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Solomon Islands
| Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Oceania |
| Subregion | Melanesia |
| BioRegion | Indo-Australian Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 9 |
| Genera | 66 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 215 |
| Endemic Species | 80 |
| % Endemic Species | 37.2% |
| Introduced Species | 27 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Solomon Islands. 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 Solomon Islands ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Solomon Islands Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Acropyga
Amblyopone
Anochetus
Anonychomyrma
Anoplolepis
Arnoldius
Brachymyrmex
- Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895 (introduced)
Brachyponera
Camponotus
Cardiocondyla
Carebara
Colobopsis
Colobostruma
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster abrupta
- Crematogaster elysii
- Crematogaster foxi
- Crematogaster nesiotis
- Crematogaster obnigra
- Crematogaster scita
- Crematogaster wheeleri
Cryptopone
Discothyrea
Ectomomyrmex
Eurhopalothrix
- Eurhopalothrix brevicornis
- Eurhopalothrix greensladei
- Eurhopalothrix isabellae
- Eurhopalothrix procera
Fulakora
Holcoponera
- Holcoponera albiclava
- Holcoponera crenaticeps
- Holcoponera lucida
- Holcoponera malaensis
- Holcoponera preciosa
- Holcoponera solomonensis
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera biroi
- Hypoponera confinis
- Hypoponera papuana
- Hypoponera pruinosa
- Hypoponera punctatissima (introduced)
- Hypoponera ragusai (introduced)
- Hypoponera sororcula
Iridomyrmex
Leptogenys
Lordomyrma
Mesoponera
Metapone
- Metapone salomonis Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Monomorium
Myopopone
- Myopopone castanea (Smith, F. 1860)
Myrmecina
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia bourbonica (introduced)
- Nylanderia consuta
- Nylanderia glabrior
- Nylanderia manni
- Nylanderia obscura bismarckensis
- Nylanderia stigmatica
- Nylanderia vaga (introduced)
- Nylanderia vividula (introduced)
Ochetellus
Odontomachus
- Odontomachus malignus
- Odontomachus rufithorax
- Odontomachus simillimus
- Odontomachus yamanei Zettel & Sorger, 2023
Oecophylla
Ooceraea
Opisthopsis
Paraparatrechina
Parasyscia
Paratrechina
Parvaponera
Pheidole
- Pheidole belli
- Pheidole erato
- Pheidole isis taki
- Pheidole isis
- Pheidole megacephala (introduced)
- Pheidole mendanai
- Pheidole nindi
- Pheidole oceanica
- Pheidole philemon
- Pheidole sexspinosa fuscescens
- Pheidole sexspinosa
- Pheidole umbonata
Philidris
Plagiolepis
Platythyrea
Podomyrma
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis andromache
- Polyrhachis annae
- Polyrhachis arcuata acutinota
- Polyrhachis campbelli
- Polyrhachis dahlii
- Polyrhachis emeryana
- Polyrhachis fulakora
- Polyrhachis geminata
- Polyrhachis greensladei
- Polyrhachis ithona
- Polyrhachis johnsoni
- Polyrhachis kaipi
- Polyrhachis labella brunneipes
- Polyrhachis litigiosa
- Polyrhachis malaensis
- Polyrhachis nofra
- Polyrhachis obliqua Stitz, 1911
- Polyrhachis osae
- Polyrhachis pacifica
- Polyrhachis rere
- Polyrhachis saevissima argentea
- Polyrhachis salomo
- Polyrhachis salomo hiram Forel, 1912
- Polyrhachis santschii
- Polyrhachis setosa
- Polyrhachis similis
- Polyrhachis ugiensis
- Polyrhachis ulysses
- Polyrhachis undulata
- Polyrhachis wheeleri
Ponera
Prionopelta
- Prionopelta nominata (Smith, F. 1871)
- Prionopelta opaca
Pristomyrmex
Probolomyrmex
Proceratium
Pseudoponera
Rhytidoponera
Rogeria
Romblonella
Solenopsis
Stereomyrmex
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys chyzeri
- Strumigenys decollata
- Strumigenys emmae (introduced)
- Strumigenys eurycera
- Strumigenys frivaldszkyi
- Strumigenys godeffroyi (introduced)
- Strumigenys karawajewi
- Strumigenys membranifera (introduced)
- Strumigenys mocsaryi
- Strumigenys rogeri (introduced)
- Strumigenys szalayi
- Strumigenys undras
- Strumigenys yaleopleura
Syllophopsis
- Syllophopsis australica (Forel 1907)
Tapinoma
Technomyrmex
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium antennatum
- Tetramorium aspersum
- Tetramorium bicarinatum (introduced)
- Tetramorium carinatum
- Tetramorium insolens
- Tetramorium lanuginosum (introduced)
- Tetramorium melanogyna
- Tetramorium mutatum
- Tetramorium pacificum
- Tetramorium salomo
- Tetramorium simillimum (introduced)
- Tetramorium solomonense Ward, Brady, Fisher & Schultz, 2014
- Tetramorium tonganum
- Tetramorium vombis
Tetraponera
Trichomyrmex
- Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851) (introduced)
Turneria
Vollenhovia
- Vollenhovia dentata marginata
- Vollenhovia dentata
- Vollenhovia elysii
- Vollenhovia foveaceps
- Vollenhovia loboii
- Vollenhovia oblonga pedestris
- Vollenhovia oblonga
- Vollenhovia subtilis