Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic
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Location
Region Americas
Subregion Caribbean
BioRegion Neotropical Region
Diversity
Subfamilies 9
Genera 41
Endemic Genera 0
% Endemic Genera 0.0%
Species/Subspecies 143
Endemic Species 14
% Endemic Species 9.8%
Introduced Species 1

The following genera, species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in the Dominican Republic. 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 Dominian Republic ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Dominican Republic Ants web page. Extinct ants are found at Miocene Ants from Dominican Republic. Check on Hispaniola which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

You may also be interested in the Dominican Republic project page. An alternative species list, with representative images for most of the named species and some undescribed species, is found here: Dominican Republic species and images.

Acropyga

Anochetus

Bothriomyrmex

Brachymyrmex

Camponotus

Cardiocondyla

Cephalotes

Crematogaster

Cylindromyrmex

Cyphomyrmex

Discothyrea

Dorymyrmex

Eurhopalothrix

Fulakora

Gnamptogenys

Holcoponera

Hypoponera

Leptogenys

Linepithema

Monomorium

Mycetomoellerius

Mycocepurus

Myrmelachista

Nylanderia

Odontomachus

Paratrechina

Pheidole

Platythyrea

Pogonomyrmex

Poneracantha

Proceratium

Pseudomyrmex

Pseudoponera

Rogeria

Solenopsis

Strumigenys

Syscia

  • Syscia sp

Tapinoma

Temnothorax

Tetramorium

Thaumatomyrmex

  • Thaumatomyrmex sp 1
  • Thaumatomyrmex sp 2

Trichomyrmex

Wasmannia

Fossils known from Dominican Republic

Epoch Formation Locality Species
Miocene Dominican Amber Acanthognathus poinari
Miocene Dominican Amber Acanthostichus hispaniolicus
Miocene Dominican Amber Acropyga glaesaria
Miocene Dominican Amber Anochetus ambiguus
Miocene Dominican Amber Anochetus brevidentatus
Miocene Dominican Amber Anochetus conisquamis
Miocene Dominican Amber Anochetus corayi
Miocene Dominican Amber Anochetus dubius
Miocene Dominican Amber Anochetus exstinctus
Miocene Dominican Amber Anochetus intermedius
Miocene Dominican Amber Anochetus lucidus
Miocene Dominican Amber Aphaenogaster amphioceanica
Miocene Dominican Amber Apterostigma electropilosum
Miocene Dominican Amber Apterostigma eowilsoni
Miocene Dominican Amber Azteca alpha
Miocene Dominican Amber Azteca eumeces
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes alveolatus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes bloosi
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes brevispineus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes caribicus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes dieteri
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes hispaniolicus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes integerrimus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes jansei
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes obscurus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes serratus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes squamosus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cephalotes sucinus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cylindromyrmex antillanus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cylindromyrmex electrinus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cylindromyrmex inopinatus
Miocene Dominican Amber Cyphomyrmex taino
Miocene Dominican Amber Discothyrea gigas
Miocene Dominican Amber Dolichoderus caribbaeus
Miocene Dominican Amber Dolichoderus dibolius
Miocene Dominican Amber Dolichoderus intermedius
Miocene Dominican Amber Dolichoderus primitivus
Miocene Dominican Amber Dolichoderus prolaminatus
Miocene Dominican Amber Gnamptogenys casca
Miocene Dominican Amber Gnamptogenys levinates
Miocene Dominican Amber Gnamptogenys pristina
Miocene Dominican Amber Gracilidris humiloides
Miocene Dominican Amber Ilemomyrmex caecus
Miocene Dominican Amber Leptomyrmex neotropicus
Miocene Dominican Amber Mycetomoellerius primaevus
Miocene Dominican Amber Neivamyrmex ectopus
Miocene Dominican Amber Neoponera vejestoria
Miocene Dominican Amber Nesomyrmex caritatis
Miocene Dominican Amber Nesomyrmex dominicanus
Miocene Dominican Amber Nylanderia vetula
Miocene Dominican Amber Odontomachus pseudobauri
Miocene Dominican Amber Odontomachus spinifer
Miocene Dominican Amber Oxyidris antillana
Miocene Dominican Amber Paraponera dieteri
Miocene Dominican Amber Pheidole anticua
Miocene Dominican Amber Pheidole primigenia
Miocene Dominican Amber Pheidole tethepa
Miocene Dominican Amber Platythyrea dentata
Miocene Dominican Amber Platythyrea procera
Miocene Dominican Amber Platythyrea pumilio
Miocene Dominican Amber Platythyrea scalpra
Miocene Dominican Amber Poneracantha brunoi
Miocene Dominican Amber Proceratium denticulatum
Miocene Dominican Amber Proceratium dominicanum
Miocene Dominican Amber Proceratium gibberum
Miocene Dominican Amber Proceratium poinari
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex antiquus
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex avitus
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex baros
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex coruscus
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex macrops
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex nexilis
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex oryctus
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex prioris
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex succinus
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex thecolor
Miocene Dominican Amber Pseudomyrmex vicinus
Miocene Dominican Amber Strumigenys electrina
Miocene Dominican Amber Strumigenys pilosula
Miocene Dominican Amber Strumigenys poinari
Miocene Dominican Amber Strumigenys schleeorum
Miocene Dominican Amber Tapinoma troche
Miocene Dominican Amber Technomyrmex caritatis
Miocene Dominican Amber Technomyrmex hispaniolae
Miocene Dominican Amber Temnothorax praecreolus
Miocene Dominican Amber Zatania electra

References

  • Perez-Gelabert, D. E. 2008: Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography.- Zootaxa 1831: 530 p.