Nicaragua

Nicaragua
Location
Region	Americas
Subregion	Central America
BioRegion	Neotropical Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	11
Genera	58
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	294
Endemic Species	8
% Endemic Species	2.7%
Introduced Species	0

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

Acromyrmex

• Acromyrmex echinatior (Forel, 1899)
• Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, W.M. 1937

Adelomyrmex

• Adelomyrmex longinoi Fernández, 2003
• Adelomyrmex marginodus Longino, 2012
• Adelomyrmex microps Fernández, 2003
• Adelomyrmex myops (W.M. Wheeler, 1910)
• Adelomyrmex silvestrii (Menozzi, 1931)
• Adelomyrmex tristani (Menozzi, 1931)
• Adelomyrmex paratristani Longino, 2012

Anochetus

• Anochetus orchidicola

Aphaenogaster

• Aphaenogaster araneoides Emery, 1890
• Aphaenogaster inermis Forel, 1899

Apterostigma

• Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896
• Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, W.M. 1925
• Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997

Atta

• Atta colombica Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Azteca

• Azteca alfari Emery, 1893
• Azteca brevis Forel, 1899
• Azteca longiceps Emery, 1893
• Azteca nigra Forel, 1912
• Azteca pittieri Forel, 1899
• Azteca quadraticeps Longino, 2007
• Azteca schimperi Emery, 1893
• Azteca velox Forel, 1899

Basiceros

• Basiceros manni Brown & Kempf, 1960

Brachymyrmex

• Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909

Camponotus

• Camponotus abscisus Roger, 1863
• Camponotus albicoxis Forel, 1899
• Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858
• Camponotus chartifex Smith, F., 1860
• Camponotus claviscapus Forel, 1899
• Camponotus claviscapus lehmanni Forel, 1911
• Camponotus enigmaticus Mackay, MacKay & Mackay, 2004
• Camponotus lindigi Mayr, 1870
• Camponotus nitidior Santschi, 1921
• Camponotus planatus Roger, 1863
• Camponotus rectangularis Emery, 1890
• Camponotus rectithorax Forel, 1895
• Camponotus sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793

Carebara

• Carebara brevipilosa (Fernández, 2004)
• Carebara reina
• Carebara urichi Wheeler, W.M., 1922

Cephalotes

• Cephalotes basalis Smith, F., 1876
• Cephalotes lenca De Andrade, 1999
• Cephalotes maculatus Smith, F., 1876
• Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804
• Cephalotes multispinosus (Norton, 1868)
• Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824
• Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, W.M., 1942

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903
• Crematogaster acuta Fabricius, 1804
• Crematogaster distans Mayr, 1870
• Crematogaster brasiliensis Mayr, 1878
• Crematogaster corvina Mayr, 1870
• Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862
• Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862
• Crematogaster limata Smith, F., 1858
• Crematogaster longispina Emery, 1890
• Crematogaster nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
• Crematogaster stollii Forel, 1885
• Crematogaster sumichrasti Mayr, 1870
• Crematogaster torosa Mayr, 1870

Cylindromyrmex

• Cylindromyrmex meinerti Forel, 1905

Cryptopone

• Cryptopone guatemalensis (Forel)

Cyphomyrmex

• Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1851

Eciton

• Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842
• Eciton burchellii parvispinum Forel, 1899
• Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
• Eciton jansoni Forel, 1912
• Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894

Ectatomma

• Ectatomma gibbum Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982
• Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860

Eurhopalothrix

• Eurhopalothrix bolaui (Mayr, 1870)
• Eurhopalothrix circumcapillum Longino, 2013
• Eurhopalothrix gravis Mann, 1922
• Eurhopalothrix oscillum Longino, 2013
• Eurhopalothrix xibalba Longino, 2013

Fulakora

• Fulakora minima (Kusnezov, 1955)

Gnamptogenys

• Gnamptogenys alfaroi (Emery, 1894)

Holcoponera

• Holcoponera porcata (Emery, 1896)

Hylomyrma

• Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973

Labidus

• Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802

Lachnomyrmex

• Lachnomyrmex grandis Fernandez & Baena, 1997
• Lachnomyrmex longinoi Feitosa & Brandao, 2008

Leptanilloides

• Leptanilloides gracilis Borowiec & Longino, 2011

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890
• Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890

Megalomyrmex

• Megalomyrmex adamsae Longino, 2010
• Megalomyrmex drifti Kempf, 1961
• Megalomyrmex fungiraptor Boudinot, Sumnicht & Adams, 2013
• Megalomyrmex megadrifti Boudinot, Sumnicht & Adams, 2013
• Megalomyrmex silvestrii Wheeler, 1909
• Megalomyrmex symmetochus Wheeler, 1925

