Taiwan

Taiwan
Location
Region	Asia
Subregion	Eastern Asia
BioRegion	Oriental Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	10
Genera	61
Endemic Genera	1
% Endemic Genera	1.6%
Species/Subspecies	182
Endemic Species	78
% Endemic Species	42.9%
Introduced Species	1

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

Acanthomyrmex

• Acanthomyrmex crassispinus Wheeler, W.M., 1930

Acropyga

• Acropyga butteli Forel, 1912
• Acropyga nipponensis Terayama, 1985
• Acropyga sauteri Forel, 1912
• Acropyga yushi Terayama, 2009

Aenictus

• Aenictus formosensis Forel, 1913
• Aenictus latiscapus sauteri Forel, 1913
• Aenictus lifuiae Terayama, 1984
• Aenictus longi taivanae Forel, 1913

Anillomyrma

• Anillomyrma decamera (Emery, 1901)

Anochetus

• Anochetus lanyuensis Leong, Tsai, Terayama, Shiao & Lin, 2018
• Anochetus risii Forel
• Anochetus subcoecus Forel, 1912

Aphaenogaster

• Aphaenogaster baogong Terayama, 2009
• Aphaenogaster fengbo Terayama, 2009
• Aphaenogaster lepida Wheeler, W.M., 1930
• Aphaenogaster takahashii Wheeler, W.M., 1930
• Aphaenogaster tipuna Forel, 1913
• Aphaenogaster wangtian Terayama, 2009
• Aphaenogaster wangye Terayama, 2009
• Aphaenogaster xuantian Terayama, 2009

Brachyponera

• Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1895
• Brachyponera tianzun Terayama, 2009

Camponotus

• Camponotus formosensis Wheeler, W.M., 1927
• Camponotus carin tipunus Forel, 1913
• Camponotus friedae Forel, 1912
• Camponotus habereri Forel, 1911
• Camponotus truebi Forel, 1910

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1929
• Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890

Carebara

• Carebara amia Forel, 1913
• Carebara qianliyan Terayama, 2009
• Carebara sakamotoi Terayama, Lin & Eguchi, 2012
• Carebara sauteri Forel, 1912
• Carebara yanoi (Forel, 1912)

Centromyrmex

• Centromyrmex feae (Emery, 1889)

Chronoxenus

• Chronoxenus wroughtonii formosensis (Forel, 1913)

Chrysapace

• Chrysapace sauteri Forel, 1913

Colobopsis

• Colobopsis taivanae (Forel, 1913)

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster biroi Mayr, 1897
• Crematogaster bison Forel, 1913
• Crematogaster pia taivanae Forel, 1913
• Crematogaster popohana Forel, 1912
• Crematogaster popohana amia Forel, 1913
• Crematogaster schimmeri Forel, 1912
• Crematogaster subnuda nigrosubnuda Özdikmen, 2010
• Crematogaster treubi apilis Forel, 1913

Cryptopone

• Cryptopone taivanae Forel, 1913

Discothyrea

• Discothyrea sauteri Forel, 1912
• Discothyrea yueshen Terayama, 2009

Ectomomyrmex

• Ectomomyrmex horni (Forel, 1913)
• Ectomomyrmex javanus Mayr, 1867
• Ectomomyrmex sauteri Forel, 1912

Formica

• Formica obsidiana Emery, 1923
• Formica picea formosae Emery, 1925

Formosimyrma

• Formosimyrma lanyuensis Terayama, 2009

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)
• Hypoponera sauteri Onoyama, 1989

Iridomyrmex

• Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)

Lasius

• Lasius nipponensis Forel, 1912
• Lasius coloratus Santschi, 1937

Lepisiota

• Lepisiota hexiangu Terayama, 2009
• Lepisiota rothneyi taivanae Forel, 1913

Leptanilla

• Leptanilla taiwanensis Ogata, Terayama & Matsuko, 1995

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys confucii Forel, 1912

Lioponera

• Lioponera huode (Terayama, 2009)
• Lioponera reticulata Brown, 1975
• Lioponera longitarsus (Mayr, 1879)

