Mauritius

Mauritius
Location
Region	Africa
Subregion	Eastern Africa
BioRegion	Malagasy Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	5
Genera	27
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	56
Endemic Species	9
% Endemic Species	16.1%
Introduced Species	19

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Mauritius. 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 Mauritius ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Mauritius Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Anoplolepis

• Anoplolepis gracilipes Smith, F., 1857 (introduced)

Brachymyrmex

• Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901 (introduced)
• Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895 (introduced)

Brachyponera

• Brachyponera obscurans Walker, 1859

Camponotus

• Camponotus aurosus Roger, 1863
• Camponotus grandidieri Forel, 1886
• Camponotus maculatus Fabricius, 1782
• Camponotus sericeus Fabricius, 1798

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 (introduced)

Carebara

• Carebara creolei Azorsa & Fisher, 2018

Colobopsis

• Colobopsis cylindrica (Fabricius, 1798)

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster castanea Smith, F., 1858
• Crematogaster dentata Dalla Torre, 1893

Discothyrea

• Discothyrea berlita Fisher, 2005

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894) (introduced)
• Hypoponera johannae Forel, 1891
• Hypoponera ludovicae Forel, 1892
• Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859) (introduced)

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861
• Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858

Monomorium

• Monomorium elongatum Smith, F. 1876 (Rodriquez Island)
• Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851 (introduced)

Nesomyrmex

• Nesomyrmex gibber Donisthorpe, 1946

Nylanderia

• Nylanderia bourbonica Forel, 1886 (introduced)
• Nylanderia dodo Donisthorpe, 1946
• Nylanderia vividula Nylander, 1846 (introduced)

Ochetellus

• Ochetellus vinsoni Donisthorpe, 1946

Paratrechina

• Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802 (introduced)

Pheidole

• Pheidole dodo Fischer & Fisher, 2013
• Pheidole fervens Smith, F., 1858
• Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
• Pheidole megacephala Fabricius, 1793 (introduced)
• Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865

Plagiolepis

• Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892

Ponera

• Ponera petila Wilson, 1957
• Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, 1933

Pristomyrmex

• Pristomyrmex bispinosus Donisthorpe, 1949
• Pristomyrmex browni Wang, 2003
• Pristomyrmex trispinosus Donisthorpe, 1946

Proceratium

• Proceratium avium Brown, 1974

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804 (introduced)
• Solenopsis mameti Donisthorpe, 1946

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys agetos Fisher, 2000
• Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866 (introduced)
• Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
• Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
• Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895

Tapinoma

• Tapinoma fragile Smith, F. 1876
• Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793 (introduced)
• Tapinoma pomone Donisthorpe, 1947

Technomyrmex

• Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 (introduced)
• Technomyrmex pallipes (Smith, F., 1876)

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 (introduced)
• Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 (introduced)
• Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 (introduced)

Trichomyrmex

• Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851) (introduced)