Mycetomoellerius

• Mycetomoellerius isthmicus (Santschi, 1931)
• Mycetomoellerius zeteki (Weber, 1940)

Mycetophylax

• Mycetophylax andersoni (Mackay & Serna, 2010)

Mycocepurus

• Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893
• Mycocepurus tardus Weber, 1940

Myrmelachista

• Myrmelachista joycei Longino, 2006
• Myrmelachista mexicana Wheeler, W.M. 1934
• Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery,, 1896

Myrmicocrypta

• Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885
• Myrmicocrypta godmani Forel, 1899

Neivamyrmex

• Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840
• Neivamyrmex sumichrasti Norton, 1868

Nesomyrmex

• Nesomyrmex pittieri Forel, 1899

Neoponera

• Neoponera aenescens Mayr, 1870
• Neoponera apicalis (Latreille, 1802)
• Neoponera bugabensis Forel, 1899
• Neoponera carbonaria (Smith, F., 1858)
• Neoponera crenata Roger, 1861
• Neoponera curvinodis Forel, 1899
• Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
• Neoponera verenae (Forel, 1922)
• Neoponera villosa (Fabricius, 1804)

Octostruma

• Octostruma amrishi (Makhan, 2007)
• Octostruma ascrobis Longino, 2013
• Octostruma balzani (Emery, 1894)
• Octostruma cyrtinotum Longino, 2013
• Octostruma gymnogon Longino, 2013
• Octostruma iheringi (Emery, 1888)
• Octostruma montanis Longino, 2013
• Octostruma planities Longino, 2013
• Octostruma wheeleri (Mann, 1922)

Odontomachus

• Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758

Pachycondyla

• Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804

Paraponera

• Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775

Paratrechina

• Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802

Pheidole

• Pheidole absurda Forel, 1886
• Pheidole acamata Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole ajax Forel, 1899
• Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896
• Pheidole arachnion Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole beloceps Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole belonorte Longino, 2019
• Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870
• Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870
• Pheidole browni Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole celaena Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole chocoensis Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole citrina Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole corniclypeus Longino, 2019
• Pheidole dossena Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole eosimilis Longino, 2019
• Pheidole eowilsoni Longino, 2009
• Pheidole erratilis Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole exarata Emery, 1896
• Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870
• Pheidole fimbriata Roger, 1863
• Pheidole fiorii Emery, 1890
• Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863
• Pheidole floricola Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole gauthieri Forel, 1901
• Pheidole glomericeps Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole guerrerana Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole gulo Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole gymnoceras Longino, 2009
• Pheidole harrisonfordi Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole indagatrix Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole insipida Forel, 1899
• Pheidole karolmorae Longino, 2009
• Pheidole kukrana Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole laselva Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole laselvoides Longino, 2019
• Pheidole longiscapa Forel, 1901
• Pheidole luteagossamer Longino, 2019
• Pheidole megacephala Fabricius, 1793
• Pheidole natalie Longino, 2019
• Pheidole nebulosa Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole nephele Longino, 2019
• Pheidole nigricula Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole nitidicollis Emery, 1896
• Pheidole passivaeferox Longino, 2019
• Pheidole perissothrix Longino, 2019
• Pheidole perpusilla Emery, 1894
• Pheidole platyscapa Longino, 2019
• Pheidole plebecula Forel, 1899
• Pheidole prattorum Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole protensa Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole psilogaster Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole punctatissima Mayr, 1870
• Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884
• Pheidole rectisentis Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole rectitrudis Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole rhinoceros Forel, 1899
• Pheidole rhinomontana Longino, 2009
• Pheidole sagax Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole scrobifera Emery, 1896
• Pheidole sensitiva Borgmeier, 1959
• Pheidole simonsi Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole spathipilosa Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole specularis Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886
• Pheidole synanthropica Longino, 2009
• Pheidole synarmata Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole tanyscapa Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole transversostriata Mayr, 1887
• Pheidole tschinkeli Wilson, 2003
• Pheidole vafra Santschi, 1923
• Pheidole vorax (Fabricius, 1804)
• Pheidole walkeri Mann, 1922
• Pheidole xiloa Longino, 2019

Platythyrea

• Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858

Prionopelta

• Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949
• Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909
• Prionopelta dubia Ladino & Feitosa, 2020
• Prionopelta modesta Forel, 1909

