Lesser Antilles



Gary D. Alpert: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

The following 95 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in the Lesser Antilles. 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 Lesser Antilles ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Lesser Antilles Ants web page.

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Acropyga smithii 	Forel, 1893 Anochetus emarginatus 	Fabricius, 1804 Anochetus inermis 	André, 1889 Anochetus testaceus 	Forel, 1893 Atta cephalotes 	Linnaeus, 1758 Azteca delpini antillana	Forel, 1899

B
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi cordemoyi	Forel, 1895 Brachymyrmex heeri heeri	Forel, 1874 Brachymyrmex minutus 	Forel, 1893 Brachymyrmex obscurior 	Forel, 1893

C
Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) chazaliei 	Forel, 1899 Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) saussurei 	Forel, 1879 Camponotus (M.) auricomus auricomus	Roger, 1862 Camponotus (M.) pittieri pittieri	Forel, 1899 Camponotus (M.) sexguttatus sexguttatus	Fabricius, 1793 Camponotus (T.) conspicuus conspicuus	Smith, F., 1858 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fumidus fumidus	Roger, 1863 Cardiocondyla emeryi emeryi	Forel, 1881 Cephalotes emeryi 	Forel, 1912 Cephalotes minutus 	Fabricius, 1804 Cephalotes pallens 	Klug, 1824 Cephalotes unimaculatus 	Smith, F., 1853 Cerapachys biroi 	Forel, 1907 Crematogaster (Orthocrema) carinata 	Mayr, 1862 Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa 	Mayr, 1862 Crematogaster (O.) curvispinosa curvispinosa	Mayr, 1862 Crematogaster (Orthocrema) delitescens 	Wheeler, W.M., 1921 Crematogaster (Orthocrema) laevis bruesi	Wheeler, W.M., 1911 Crematogaster (O.) steinheili steinheili	Forel, 1881 Cyphomyrmex minutus 	Mayr, 1862 Cyphomyrmex rimosus 	Spinola, 1851

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Dolichoderus caribbaeus 	Wilson, 1985 Dolichoderus dibolius 	Wilson, 1985 Dolichoderus intermedius 	MacKay, 1993 Dorymyrmex pyramicus pyramicus	Roger, 1863

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 * Eurhopalothrix gravis Mann, 1922

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Gnamptogenys lineolata 	Brown, 1993 Gnamptogenys striatula 	Mayr, 1884

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Hypoponera opaciceps opaciceps	Mayr, 1887 Hypoponera opacior 	Forel, 1893

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Leptogenys maxillosa 	Smith, F., 1858 Leptogenys mucronata mucronata	Forel, 1893 Leptogenys pubicpes vincentensis	Forel, 1901 Leptogenys punctaticeps 	Emery, 1890 Linepithema iniquum bicolor	Forel, 1912 Linepithema melleum dominicense	Wheeler, W.M., 1913

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Monomorium ebeninum 	Forel, 1891 Monomorium floricola floricola	Jerdon, 1851 Monomorium subcoecum 	Emery, 1894 Mycetophylax conformis 	Mayr, 1884 Mycocepurus smithii 	Forel, 1893 Myrmelachista ambigua 	Forel, 1893 Myrmicocrypta urichi 	Weber, 1937

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Neivamyrmex antillanus 	Forel, 1897 Neivamyrmex klugii klugii	Shuckard, 1840

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Octostruma balzani 	Emery, 1894 Odontomachus haematodus 	Linnaeus, 1758 Odontomachus insularis 	Guérin-Méneville, 1844

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Pachycondyla stigma stigma	Fabricius, 1804 Paratrechina l. longicornis	Latreille, 1802 Paratrechina pubens 	Forel, 1893 Paratrechina steinheili minuta	Forel, 1893 Paratrechina vividula antillana	Forel, 1893 Pheidole antillana 	Forel, 1893 Pheidole bruesi 	Wheeler, W.M., 1911 Pheidole flavens flavens	Roger, 1863 Pheidole godmani 	Forel, 1893 Pheidole megacephala megacephala	Fabricius, 1793 Pheidole perkinsi 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole radoszkowskii 	Mayr, 1884 Platythyrea punctata 	Smith, F., 1858 Prionopelta antillana 	Forel, 1909 Pseudomyrmex curacaensis 	Forel, 1912 Pseudomyrmex flavidulus flavidulus	Smith, F., 1858 Pseudomyrmex termitarius 	Smith, F., 1855 Pyramica alberti 	Forel, 1893 Pyramica gundlachi 	Roger, 1862 Pyramica margaritae 	Forel, 1893 Pyramica nigrescens 	Wheeler, W.M., 1911

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Solenopsis azteca azteca	Forel, 1893 Solenopsis basalis urichi	Forel, 1912 Solenopsis castor 	Forel, 1893 Solenopsis corticalis corticalis	Forel, 1881 Solenopsis geminata geminata	Fabricius, 1804 Solenopsis succinea succinea	Emery, 1890 Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890 Strumigenys smithii 	Forel, 1886

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Tapinoma m. melanocephalum	Fabricius, 1793 Temnothorax ciferrii 	Menozzi & Russo, 1930 Trachymyrmex jamaicensis antiguensis	Weber, 1938 Trachymyrmex sharpii 	Forel, 1893

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 * Wasmannia sigmoidea Mayr, 1884