Cuba



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

A

 * Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Amblyopone bierigi Santschi, 1930


 * Atta cubana Fontenla, 1995


 * Atta insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

B

 * Brachymyrmex flavidulus Roger, 1863

C

 * Camponotus baronii Alayo & Zayas Montero, 1977


 * Camponotus bermudezi Aguayo, 1932


 * Camponotus conspicuus inaequalis Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus gilviventris Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus gundlachi Mann, 1920


 * Camponotus kutterianus Baroni Urbani, 1972


 * Camponotus macromischoides Fontenla, 1997


 * Camponotus micrositus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Camponotus planatus Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus ramulorum mestrei Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Camponotus riehlii Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus santosi pazosi Santschi, 1922


 * Camponotus sphaericus cardini Mann, 1920


 * Camponotus taino Fontenla, 1997


 * Camponotus thysanopus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Camponotus torrei Aguayo, 1932


 * Cephalotes varians Smith, F., 1876


 * Crematogaster cubaensis Mann, 1920


 * Crematogaster manni Buren, 1968


 * Crematogaster sanguinea atavista Mann, 1920


 * Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862

D

 * Discothyrea testacea Roger 1863

F

 * Forelius pruinosus (Roger, 1863)

G

 * Gnamptogenys rumba Lattke, 2002

H

 * Hypoponera opaciceps cubana Santschi, 1930

L

 * Leptogenys pubiceps cubaensis Santschi, 1930

M

 * Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851


 * Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893


 * Myrmelachista kraatzii Roger, 1863


 * Myrmelachista rogeri manni Wheeler, W.M., 1934

N

 * Nylanderia anthracina Roger, 1863


 * Nylanderia fulva cubana Santschi, 1930


 * Nylanderia myops Mann, 1920

O

 * Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894


 * Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

P

 * Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole alayoi Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole bakeri Forel, 1912


 * Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole cubaensis Mayr, 1862


 * Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole macromischoides Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole naylae Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole neolongiceps Brown, 1950


 * Pheidole similigena Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Pheidole subarmata Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893


 * Prenolepis albimaculata Santschi, 1930


 * Prenolepis gibberosa Roger, 1863


 * Prenolepis karstica Fontenla, 2000


 * Proceratium cubanum De Andrade, 2003


 * Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901


 * Pseudomyrmex pazosi Santschi, 1909


 * Pseudomyrmex viduus Smith, F., 1858


 * Pyramica convexiceps Santschi, 1931


 * Pyramica gundlachi Roger, 1862


 * Pyramica membranifera Emery, 1869


 * Pyramica nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911


 * Pyramica nitens Santschi, 1932


 * Pyramica simulans Santschi, 1931

R

 * Rhopalothrix weberi Brown & Kempf, 1960


 * Rogeria brunnea Santschi, 1930

S

 * Solenopsis corticalis binotata Mann, 1920


 * Solenopsis globularia steinheili Forel, 1881


 * Strumigenys lanuginosa Wheeler, W.M., 1905


 * Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906

T

 * Tapinoma litorale cubaense Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Temnothorax abeli Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax alayoi Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax alayorum (Fontenla Rizo, 1993)


 * Temnothorax banao Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax barbouri Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax barroi Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax bermudezi Wheeler, W.M., 1931


 * Temnothorax bruneri Mann, 1924


 * Temnothorax creightoni Mann, 1929


 * Temnothorax cuyagueteje Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax dissimilis Aguayo, 1932


 * Temnothorax gibbifer Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax gundlachi Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Temnothorax imias Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax iris Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax laetus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax mortoni Aguayo, 1937


 * Temnothorax myersi Wheeler, W.M., 1931


 * Temnothorax nigricans Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax nipensis Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax pastinifer Emery, 1894


 * Temnothorax platycnemis Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax poeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Temnothorax porphyritis Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax punicans Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax purpuratus Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax schwarzi Mann, 1920


 * Temnothorax senectutis Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax splendens Wheeler, W.M., 1905


 * Temnothorax squamifer Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax terricola Mann, 1920


 * Temnothorax torrei Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax versicolor guanahacabibes Fontenla, 1995


 * Temnothorax villarensis Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax violaceus Mann, 1924


 * Temnothorax wheeleri Mann, 1920


 * Thaumatomyrmex bariay Fontenla, 1995


 * Thaumatomyrmex cochlearis Creighton, 1928


 * Thaumatomyrmex mandibularis Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003


 * Thaumatomyrmex nageli Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003


 * Trachymyrmex jamaicensis (André, 1893)

W

 * Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863

X

 * Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895