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El Salvador
| El Salvador | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Americas |
| Subregion | Central America |
| BioRegion | Neotropical Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 7 |
| Genera | 26 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 60 |
| Endemic Species | 2 |
| % Endemic Species | 3.3% |
| Introduced Species | 0 |
The following 14 valid genera, 21 valid species and 1 valid subspecies of ants are known to occur in El Salvador. 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 El Salvadoran ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the El Salvador Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Acromyrmex
- Acromyrmex echinatior (Forel, 1899)
Aphaenogaster
- Aphaenogaster araneoides Emery 1890
Apterostigma
- Apterostigma trapeziforme Lattke, 1997
Atta
- Atta mexicana Smith, F., 1858
Azteca
- Azteca muelleri Emery, 1893
- Azteca pittieri Forel, 1899
Brachymyrmex
- Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895
Camponotus
- Camponotus abscisus Roger, 1863
- Camponotus planatus Roger, 1863
- Camponotus rectangularis rubroniger Forel, 1899
Carebara
- Carebara brevipilosa (Fernández, 2004)
Cephalotes
- Cephalotes basalis Smith, F., 1876
- Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804
- Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, F., 1867
- Cephalotes umbraculatus Fabricius, 1804
Dorymyrmex
- Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, 1906
- Dorymyrmex insanus (Buckley, 1866)
Eurhopalothrix
- Eurhopalothrix apharogonia Snelling, 1968
- Eurhopalothrix pilulifera Brown & Kempf, 1960
Hylomyrma
- Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973
Linepithema
- Linepithema dispertitum (Forel, 1885)
- Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)
Monomorium
- Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851
Neivamyrmex
- Neivamyrmex quadratoocciputus Watkins, 1975
Neoponera
- Neoponera villosa (Fabricius, 1804)
Octostruma
- Octostruma amrishi (Makhan, 2007)
- Octostruma ascrobis Longino, 2013
- Octostruma balzani (Emery, 1894)
Pheidole
- Pheidole angusticeps Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole janzeni Longino, 2009
- Pheidole pugnax Dalla Torre, 1892
- Pheidole simonsi Wilson, 2003
- Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886
- Pheidole synarmata Wilson, 2003
Pogonomyrmex
- Pogonomyrmex guatemaltecus Wheeler, W.M., 1914
Procryptocerus
- Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899
Pseudomyrmex
- Pseudomyrmex cognatus Ward & Branstetter, 2022
- Pseudomyrmex elongatus (Mayr, 1870)
- Pseudomyrmex fasciatus Ward & Branstetter, 2022
- Pseudomyrmex flavicornis (Smith, F., 1877)
- Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus (Smith, F., 1877)
- Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius, 1804)
- Pseudomyrmex ita (Forel, 1906)
- Pseudomyrmex nigrocinctus (Emery, 1890)
- Pseudomyrmex opaciceps Ward, 1993
- Pseudomyrmex peperi (Forel, 1913)
- Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877
- Pseudomyrmex spinicola (Emery, 1890)
- Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus Emery, 1906
Rasopone
- Rasopone ferruginea (Smith, F. 1858)
Stenamma
- Stenamma manni Wheeler, W.M., 1914
- Stenamma maximon Branstetter, 2013
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
- Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893
- Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911
- Strumigenys smithii Forel, 1886
- Strumigenys timicala Bolton, 2000
Tatuidris
- Tatuidris tatusia Brown & Kempf, 1968
Temnothorax
- Temnothorax aureus Prebus, 2021
- Temnothorax fuscatus (Mann, 1920)