Malta



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

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster balcanica (Emery, 1898)


 * Aphaenogaster campana Emery, 1878


 * Aphaenogaster inermita Bolton, 1995


 * Aphaenogaster melitensis Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster sicula Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster splendida (Roger, 1859)


 * Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)

C

 * Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1798)


 * Camponotus barbaricus Emery, 1904


 * Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1846)


 * Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1791)


 * Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)


 * Camponotus sicheli Mayr, 1866


 * Camponotus truncatus (Spinola, 1808)


 * Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894


 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890


 * Crematogaster auberti Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster laestrygon Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1791)

F

 * Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758


 * Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761

H

 * Hypoponera abeillei (Andre, 1881)


 * Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

L

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1791)


 * Lasius lasioides (Emery, 1869)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Santschi, 1917)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi atlantis (Santschi, 1917)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi velox (Baroni Urbani, 1968)


 * Leptanilla revelierii Emery, 1870


 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

M

 * Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918


 * Messor caducus (Motschoulsky, 1839)


 * Messor capitatus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor wasmanni Krausse, 1910


 * Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, 1858)


 * Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)

O

 * Oxyopomyrmex santschii Forel, 1904

P

 * Pachycondyla darwinii Forel, 1893


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, (1802)


 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1848)


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893


 * Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798)


 * Proceratium algiricum Forel, 1899


 * Proceratium melinum (Roger, 1860)


 * Proceratium melitense De Andrade, 2003

S

 * Solenopsis fairchildi Wheeler, W.M. 1926


 * Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798


 * Solenopsis orbula Emery, 1875


 * Solenopsis santschii Forel, 1905


 * Stenamma petiolatum Emery, 1897


 * Stenamma sardoum Emery, 1895


 * Stenamma striatulum Emery, 1895


 * Stigmatomma denticulatum Roger, 1859


 * Strongylognathus insularis Baroni Urbani, 1968


 * Strumigenys baudueri (Emery, 1875)


 * Strumigenys lewisi Cameraon, 1886


 * Strumigenys membranifera (Emery, 1869)


 * Strumigenys tenuipilis (Emery, 1875)

T

 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)


 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1909


 * Temnothorax angustulus (Nylander, 1856)


 * Temnothorax aveli Bondroit, 1918


 * Temnothorax exilis Emery, 1869


 * Temnothorax kraussei Emery, 1916


 * Temnothorax laestrygon splendidiceps Baroni Urbani, 1968


 * Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)


 * Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Tetramorium davidi Forel, 1913


 * Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium meridionale Emery, 1870


 * Tetramorium semilaeve Andre, 1881