Réunion

Réunion
Location
Region	Africa
Subregion	Eastern Africa
BioRegion	Malagasy Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	4
Genera	20
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	31
Endemic Species	1
% Endemic Species	3.2%
Introduced Species	0

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

Anoplolepis

• Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, F., 1857)
• Anoplolepis steingroeveri gertrudae Forel, 1900

Brachymyrmex

• Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895

Camponotus

• Camponotus aurosus Roger, 1863
• Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782)

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla itsukii Seifert, Okita & Heinze, 2017

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)
• Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Lepisiota

• Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Mayr, 1861)

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)

Monomorium

• Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)
• Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nylanderia

• Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)
• Nylanderia obscura bismarckensis Forel, 1901

Ochetellus

• Ochetellus species

Paratrechina

• Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

• Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Plagiolepis

• Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894

Ponera

• Ponera swezeyi Wheeler, 1933

Pristomyrmex

• Pristomyrmex browni Wang, 2003

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)
• Solenopsis mameti Donisthorpe, 1946

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)
• Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890

Tapinoma

• Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Technomyrmex

• Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, F., 1861)
• Technomyrmex pallipes

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium insolens (Smith, F. 1861)
• Tetramorium lanuginosum (Mayr, 1870)
• Tetramorium sikorae Forel, 1892
• Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F. 1851)

References

• Blard, F., Dorow, W.-H.-O., Delabie, J. H. C. 2003. Les Fourmis de l’île de la Réunion (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bulletin de La Société Entomologique de France, 108(2), 127–137 (doi:10.3406/bsef.2003.16939).