Tunisia

Tunisia
Location
Region	Africa
Subregion	Northern Africa
BioRegion	Palaearctic Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	8
Genera	34
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	167
Endemic Species	74
% Endemic Species	44.3%
Introduced Species	0

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

Aenictus

Aenictus rougieri André, 1893

Anochetus

Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884

Aphaenogaster

Aphaenogaster crocea croceoides Forel, 1890
Aphaenogaster crocea lenis Santschi, 1911
Aphaenogaster crocea splendidoides Forel, 1890
Aphaenogaster depilis Santschi, 1911
Aphaenogaster depilis numida Santschi, 1933
Aphaenogaster gibbosa (Latreille, 1798)
Aphaenogaster mauritanica Dalla Torre, 1893
Aphaenogaster pallida (Nylander, 1849)
Aphaenogaster sardoa Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster splendida (Roger, 1859)
Aphaenogaster strioloides Forel, 1890
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa (Lucas, 1849)
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa cabylica Stitz, 1917
Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa canescens (Emery, 1895)

Bothriomyrmex

Bothriomyrmex atlantis perfidus Santschi, 1926
Bothriomyrmex breviceps Santschi, 1919
Bothriomyrmex cuculus Santschi, 1919
Bothriomyrmex decapitans Santschi, 1911
Bothriomyrmex emarginatus Santschi, 1919
Bothriomyrmex inquilinus Santschi, 1919
Bothriomyrmex pubens Santschi, 1919
Bothriomyrmex regicidus Santschi, 1919

Camponotus

Camponotus atlantis Forel, 1890
Camponotus cruentatus (Latreille, 1802)
Camponotus planitae Santschi, 1929
Camponotus spissinodis Forel, 1909

Cardiocondyla

Cataglyphis

Cataglyphis albicans kairuana Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis albicans opaca Santschi, 1912
Cataglyphis bicolor adusta Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis bombycina (Roger, 1859)
Cataglyphis bombycina bruneipes Santschi, 1911
Cataglyphis hannae Agosti, 1994
Cataglyphis mauritanica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis oasium Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis viatica (Fabricius, 1787)

Crematogaster

Crematogaster inermis lucida Forel, 1890
Crematogaster laestrygon diminuta Santschi, 1910
Crematogaster laestrygon granulata Santschi, 1910
Crematogaster oasium Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster scutellaris Olivier, 1792

Dorylus

Dorylus fulvus punicus Santschi, 1926

Goniomma

Goniomma hispanicum André, 1883
Goniomma punicum Forel, 1907
Goniomma tuneticum (Forel, 1905)

Hypoponera

Hypoponera abeillei (André, 1881)
Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

Lasius

Lasius tunisius Seifert, 2020

Lepisiota

Lepisiota frauenfeldi barbara Santschi, 1917
Lepisiota frauenfeldi pubescens (Forel, 1892)
Lepisiota frauenfeldi truncata (Finzi, 1940)
Lepisiota frauenfeldi variabilis (Santschi, 1917)
Lepisiota nigrescens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota velox (Baroni Urbani, 1968)

Leptanilla

Leptanilla exigua Santschi, 1908
Leptanilla minuscula Santschi, 1907
Leptanilla nana Santschi, 1915
Leptanilla tanit Santschi, 1907
Leptanilla tenuis Santschi, 1907

Lioponera

Lioponera noctambula Santschi, 1910

Messor

Messor aegyptiacus fossulatus Santschi, 1923
Messor aegyptiacus tunetinus Santschi, 1923
Messor arenarius (Fabricius, 1787)
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923
Messor grandinidus Emery, 1912
Messor lobicornis normandi Santschi, 1918
Messor lobicornis submuticus Emery, 1908
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910
Messor picturatus maurus Santschi, 1927
Messor postpetiolatus santschi, 1917
Messor punctaticeps Barech, Khaldi, Espadaler & Cagniant, 2020
Messor sanctus Emery, 1921
Messor santschii Emery, 1908
Messor striatulus Emery, 1891

Monomorium

Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911
Monomorium clavicorne André, 1881
Monomorium salomonis didonis Santschi, 1921
Monomorium salomonis scipionis Santschi, 1921
Monomorium santschii (Forel, 1905)
Monomorium sommieri Emery, 1908
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F.1858)
Monomorium subopacum planidorsum Emery, 1915

