Belize



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

The following 79 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Belize. 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 Belize ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Belize Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

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Acropyga smithii 	Forel, 1893 Adelomyrmex silvestrii 	Menozzi, 1931 Anochetus micans 	Brown, 1978 Anochetus testaceus 	Forel, 1893 Atta cephalotes 	Linnaeus, 1758 Azteca alfari 	Emery, 1893 Azteca instabilis instabilis	Smith, F., 1862 Azteca schimperi 	Emery, 1893 Azteca xanthochroa 	Roger, 1863
 * Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909

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Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi 	Mayr, 1870 Camponotus (M.) rectangularis rectangularis	Emery, 1890 Camponotus (Myrmothrix) atriceps atriceps	Smith, F., 1858 Camponotus (P.) claviscapus claviscapus	Forel, 1899 Carebara intermedia 	Fernández, 2004 Carebara urichi 	Wheeler, W.M., 1922 Cephalotes atratus 	Linnaeus, 1758 Cephalotes biguttatus 	Emery, 1890 Cephalotes cristatus 	Emery, 1890 Cephalotes kukulcan 	Snelling, 1999 Cephalotes minutus 	Fabricius, 1804 Cephalotes porrasi 	Wheeler, W.M., 1942 Cephalotes scutulatus 	Smith, F., 1867 Cerapachys hondurianus 	Mann, 1922 Cheliomyrmex morosus 	Smith, F., 1859 Crematogaster (C.) obscurata 	Emery, 1895 Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa 	Mayr, 1862 Crematogaster (O.) sumichrasti sumichrasti	Mayr, 1870 Cyphomyrmex rimosus 	Spinola, 1851
 * Camponotus formiciformis Forel, 1885

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 * Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792


 * Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863

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Eciton hamatum 	Fabricius, 1782 Eciton mexicanum mexicanum	Roger, 1863
 * Eciton burchellii subsp. parvispinum Forel, 1899

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 * Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973

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 * Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
 * Labidus praedator Smith, F., 1858

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 * Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885

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 * Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976

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Paratrechina l. longicornis	Latreille, 1802 Pheidole biconstricta 	Mayr, 1870 Pheidole dossena 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole harrisonfordi 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole rectispina 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole rugiceps 	Wilson, 2003 Proceratium mancum 	Mann, 1922 Procryptocerus belti 	Forel, 1899 Procryptocerus scabriusculus 	Forel, 1899 Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus 	Smith, F., 1877 Pseudomyrmex oculatus 	Smith, F., 1855 Pseudomyrmex pallidus 	Smith, F., 1855 Pseudomyrmex sericeus sericeus	Mayr, 1870 Pseudomyrmex simplex 	Smith, F., 1877 Pseudomyrmex spinicola 	Emery, 1890 Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus 	Emery, 1906 Pyramica asaphes 	Bolton, 2000 Pyramica azteca 	Kempf, 1960 Pyramica brevicornis 	Mann, 1922 Pyramica eggersi 	Emery, 1890 Pyramica excisa 	Weber, 1934 Pyramica margaritae 	Forel, 1893 Pyramica nigrescens 	Wheeler, W.M., 1911 Pyramica prex 	Bolton, 2000 Pyramica subedentata 	Mayr, 1887
 * Pachycondyla stigma Fabricius, 1804

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 * Rogeria cornuta Kugler, C., 1994

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Strumigenys biolleyi 	Forel, 1908 Strumigenys boneti 	Brown, 1959 Strumigenys cordovensis 	Mayr, 1887 Strumigenys elongata 	Roger, 1863 Strumigenys emmae 	Emery, 1890 Strumigenys ludia 	Mann, 1922 Strumigenys smithii 	Forel, 1886 Strumigenys spathula 	Lattke & Goitia, 1997
 * Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804

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Trachymyrmex intermedius 	Forel, 1909 Trachymyrmex saussurei 	Forel, 1885
 * Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793