Oman



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

Camponotus

 * Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus aegyptiacus Emery, 1915


 * Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877


 * Camponotus fellah Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Camponotus flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus foraminosus Forel, 1879


 * Camponotus gallagheri 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Camponotus hova Forel, 1891


 * Camponotus jizani Collingwood, 1985


 * Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1781)


 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)


 * Camponotus somalinus André, 1887


 * Camponotus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Camponotus xerxes Forel, 1904

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla gallagheri 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis abyssinica (Forel, 1904)


 * Cataglyphis adenensis (Forel, 1904)


 * Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940


 * Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932


 * Cataglyphis diehlii (Forel, 1902)


 * Cataglyphis flavobrunnea 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Cataglyphis holgerseni 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Cataglyphis laylae Collingwood, 2011


 * Cataglyphis livida (André, 1881)


 * Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881)


 * Cataglyphis rubra (Forel, 1903)


 * Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, 1981


 * Cataglyphis savignyi (Dufour, 1862)


 * Cataglyphis urens 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Cataglyphis vaucheri (Emery, 1906)


 * Cataglyphis viatica (Fabricius, 1787)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster acaciae Forel, 1892


 * Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster affabilis Forel, 1907


 * Crematogaster antaris Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster melanogaster Emery, 1895


 * Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster oasium Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863

Dorylus

 * Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota dhofara 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)

Leptothorax

 * Leptothorax species

Messor

 * Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor foreli Santschi, 1923


 * Messor galla (Mayr, 1904)


 * Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927


 * Messor muscatus Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Messor rufotestaceus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Messor wasmanni Krausse, 1910

Monomorium

 * Monomorium abeillei André, 1881


 * Monomorium acutinode 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium aeyade 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877


 * Monomorium baushare 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium brunneolucidulum 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Monomorium dentigerum (Roger, 1862)


 * Monomorium dirie 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium fezzanense Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium gallagheri 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium hanaqe Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium harithe Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium luteum Emery, 1881


 * Monomorium marmule 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium matame 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881


 * Monomorium phoenicum Santschi, 1927


 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Monomorium venustum (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Monomorium wahibiense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Pheidole

 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877


 * Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis omana 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1911

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex montaseri Sharaf, Collingwood & Aldawood, 2011


 * Technomyrmex setosus Collingwood, 1985

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium calidum Forel, 1907


 * Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel, 1902)


 * Trichomyrmex robustior (Forel, 1892)