Myrmecina

Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802

Nesomyrmex

Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862)

Oxyopomyrmex

Oxyopomyrmex emeryi Santschi, 1908
Oxyopomyrmex nigripes Santschi, 1907
Oxyopomyrmex nitidior Santschi, 1910
Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi Emery, 1889

Pheidole

Pheidole pallidula tristior Schmitz, 1950
Pheidole sinaitica santschii Forel, 1907

Plagiolepis

Plagiolepis atlantis Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis pallescens sordida Santschi, 1920
Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel, 1895

Ponera

Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802

Proceratium

Proceratium algiricum Forel, 1899
Proceratium numidicum Santschi, 1912

Solenopsis

Solenopsis alecto Santschi, 1934
Solenopsis atlantis Santschi, 1934
Solenopsis emeryi Santschi, 1934
Solenopsis fugax tisiphone Santschi, 1934
Solenopsis longiceps Forel, 1907
Solenopsis longiceps barbara Santschi, 1934
Solenopsis lotophaga Santschi, 1911
Solenopsis megera Santschi, 1934
Solenopsis normandi Santschi, 1934
Solenopsis occipitalis Santschi, 1911
Solenopsis santschii Forel, 1905
Solenopsis scipio Santschi, 1911

Stenamma

Stenamma africanum Santschi, 1939
Stenamma msilanum Forel, 1901

Stigmatomma

Stigmatomma normandi (Santschi, 1915)

Strongylognathus

Strongylognathus afer Emery, 1884

Strumigenys

Strumigenys argiola (Emery,, 1869)
Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869

Tapinolepis

Tapinolepis simulans Santschi, 1908

Tapinoma

Tapinoma insularis Seifert, Kaufmann & Fraysse, 2024
Tapinoma magnum Mayr, 1861

Temnothorax

Temnothorax algiricus Forel, 1894
Temnothorax annibalis Santschi, 1909
Temnothorax annibalis numidicus (Santschi, 1929)
Temnothorax arenarius Santschi, 1908
Temnothorax arenarius fusciventris (Santschi, 1911)
Temnothorax atlantis brunea (Santschi, 1918)
Temnothorax atlantis veneris (Santschi, 1931)
Temnothorax bucheti tuneticus Santschi, 1918
Temnothorax gentilis Santschi, 1923
Temnothorax exilis Emery, 1869
Temnothorax flavispinus amilcaris Santschi, 1939
Temnothorax flavispinus clivulus (Santschi, 1939)
Temnothorax flavispinus crassispinus (Cagniant, 1970)
Temnothorax flavispinus impurus (Santschi, 1939
Temnothorax flavispinus rufescens (Forel, 1907)
Temnothorax foreli Santschi, 1907
Temnothorax gentilis Santschi, 1923
Temnothorax hadrumetensis Santschi, 1918
Temnothorax kraussei (Emery, 1915)
Temnothorax laurae (Emery, 1884)
Temnothorax laurae colettae Santschi, 1915
Temnothorax laurae rosae (Santschi, 1915)
Temnothorax longipilosus Santschi, 1912
Temnothorax miserabilis Santschi, 1918
Temnothorax naeviventris (Santschi, 1910)
Temnothorax naeviventris kefensis Santschi, 1929
Temnothorax nigritus salambo Santschi, 1912
Temnothorax nitidiceps (Dalla Torre, 1893)
Temnothorax normandi Santschi, 1912
Temnothorax oraniensis Forel, 1894
Temnothorax pallidipes Santschi, 1910
Temnothorax pupseli Santschi, 1909
Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Temnothorax santschii Forel, 1905
Temnothorax tebessae gapsensis Santschi, 1929
Temnothorax tenuispinus Santschi, 1911

Tetramorium

Tetramorium alternans Santschi, 1929
Tetramorium atlante Cagniant, 1970
Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904
Tetramorium exasperatum Emery, 1891
Tetramorium maurum Santschi, 1918
Tetramorium semilaeve jugurtha Menozzi, 1934
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877

Trichomyrmex

Trichomyrmex santschii (Forel, 1907)

References

Baroni Urbani, C. 1976. Le formiche dell'Arcipelago della Galita (Tunisia). Redia 59: 207-223
Emery, C. 1884a. Materiali per lo studio della fauna Tunisia raccolti da G. e L. Doria. 3. Rassegna delle formiche della Tunisia. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (2) 1 [21]: 373-386