Lophomyrmex

• Lophomyrmex taivanae Forel, 1912

Meranoplus

• Meranoplus bicolor Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Metapone

• Metapone sauteri Forel, 1912

Monomorium

• Monomorium zhinu Terayama, 2009

Myopias

• Myopias nops Willey & Brown, 1983

Myrmecina

• Myrmecina kaigong Terayama, 2009
• Myrmecina sauteri Forel, 1912
• Myrmecina strigis Lin & Wu, 1998
• Myrmecina taiwana Terayama, 1985

Myrmica

• Myrmica arisana Wheeler, W.M., 1930
• Myrmica luteola Kupyanskaya, 1990
• Myrmica mirabilis Elmes & Radchenko, 1998
• Myrmica pulchella Santschi, 1937
• Myrmica serica Wheeler, W.M., 1928

Nylanderia

• Nylanderia amia Forel, 1913
• Nylanderia formosae Forel, 1912
• Nylanderia guanyin (Terayama, 2009)

Odontomachus

• Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892
• Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914 (introduced)

Ooceraea

• Ooceraea biroi

Paraparatrechina

• Paraparatrechina kongming Terayama, 2009
• Paraparatrechina sauteri (Forel, 1913)

Parasyscia

• Parasyscia reticulata Emery, 1923

Paratopula

• Paratopula ceylonica Emery, 1901

Pheidole

• Pheidole ernsti Forel, 1912
• Pheidole fervens Smith, F., 1858
• Pheidole funkikoensis Wheeler, W.M., 1929
• Pheidole nodus Smith, F. 1874
• Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865
• Pheidole taivanensis Forel, 1912

Plagiolepis

• Plagiolepis longwang Terayama, 2009

Polyrhachis

• Polyrhachis latona Wheeler, W.M., 1909
• Polyrhachis wolfi Forel, 1912
• Polyrhachis lamellidens Smith, F., 1874

Ponera

• Ponera alisana Terayama, 1986
• Ponera chiponensis Terayama, 1986
• Ponera rishen Terayama, 2009
• Ponera shennong Terayama, 2009
• Ponera sinensis Wheeler, W.M., 1928
• Ponera taiyangshen Terayama, 2009
• Ponera tamon Terayama, 1996
• Ponera terayamai Leong, Guenard, Shiao & Lin, 2019
• Ponera wui Leong, Guenard, Shiao & Lin, 2019
• Ponera yuhuang Terayama, 2009

Prionopelta

• Prionopelta kraepelini Forel, 1905

Pristomyrmex

• Pristomyrmex brevispinosus Emery, 1887
• Pristomyrmex punctatus Smith, F., 1860

Probolomyrmex

• Probolomyrmex longinodus Terayama & Ogata, 1988

Proceratium

• Proceratium itoi (Forel, 1917)
• Proceratium japonicum Santschi, 1937

Protanilla

• Protanilla jongi Hsu, P.-W., Hsu, F.-C., Hsiao & Lin, 2017
• Protanilla lini Terayama, 2009

Pseudolasius

• Pseudolasius binghami taivanae Forel, 1912
• Pseudolasius sauteri Forel, 1913

Recurvidris

• Recurvidris recurvispinosa (Forel, 1890)

Rhopalomastix

• Rhopalomastix mazu Terayama, 2009

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis tipuna Forel, 1912

Stictoponera

• Stictoponera taivanensis (Wheeler, W.M., 1929)

Stigmatomma

• Stigmatomma bruni (Forel, 1912)
• Stigmatomma luyiae Hsu, F., Esteves, Chou & Lin, 2017
• Stigmatomma sakaii (Terayama, 1989)
• Stigmatomma silvestrii (Wheeler, W.M., 1928)
• Stigmatomma zaojun (Terayama, 2009)

