Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands
Location
Region	Oceania
Subregion	Micronesia
BioRegion	Indo-Australian Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	5
Genera	25
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	46
Endemic Species	0
% Endemic Species	0.0%
Introduced Species	1

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in the Northern Mariana Islands (Anatahan, Pagan, Agrihan, Saipan, Tinian, Rota). 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 Northern Mariana Islands ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Northern Mariana Islands Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Anochetus

• Anochetus graeffei

Anoplolepis

• Anoplolepis gracilipes

Brachymyrmex

• Brachymyrmex obscurior

Camponotus

• Camponotus marianensis
• Camponotus micronesicus Blanchard & Clouse, 2016
• Camponotus reticulatus

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi
• Cardiocondyla minutior
• Cardiocondyla obscurior
• Cardiocondyla tjibodana Karavaiev, 1935

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera confinis
• Hypoponera pruinosa
• Hypoponera punctatissima

Iridomyrmex

• Iridomyrmex anceps

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys falcigera

Monomorium

• Monomorium floricola
• Monomorium pharaonis
• Monomorium chinense [group]

Myrmecina

• Myrmecina species

Nylanderia

• Nylanderia bourbonica

Odontomachus

• Odontomachus simillimus

Ooceraea

• Ooceraea biroi

Paratrechina

• Paratrechina longicornis

Pheidole

• Pheidole fervens
• Pheidole megacephala
• Pheidole nindi
• Pheidole oceanica
• Pheidole recondita
• Pheidole umbonata

Platythyrea

• Platythyrea parallela

Polyrhachis

• Polyrhachis species

Ponera

• Ponera loi
• Ponera tenuis

Romblonella

• Romblonella townesi

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis geminata
• Solenopsis papuana

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys emmae
• Strumigenys godeffroyi
• Strumigenys membranifera
• Strumigenys rogeri

Syllophopsis

• Syllophopsis australica (Forel 1907)
• Syllophopsis sechellensis (Emery, 1894)
• Syllophopsis subcoeca (Emery, 1894)

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium simillimum

Trichomyrmex

• Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851) (introduced)

Vollenhovia

• Vollenhovia oblonga

References

• [1] Clouse, R.M. 2007. The ants of Micronesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Micronesia. 39 (2): 171-296.
• Terayama, M.; Miyano, S.; Kurozumi, T. 1994. Ant fauna (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia. Natural History Research Special Issue 1:231-236.