Belize



The following 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.

A

 * Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909


 * 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 Smith, F., 1862


 * Azteca schimperi Emery, 1893


 * Azteca xanthochroa Roger, 1863

C

 * Camponotus formiciformis Forel, 1885


 * Camponotus lindigi Mayr, 1870


 * Camponotus rectangularis Emery, 1890


 * Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus 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 obscurata Emery, 1895


 * Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster sumichrasti Mayr, 1870


 * Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1851

D

 * Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792


 * Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863

E

 * Eciton burchellii parvispinum Forel, 1899


 * Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782


 * Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863

H

 * Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973

L

 * Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802


 * Labidus praedator Smith, F., 1858

M

 * Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885

O

 * Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976

P

 * Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)


 * Pachycondyla stigma Fabricius, 1804


 * Paratrechina 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 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

R

 * Rogeria cornuta Kugler, C., 1994

S

 * Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804


 * 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

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793


 * Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909


 * Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885