Probolomyrmex

• Probolomyrmex cegua Oliveira & Feitosa, 2019

Procryptocerus

• Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
• Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899

Pseudomyrmex

• Pseudomyrmex caeciliae Forel, 1913
• Pseudomyrmex cognatus Ward & Branstetter, 2022
• Pseudomyrmex elongatus (Mayr, 1870)
• Pseudomyrmex fasciatus Ward & Branstetter, 2022
• Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus Smith, F., 1877
• Pseudomyrmex flavicornis (Smith, F., 1877)
• Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804
• Pseudomyrmex ita (Forel, 1906)
• Pseudomyrmex nigrocinctus (Emery, 1890)
• Pseudomyrmex oculatus Smith, F., 1855
• Pseudomyrmex peperi (Forel, 1913)
• Pseudomyrmex reconditus Ward, 1993
• Pseudomyrmex spinicola (Emery, 1890)
• Pseudomyrmex subtilissimus (Emery, 1890)
• Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus Emery, 1906

Rasopone

• Rasopone cubitalis Longino & Branstetter, 2020
• Rasopone ferruginea (F. Smith, 1858)
• Rasopone mesoamericana Longino & Branstetter, 2020
• Rasopone pluviselva Longino & Branstetter, 2020
• Rasopone politognatha Longino & Branstetter, 2020

Rhopalothrix

• Rhopalothrix isthmica (Weber, 1941)
• Rhopalothrix subspatulata Longino & Boudinot, 2013
• Rhopalothrix therion Longino & Boudinot, 2013

Rogeria

• Rogeria belti Mann, 1922
• Rogeria cuneola Kugler, C., 1994
• Rogeria inermis Mann, 1922
• Rogeria innotabilis Kugler, C., 1994
• Rogeria scandens (Mann, 1922)
• Rogeria tonduzi Forel, 1899

Sericomyrmex

• Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, W.M., 1925

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis castor Forel, 1893
• Solenopsis corticalis Forel, 1881
• Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804
• Solenopsis globularia (Smith, F. 1858)
• Solenopsis zeteki Wheeler, W.M., 1942

Stenamma

• Stenamma diversum Mann, 1922
• Stenamma expolitum Smith, M.R., 1962
• Stenamma felixi Mann, 1922
• Stenamma manni Wheeler, W.M., 1914
• Stenamma megamanni Branstetter, 2013
• Stenamma monstrosum Branstetter, 2013
• Stenamma muralla Branstetter, 2013
• Stenamma picopicucha Branstetter, 2013
• Stenamma sandinista Branstetter, 2013
• Stenamma schmidti Menozzi, 1931
• Stenamma tico Branstetter, 2013
• Stenamma zelum Branstetter, 2013

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys alberti Forel, 1893
• Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908
• Strumigenys brevicornis Mann, 1922
• Strumigenys cassicuspis Bolton, 2000
• Strumigenys cordovensis Mayr, 1887
• Strumigenys diaptyxis Bolton, 2000
• Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
• Strumigenys excisa Weber, 1934
• Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862
• Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
• Strumigenys micretes Brown, 1959
• Strumigenys microthrix Kempf, 1975
• Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911
• Strumigenys paniaguae Longino, 2006
• Strumigenys pariensis Lattke & Goitia, 1997
• Strumigenys platyscapa Bolton, 2000
• Strumigenys stauroma Bolton, 2000
• Strumigenys subedentata Mayr, 1887
• Strumigenys timicala Bolton, 2000
• Strumigenys trieces Brown, 1960
• Strumigenys trinidadensis Wheeler, W.M., 1922

Syscia

• Syscia minuta Longino & Branstetter, 2021
• Syscia parva Longino & Branstetter, 2021
• Syscia persimilis Longino & Branstetter, 2021
• Syscia pervagata Longino & Branstetter, 2021
• Syscia pollula Longino & Branstetter, 2021
• Syscia sumnichti Longino & Branstetter, 2021
• Syscia volucris Longino & Branstetter, 2021

Tatuidris

• Tatuidris tatusia Brown & Kempf, 1968

Temnothorax

• Temnothorax aureus Prebus, 2021
• Temnothorax bison Prebus, 2021
• Temnothorax fuscatus (Mann, 1920)
• Temnothorax longinoi Prebus, 2021
• Temnothorax misomoschus Prebus, 2021
• Temnothorax paraztecus Prebus, 2021
• Temnothorax subditivus (Wheeler, W.M., 1903)

Typhlomyrmex

• Typhlomyrmex prolatus Brown, 1965