Norway

Norway
Location
Region	Europe
Subregion	Northern Europe
BioRegion	Palaearctic Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	4
Genera	15
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	64
Endemic Species	0
% Endemic Species	0.0%
Introduced Species	0

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

Camponotus

• Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Camponotus ligniperda (Latreille, 1802)

• Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)

Dolichoderus

• Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Formica

• Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955

• Formica candida Smith, F., 1878

• Formica cinerea Mayr, 1853

• Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798

• Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846

• Formica foreli Bondroit, 1918

• Formica forsslundi Lohmander, 1949

• Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758

• Formica gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904

• Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917

• Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838

• 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 suecica Adlerz, 1902

• Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804

• Formica uralensis Ruzsky, 1895

Formicoxenus

• Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846

Harpagoxenus

• Harpagoxenus sublaevis (Nylander, 1846)

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Lasius

• Lasius bicornis (Förster, 1850)

• Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)

• Lasius carniolicus Mayr, 1861

• Lasius citrinus Emery, 1922

• Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)

• Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)

• Lasius meridionalis Bodroit, 1920

• Lasius mixtus (Nylander, 1846)

• Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1991

• Lasius psammophilus Seifert, 1992

• Lasius sabularum (Bondroit, 1918)

• Lasius umbratus (Nylander, 1846)

Leptothorax

• Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)

• Leptothorax goesswaldi Kutter, 1967

• Leptothorax gredleri Mayr, 1855

• Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1965

• Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)

Monomorium

• Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Myrmecina

• Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802

Myrmica

• Myrmica karavajevi (Arnoldi, 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

Polyergus

• Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798)

Stenamma

• Stenamma debile (Forster, 1850)

Temnothorax

• Temnothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852)

• Temnothorax nylanderi (Förster, 1850)

• Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium atratulum (Schenck, 1852)

• Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

• Ødegaard, F., K.M. Olsen, A. Staverløkk, and J. O. Gjershaug. 2015. Towards a new era for the knowledge of ants (Hymenoptera,Formicidae) in Norway? Nine species new to the country. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 62:80-99.
• [1] TORSTEIN KVAMME & CEDRIC A. COLLINGWOOD, 2009. The first records in Norway of Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918 and Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 15: 65-68