Palaearctic Region Species List

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Palaearctic Region
Statistics
Countries 84
Subfamilies 10
Genera 132
Endemic Genera 5
% Endemic Genera 3.8
Species/Subspecies 2805
Endemic Species 1284
% Endemic Species 45.8
First Species Described 1758
Last Species Described 2024

The following species and subspecies are known from the Palaearctic Region. The countries listed are only those within this region. Species noted as 'introduced' are considered to be introduced into at least one country within the region (but may be native in other countries). Endemic species (those known only from this region) are noted except where the genus is endemic, in which case all of the listed species are endemic.

Acanthomyrmex

Acropyga

Aenictus

Alloformica

Genus endemic to this region

Anillomyrma

Anochetus

Anoplolepis

Aphaenogaster

Aulacopone

Genus endemic to this region

Bajcaridris

Genus endemic to this region

Bothriomyrmex

Bothroponera

Brachymyrmex

Brachyponera

Buniapone

Calomyrmex

Calyptomyrmex

Camponotus

Cardiocondyla

Carebara

Cataglyphis

Cataulacus

Centromyrmex

Cerapachys

Chronoxenus

Chrysapace

Colobopsis

Crematogaster

Cryptopone

Dacatria

Diacamma

Dilobocondyla

Discothyrea

Dolichoderus

Dorylus

Echinopla

Ectomomyrmex

Emeryopone

Erromyrma

Euponera

Formica

Formicoxenus

Gaoligongidris

Genus endemic to this region

Gauromyrmex

Gesomyrmex

Goniomma

Genus endemic to this region

Harpagoxenus

Harpegnathos

Hypoponera

Iberoformica

Genus endemic to this region

Iridomyrmex

Kartidris

Lasius

Lepisiota

Leptanilla

Leptogenys

Leptothorax

Linepithema

Liometopum

Lioponera

Lophomyrmex

Lordomyrma

Manica

Mayriella

Meranoplus

Mesoponera

Messor

Metalasius

Genus endemic to this region

Monomorium

Myopias

Myopopone

Myrmecina

Myrmica

Myrmicaria

Myrmoteras

Mystrium

Nesomyrmex

Nylanderia

Ochetellus

Odontomachus

Odontoponera

Oecophylla

Ooceraea

Opamyrma

Oxyopomyrmex

Pachycondyla

Paraparatrechina

Parasyscia

Paratopula

Paratrechina

Parvaponera

Perissomyrmex

Pheidole

Philidris

Plagiolepis

Platythyrea

Polyergus

Polyrhachis

Ponera

Prenolepis

Prionopelta

Pristomyrmex

Probolomyrmex

Proceratium

Proformica

Genus endemic to this region

Protanilla

Pseudolasius

Pseudoneoponera

Recurvidris

Rhopalomastix

Rossomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Rotastruma

Simopone

Solenopsis

Stenamma

Stictoponera

Stigmatomma

Strongylognathus

Genus endemic to this region

Strumigenys

Syllophopsis

Syscia

Tapinolepis

Tapinoma

Technomyrmex

Temnothorax

Tetramorium

Tetraponera

Trichomyrmex

Vollenhovia

Vombisidris

Wasmannia

Yunodorylus