Kyrgyzstan



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

Bothriomyrmex

 * Bothriomyrmex kusnezovi Emery, 1925

Camponotus

 * Camponotus buddhae Forel, 1892


 * Camponotus fedtschenkoi Mayr, 1877


 * Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877


 * Camponotus lameerei Emery, 1898


 * Camponotus reichardti Arnoldi, 1967


 * Camponotus semirufus Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus tashcumiri Tarbinsky, 1976


 * Camponotus turkestanicus Emery, 1887


 * Camponotus turkestanus André, 1882

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla gibbosa Kuznetzov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Cardiocondyla koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1902


 * Cardiocondyla ulianini Emery, 1889

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis aenescens (Nylander, 1849)


 * Cataglyphis bergiana Arnoldi, 1964


 * Cataglyphis longipedem (Eichwald, 1841)


 * Cataglyphis pallida Mayr, 1877

Chalepoxenus

 * Chalepoxenus tarbinskii Arnol'di, 1976

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster bogojawlenskii Ruzsky, 1905


 * Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877

Formica

 * Formica candida F. Smith, 1878


 * Formica clara Forel, 1886


 * Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798


 * Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846


 * Formica frontalis  Santschi, 1919


 * Formica lemani  Bondroit, 1917


 * Formica litoralis Kusnetzov-Ugamsky, 1926


 * Formica orangea Seifert & Schultz, 2009


 * Formica pamirica Dlussky, 1965


 * Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783


 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798


 * Formica subpilosa Ruzsky, 1902


 * Formica tianshanica Seifert & Schultz, 2009


 * Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804

Lasius

 * Lasius alienus (Förster, 1850)


 * Lasius carniolicus Mayr, 1861


 * Lasius flavescens Forel, 1904


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Lasius myops Forel, 1894


 * Lasius neglectus Van loon, Boomsma & Andrásfalvy, 1990


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Lasius uzbeki Seifert, 1992

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi kassansai (Tarbinsky, 1976)


 * Lepisiota nigra (Dalla Torre, 1893)


 * Lepisiota semenovi (Ruzsky, 1905)

Leptothorax

 * Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)

Messor

 * Messor aralocaspius (Ruzsky, 1902)


 * Messor aralocaspius infumatus Kuznetzov-Ugamsky, 1929


 * Messor denticulatus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905


 * Messor inermis Kuznetzov-Ugamsky, 1929


 * Messor marikovskii Arnol’di, 1970


 * Messor olegianus Arnoldi, 1970


 * Messor rufus Santschi, 1923


 * Messor rufus striolatus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor valentinaeArnoldi, 1970

Monomorium

 * Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877


 * Monomorium pharaonis(Linnaeus, 1758)

Myrmica

 * Myrmica bergi Ruszky, 1902


 * Myrmica dshungarica Ruzsky, 1905


 * Myrmica ferganensis Finzi, 1926


 * Myrmica juglandeti Arnoldi, 1976


 * Myrmica kirghisorum Arnoldi, 1976


 * Myrmica kryzhanovskii Arnol'di, 1976


 * Myrmica orthostyla Arnoldi, 1976


 * Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmica salina


 * Myrmica saposhnikovi Ruzsky, 1904


 * Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903


 * Myrmica stangeana Ruzsky, 1902


 * Myrmica tenuispina Ruzsky, 1905

Pheidole

 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)


 * Pheidole pallidula koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1905

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis dlusskyi Radchenko, 1996


 * Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889


 * Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920

Polyergus

 * Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798)

Ponera

 * Ponera coarctata (Latreille, 1802)

Proformica

 * Proformica coriacea Kuznetzov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Proformica epinotalis Kuznetzov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Proformica kaszabi Dlussky, 1969


 * Proformica mongolica (Emery, 1901)


 * Proformica nitida Kuznetzov-Ugamsky, 1923


 * Proformica seraphimi Tarbinsky, 1970


 * Proformica splendida Dluss ky, 1965

Rossomyrmex

 * Rossomyrmex proformicarum Arnoldi, 1928

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798

Stenamma

 * Stenamma picetojuglandeti Arnoldi, 1975

Strongylognathus

 * Strongylognathus christophi Emery, 1899


 * Strongylognathus minutus Radchenko, 1991

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma emeryanum Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax arpini (Tarbinsky, 1976)


 * Temnothorax kirghizicus (Tarbinsky, 1976)


 * Temnothorax melleus (Forel, 1904)


 * Temnothorax nassanovi (Ruzsky, 1895)


 * Temnothorax oxianus (Ruzsky, 1905)


 * Temnothorax satunini (Ruzsky, 1902)


 * Temnothorax semenovi (Ruzsky, 1903)


 * Temnothorax susamyri (Dlussky, 1965)


 * Temnothorax tianschanicus (Tarbinsky, 1976)


 * Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium armatum Santschi, 1927


 * Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758


 * Tetramorium chefketi Forel, 1911


 * Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903


 * Tetramorium feroxoides Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985


 * Tetramorium inerme Mayr, 1877


 * Tetramorium schneideri Emery, 1898


 * Tetramorium sulcinode Santschi, 1927