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys benten Terayama, Lin & wu, 1996
• Strumigenys canina (Brown & Boisvert, 1979)
• Strumigenys chuchihensis Lin & Wu, 2001
• Strumigenys elegantula (Terayama & Kubota, 1989)
• Strumigenys feae Emery, 1895
• Strumigenys formosa (Terayama et al., 1995)
• Strumigenys formosimonticola Terayama, Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys hexamera (Brown, 1958)
• Strumigenys hiroshimensis
• Strumigenys hispida Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys japonica Ito, 1914
• Strumigenys kichijo Terayama, Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys konteiensis Lin & Wu, 2001
• Strumigenys lacunosa Lin & wu, 1996
• Strumigenys leptothrix Wheeler, W.M., 1929
• Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886
• Strumigenys lichiaensis Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys liukueiensis Terayama & Kubota, 1989
• Strumigenys mazu Terayama, Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
• Strumigenys minutula Terayama & Kubota, 1989
• Strumigenys mutica (Brown, 1949)
• Strumigenys nanzanensis Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys orchidensis Lin & Wu, 2001
• Strumigenys sauteri Forel, 1912
• Strumigenys solifontis Brown, 1949
• Strumigenys takasago Terayama, Lin & Wu, 1995
• Strumigenys trada Lin & Wu, 1996
• Strumigenys yamanei Tang & Guénard, 2023

Technomyrmex

• Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, F., 1861)
• Technomyrmex brunneus
• Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892
• Technomyrmex formosensis Yamane, Leong, & Lin, 2018
• Technomyrmex horni Forel, 1912

Temnothorax

• Temnothorax confucii Forel, 1912
• Temnothorax huatuo Terayama, 2009
• Temnothorax kuixing Terayama, 2009
• Temnothorax leigong Terayama, 2009
• Temnothorax leimu Terayama, 2009
• Temnothorax taivanensis Wheeler, W.M., 1929
• Temnothorax tianpeng Terayama, 2009
• Temnothorax yanwan Terayama, 2009

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)
• Tetramorium kraepelini Forel, 1905
• Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870
• Tetramorium parvispinum Emery, 1893
• Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879
• Tetramorium walshi (Forel, 1890)
• Tetramorium wroughtonii (Forel, 1902)

Tetraponera

• Tetraponera modesta Smith, F., 1860

Vollenhovia

• Vollenhovia emeryi Wheeler, W.M., 1906
• Vollenhovia menshen Terayama, 2009
• Vollenhovia satoi Santschi, 1937
• Vollenhovia shunfenger Terayama, 2009
• Vollenhovia xingjun Terayama, 2009

References

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• [2] Terayama, M. 1985d. Two new species of the ant genus Myrmecina (Insecta; Hymenoptera; Formicidae) from Japan and Taiwan. Edaphologia 32: 35-40
• [3] Terayama, M. 1985e. Two new species of the genus Acropyga (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Taiwan and Japan. Kontyû 53: 284-289
• [4] Terayama, M. 1985f. Descriptions of a new species of the genus Proceratium Roger from Taiwan (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Kontyû 53: 406-408
• [5] Terayama, M. 1986. Two new ants of the genus Ponera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Taiwan. Kontyû 54(4): 591-595
• [6] Terayama, M. 1989a. The ant tribe Odontomachini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Taiwan, with a description of a new species. Edaphologia 40: 25-29
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• [9] Terayama, M.; Kubota, S. 1989. The ant tribe Dacetini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Taiwan, with descriptions of three new species. Jpn. J. Entomol. 57: 778-792
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• Chan, K.-W. 2024. New records of the ant species Tetramorium walshi (Forel, 1890) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Taiwan, with additional reports of Tetramorium species from Penghu Islands. Taiwanese Society of Insect Natural History 9(3): 22–28 (doi:10.5281/ZENODO.13839248).
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