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Switzerland
| Switzerland | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Europe |
| Subregion | Western Europe |
| BioRegion | Palaearctic Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 4 |
| Genera | 32 |
| Endemic Genera | 1 |
| % Endemic Genera | 3.1% |
| Species/Subspecies | 168 |
| Endemic Species | 31 |
| % Endemic Species | 18.5% |
| Introduced Species | 1 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Switzerland. 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 Switzerland ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Switzerland Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Aphaenogaster
- Aphaenogaster gibbosa (Latreille, 1798)
- Aphaenogaster italica Bondroit, 1918
- Aphaenogaster spinosa Emery, 1878
- Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)
Bothriomyrmex
- Bothriomyrmex corsicus Santschi, 1923
Brachymyrmex
- Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874 (introduced)
Camponotus
- Camponotus aethiops Latreille, 1798
- Camponotus dalmaticus (Nylander, 1849)
- Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1846)
- Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1791)
- Camponotus ligniperda (Latreille, 1802)
- Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)
- Camponotus universitatis Forel, 1890
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
Colobopsis
- Colobopsis truncata (Spinola, 1808)
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792)
- Crematogaster sordidula (Nylander, 1849)
Cryptopone
- Cryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855)
Dolichoderus
- Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Formica
- Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955
- Formica bruni Kutter, 1967
- Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
- Formica cinerea Mayr, 1853
- Formica clara Forel, 1886
- Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
- Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846
- Formica foreli Bondroit, 1918
- Formica forsslundi Loohmander, 1949
- Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758
- Formica fuscocinerea Forel, 1874
- Formica gagates Latreille, 1798
- Formica gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904
- Formica helvetica Seifert, 2021
- Formica lemani Bondroti, 1917
- Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
- Formica paralugubris Seifert, 1996
- Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850
- Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783
- Formica pratensis rufoides Stärcke, 1926
- Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846
- Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
- Formica rufa rufopratensoides Forel, 1874
- Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793
- Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798
- Formica selysi Bondroit, 1918
- Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804
- Formica uralensis Ruzsky, 1895
Formicoxenus
- Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846
Harpagoxenus
- Harpagoxenus sublaevis Nylander, 1849
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
Lasius
- Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)
- Lasius bicornis (Foerster, 1850)
- Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)
- Lasius carniolicus Mayr, 1861
- Lasius citrinus Emery, 1922
- Lasius distinguendus Emery, 1916
- Lasius emarginatus Olivier, 1792
- Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)
- Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)
- Lasius meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
- Lasius mixtus (Nylander, 1846)
- Lasius myops Forel, 1894
- Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrasfalvy, 1990
- Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lasius paralienus Seifert, 1992
- Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1991
- Lasius umbratus (Nylander, 1846)
Leptothorax
- Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)
- Leptothorax buschingeri Kutter, 1967
- Leptothorax goesswaldi Kutter, 1967
- Leptothorax gredleri Mayr, 1855
- Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1966
- Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)
- Leptothorax pacis Kutter, 1945
Liometopum
- Liometopum microcephalum (Panzer, 1798)
Manica
- Manica rubida (Latreille, 1802)
Messor
- Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931
Monomorium
- Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Myrmecina
- Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)
Myrmica
- Myrmica bergi Ruzsky, 1902
- Myrmica bibikoffi Kutter, 1963
- Myrmica constricta Karavaiev, 1934
- Myrmica curvithorax Bondroit, 1920
- Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920
- Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926
- Myrmica karavajevi (Arnol’di, 1930)
- Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica lobulicornis Nylander, 1857
- Myrmica myrmicoxena Forel, 1895
- Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica rugulosa Nylander, 1849
- Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861
- Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
- Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica vandeli Bondroit, 1920
Plagiolepis
- Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894
- Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889
- Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798)
- Plagiolepis xene Starcke, 1936
Polyergus
- Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798)
Ponera
- Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802
- Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Solenopsis
- Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798
Stenamma
- Stenamma debile (Forster, 1850)
- Stenamma striatulum Emery, 1895
- Stenamma zanoni Rigato, 2011
Strongylognathus
- Strongylognathus alboini Finzi, 1924
- Strongylognathus alpinus Wheeler, W.M., 1909
- Strongylognathus huberi Forel, 1874
- Strongylognathus huberi dalmaticus Baroni Urbani, 1969
- Strongylognathus testaceus (Schenck, 1852)
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys argiola (Emery, 1869)
Tapinoma
- Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)
- Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
- Tapinoma magnum Mayr 1861
- Tapinoma pygmaeum (Dufour 1857)
- Tapinoma subboreale Seifert, 2012
Temnothorax
- Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
- Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
- Temnothorax arcanus Kutter, 1973
- Temnothorax clypeatus (Mayr, 1853)
- Temnothorax corticalis (Schenck, 1852)
- Temnothorax flavicornis Emery, 1870
- Temnothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852)
- Temnothorax luteus Forel, 1874
- Temnothorax muellerianus (Finzi, 1922)
- Temnothorax nadigi Kutter, 1925
- Temnothorax nigriceps Mayr, 1855
- Temnothorax nylanderi Foerster, 1850
- Temnothorax ravouxi (Andre, 1896)
- Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)
- Temnothorax stumperi (Kutter, 1950)
- Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)
- Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium alpestre Steiner, Schlick-Steiner & Seifert, 2010
- Tetramorium atratulum (Schenck, 1852)
- Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850
- Tetramorium indocile Santschi, 1927
- Tetramorium inquilinum Ward, Brady, Fisher & Schultz, 2014
Fossils known from Switzerland
Uncertain species
The following species was described from Switzerland but its true identity is currently unknown.
- Formica nitida Razoumowsky, 1789
- Lasius alienoniger Forel, 1874