863
• Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
• Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, W.M., 1908
• Pheidole macromischoides Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
• Pheidole mendicula Wheeler, W.M., 1925
• Pheidole naylae Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole neolongiceps Brown, 1950
• Pheidole punctatissima
• Pheidole similigena Wheeler, W.M., 1937
• Pheidole subarmata Mayr, 1884

Platythyrea

• Platythyrea punctata (Smith, F., 1858)

Prionopelta

• Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909

Proceratium

• Proceratium cubanum De Andrade, 2003

Pseudomyrmex

• Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901
• Pseudomyrmex elongatus
• Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F.,
• Pseudomyrmex pazosi Santschi, 1909
• Pseudomyrmex seminole
• Pseudomyrmex simplex (Smith, F., )
• Pseudomyrmex subater
• Pseudomyrmex viduus (Smith, F., 1858)

Pseudoponera

• Pseudoponera stigma (Fabricius, )
• Pseudoponera succedanea Roger, 1863

Rhopalothrix

• Rhopalothrix weberi Brown & Kempf, 1960

Rogeria

• Rogeria brunnea Santschi, 1930
• Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894

Sericomyrmex

• Sericomyrmex mayriForel, 1912

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis corticalis Forel, 1881
• Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, )
• Solenopsis globularia (Smith, F., 1858)
• Solenopsis picea Emery, 1896

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys alberti Forel
• Strumigenys caiman Booher, Prebus & Lubertazzi, 2019
• Strumigenys convexiceps Santschi, 1931
• Strumigenys eggersi Mann,
• Strumigenys emmae (Emery, )
• Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862
• Strumigenys hubbewatyorum Booher, Prebus & Lubertazzi, 2019
• Strumigenys lanuginosa Wheeler, W.M., 1905
• Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
• Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
• Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911
• Strumigenys nitens Santschi, 1932
• Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
• Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906
• Strumigenys simulans Santschi, 1931

Tapinoma

• Tapinoma litorale Wheeler, W.M.,
• Tapinoma litorale cubaense Wheeler, W.M., 1913
• Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, )

Temnothorax

• Temnothorax abeli Fontenla, 1998
• Temnothorax affinis (Mann, )
• Temnothorax alayoi Baroni Urbani, 1978
• Temnothorax androsanus (Wheeler, W.M., )
• Temnothorax aztecus
• Temnothorax banao Fontenla, 1998
• Temnothorax barbouri Aguayo, 1931
• Temnothorax barroi Aguayo, 1931
• Temnothorax bermudezi Wheeler, W.M., 1931
• Temnothorax bruneri Mann, 1924
• Temnothorax creightoni Mann, 1929
• Temnothorax cuyaguateje Fontenla, 1998
• Temnothorax darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1937
• Temnothorax dissimilis Aguayo, 1932
• Temnothorax gibbifer Baroni Urbani, 1978
• Temnothorax gundlachi Wheeler, W.M., 1913
• Temnothorax hippolyta Prebus, 2021
• Temnothorax imias Fontenla, 1998
• Temnothorax iris Roger, 1863
• Temnothorax laetus Wheeler, W.M., 1937
• Temnothorax manni (Wheeler, W.M., 1914)
• Temnothorax mortoni Aguayo, 1937
• Temnothorax myersi Wheeler, W.M., 1931
• Temnothorax nigricans Baroni Urbani, 1978
• Temnothorax nipensis Fontenla, 1998
• Temnothorax pastinifer Emery, 1894
• Temnothorax platycnemis Wheeler, W.M., 1937
• Temnothorax poeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913
• Temnothorax porphyritis Roger, 1863
• Temnothorax punicans Roger, 1863
• Temnothorax purpuratus Roger, 1863
• Temnothorax rutabulafer Prebus, 2021
• Temnothorax schwarzi Mann, 1920
• Temnothorax senectutis Baroni Urbani, 1978
• Temnothorax splendens Wheeler, W.M., 1905
• Temnothorax squamifer Roger, 1863
• Temnothorax terricola Mann, 1920
• Temnothorax torrei Aguayo, 1931
• Temnothorax versicolor (Roger, 1863)
• Temnothorax versicolor guanahacabibes Fontenla, 1995
• Temnothorax villarensis Aguayo, 1931
• Temnothorax violaceus Mann, 1924
• Temnothorax wheeleri Mann, 1920

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, )
• Tetramorium guineense (Fabricius, )
• Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M.,
• Tetramorium simillimum (Nylander, )

Thaumatomyrmex

• Thaumatomyrmex bariay Fontenla, 1995
• Thaumatomyrmex cochlearis Creighton, 1928
• Thaumatomyrmex mandibularis Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003
• Thaumatomyrmex nageli Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003

Trichomyrmex

• Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851) (introduced)

Wasmannia

• Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863

Xenomyrmex

• Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895

Zatania

• Zatania albimaculata (Santschi, 1930)
• Zatania gibberosa (Roger, 1863)
• Zatania karstica (Fontenla, 2000)

References

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