Micronesia (Federated States of)

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Location
Region	Oceania
Subregion	Micronesia
BioRegion	Indo-Australian Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	5
Genera	35
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	86
Endemic Species	11
% Endemic Species	12.8%
Introduced Species	1

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae). 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 Micronesia ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Micronesia Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Key to Micronesian Ants

Anochetus

• Anochetus graeffei [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Anochetus splendidulus [Yap]

Anoplolepis

• Anoplolepis gracilipes [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Aphaenogaster

• Aphaenogaster osimenseis

Brachyponera

• Brachyponera atrata [Yap]
• Brachyponera luteipes [Yap, Chuuk]

Calyptomyrmex

• Calyptomyrmex species [Chuuk]

Camponotus

• Camponotus eperiamorum Clouse, 2007 [Pohnpei]
• Camponotus erythrocephalus Clouse, 2007 [Yap]
• Camponotus irritans melanogaster Stitz, 1938
• Camponotus marianensis Clouse, 2007 [Yap]
• Camponotus micronesicus Blanchard & Clouse, 2016 [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Camponotus reticulatus [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Camponotus maculatus [Yap, Kosrae]
• Camponotus tinctus volkensi Wheeler, W.M., 1935
• Camponotus tol Gibson & Clouse, 2016
• Camponotus variegatus (Smith, F. 1858)

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi [Yap]
• Cardiocondyla minutior [Yap, Pohnpei]
• Cardiocondyla nuda [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei]
• Cardiocondyla obscurior [Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Cardiocondyla tjibodana [Yap, Pohnpei]

Carebara

• Carebara atoma [Kosrae]

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster fritzi [Pohnpei]

Cryptopone

• Cryptopone butteli (Forel, 1913) [Chuuk, Pohnpei]
• Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera confinis [Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Hypoponera opaciceps [Pohnpei]
• Hypoponera pruinosa [Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Hypoponera punctatissima [Chuuk]

Iridomyrmex

• Iridomyrmex anceps [Yap, Chuuk]

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys falcigera [Yap]

Metapone

• Metapone truki Smith, M.R. 1953 [Chuuk, Kosrae]

Monomorium

• Monomorium chinense -group- [Yap, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Monomorium floricola [Yap, Chuuk, Kosrae]
• Monomorium pharaonis [Yap, Chuuk, Kosrae]

Nylanderia

• Nylanderia bourbonica [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Nylanderia clandestina [Pohnpei]
• Nylanderia vaga [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Odontomachus

• Odontomachus simillimus [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Paraparatrechina

• Paraparatrechina minutula (Forel, 1901)

Paratrechina

• Paratrechina longicornis [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Pheidole

• Pheidole fervens [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei]
• Pheidole megacephala [Yap, Pohnpei]
• Pheidole nindi [Pohnpei]
• Pheidole oceanica [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei]
• Pheidole recondita [Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Pheidole sexspinosa [Yap, Pohnpei]
• Pheidole umbonata [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Platythyrea

• Platythyrea parallela [Chuuk, Pohnpei]

Ponera

• Ponera clavicornis [Pohnpei]
• Ponera incerta [Yap, Chuuk]
• Ponera tenuis [Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Prionopelta

• Prionopelta kraepelini [Yap, Chuuk]
• Prionopelta opaca [Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Pristomyrmex

• Pristomyrmex largus [Pohnpei]
• Pristomyrmex levigatus [Chuuk]
• Pristomyrmex minusculus [Yap, Pohnpei]
• Pristomyrmex quadridens [Pohnpei]

Pseudoponera

• Pseudoponera stigma [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Rogeria

• Rogeria stigmatica [Yap, Pohnpei]

Romblonella

• Romblonella yapensis [Yap]

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis geminata [Pohnpei]
• Solenopsis papuana [Pohnpei]

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys emmae [Yap
• Strumigenys frivaldszkyi [Yap, Pohnpei]
• Strumigenys godeffroyi [Chuuk, Pohnpei]
• Strumigenys karawajewi [Chuuk, Pohnpei]
• Strumigenys mayri [Chuuk]
• Strumigenys membranifera [Pohnpei]
• Strumigenys rogeri [Pohnpei]
• Strumigenys szalayi [Pohnpei]

Syllophopsis

• Syllophopsis sechellensis (Emery, 1894)

Tapinoma

• Tapinoma species [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Technomyrmex

• Technomyrmex albipes [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Technomyrmex kraepelini [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei]

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium bicarinatum [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Tetramorium lanuginosum [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei]
• Tetramorium pacificum [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Tetramorium simillimum [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei]
• Tetramorium tonganum [Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]

Trichomyrmex

• Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851) (introduced) [Chuuk]

Vollenhovia

• Vollenhovia kaselela Clouse, 2007 [Pohnpei]
• Vollenhovia mwereka Clouse, 2007 [Pohnpei]
• Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F. 1860 [Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
• Vollenhovia pwidikidika Clouse, 2007 [Pohnpei]

References

• [1] Ronald M. Clouse, 2007. The ants of Micronesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Micronesia. 39 (2): 171-296.