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Germany
| Germany | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Europe |
| Subregion | Western Europe |
| BioRegion | Palaearctic Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 4 |
| Genera | 26 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 127 |
| Endemic Species | 6 |
| % Endemic Species | 4.7% |
| Introduced Species | 8 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Germany. 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 German ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the German Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Aphaenogaster
- Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)
Camponotus
- Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1798)
- Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1846)
- Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1791) (introduced)
- Camponotus ligniperda (Latreille, 1802)
- Camponotus ligniperda nigrescens Gösswald, 1932
- Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)
- Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)
Colobopsis
- Colobopsis truncata (Spinola, 1808)
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792) (introduced)
Dolichoderus
- Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Formica
- Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955
- Formica bruni Kutter, 1967
- Formica cinerea Mayr, 1853
- Formica clara Forel, 1886
- Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
- Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846
- Formica foreli Bondroit, 1918
- Formica forsslundi Lohmander, 1949
- Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758
- Formica fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
- Formica gagates Latreille, 1798
- Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917
- Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
- Formica paralugubris Seifert, 1999 (introduced)
- Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850
- Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783
- Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846
- Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
- Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793
- Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798
- Formica selysi Bondroit, 1918
- Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804
- Formica truncorum finzii Stitz, 1939
- Formica uralensis Ruzsky, 1895
Formicoxenus
- Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846
Harpagoxenus
- Harpagoxenus sublaevis Nylander, 1849
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859
Lasius
- Lasius alienus Foerster, 1850
- Lasius bicornis Foerster, 1850
- Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)
- Lasius carniolicus Mayr, 1861
- Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)
- Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)
- Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)
- Lasius jensi Seifert, 1982
- Lasius meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
- Lasius mixtus Nylander, 1846
- Lasius myops Forel, 1894
- Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma, & Andrasfalvy, 1990
- Lasius niger Linnaeus, 1758
- Lasius pallescens (Schenck, 1852)
- Lasius paralienus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1991
- Lasius psammophilus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius reginae Faber, 1967
- Lasius sabularum (Bondroit, 1918)
- Lasius umbratus Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax
- Leptothorax acervorum Fabricius, 1793
- Leptothorax goesswaldi Kutter, 1967
- Leptothorax gredleri Mayr, 1855
- Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1966
- Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)
- Leptothorax pacis (Kutter, 1950)
Linepithema
- Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) (introduced)
Manica
- Manica rubida Latreille, 1802
Messor
- Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931
Monomorium
- Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758 (introduced)
Myrmecina
- Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802
Myrmica
- Myrmica bergi Ruzsky, 1902
- Myrmica bessarabicus Nasonov, 1888
- Myrmica bibikoffi Kutter, 1963
- Myrmica constricta Karavaiev, 1934
- Myrmica curvithorax Bondroit, 1920
- Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920
- Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926
- Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978
- Myrmica karavajevi Arnol’di, 1930
- Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926
- Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica rugulosa Nylander, 1849
- Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861
- Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica schencki Emery, 1895
- Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
- Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica vandeli Bondroit, 1920
Plagiolepis
- Plagiolepis invadens Seifert, 2020 (introduced)
- Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889
- Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798)
- Plagiolepis xene Starcke, 1936
Polyergus
- Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798)
Ponera
- Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802
- Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Solenopsis
- Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798
Stenamma
- Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850
Strongylognathus
- Strongylognathus testaceus Schenck, 1852
Tapinoma
- Tapinoma erraticum Latreille, 1798
- Tapinoma ibericum Santschi, 1925
- Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
- Tapinoma magnum Mayr, 1861 (introduced)
- Tapinoma pithecorum Seifert, 2022 (introduced)
- Tapinoma subboreale Seifert, 2012
Temnothorax
- Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
- Temnothorax albipennis (Curtis, 1854)
- Temnothorax corticalis Schenck, 1852
- Temnothorax crassispinus Karavaiev, 1926
- Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852
- Temnothorax nigriceps Mayr, 1855
- Temnothorax nylanderi Foerster, 1850
- Temnothorax nylanderi nylanderonigriceps (Stitz, 1939)
- Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
- Temnothorax ravouxi (André, 1896)
- Temnothorax saxonicus (Seifert, 1995)
- Temnothorax sordidulus Muller, 1923
- Temnothorax tergestinus (Finzi, 1928)
- Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)
- Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)
- Temnothorax unifasciatus unifasciatonigriceps Novák & Sadil, 1941
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium atratulum (Schenck, 1852)
- Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)
- Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
- Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857
- Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850
- Tetramorium moravicum Kratochvíl, 1941
Fossils known from Germany
Uncertain species
The following species were described from Germany but their true identities are currently unknown.
- Formica stenoptera Foerster, 1850
- Formica vagans Fabricius, 1793
- Formica wheeleri Stitz, 1939