Albania



The following 39 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Albania. 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 Albanian ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Albanian Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

A

 * Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)


 * Aphaenogaster balcanica (Emery, 1898)


 * Aphaenogaster epirotes Emery, 1895


 * Aphaenogaster ionia Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster muelleriana Wolf, 1914


 * Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)

B

 * Bothriomyrmex communista Santschi, 1919

C

 * Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1798)


 * Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1791)


 * Camponotus ligniperda (Latreille, 1802)


 * Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)


 * Cataglyphis nodus (Brulle, 1832)


 * Crematogaster sordidula (Nylander, 1849)

F

 * Formica cinerea Mayr, 1853


 * Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798


 * Formica foreli Bondroit, 1918


 * Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758


 * Formica gagates Latreille, 1798


 * Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783


 * Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846


 * Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761


 * Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793


 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798


 * Formica selysi Bondroit, 1918

L

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1791)


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1781


 * Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)

M

 * Messor meridionalis (André, 1882)


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)


 * Myrmica ravasinii Finzi, 1923


 * Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861


 * Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846

P

 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)


 * Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798)


 * Proceratium algiricum Forel, 1899


 * Proceratium melinum (Roger, 1860)


 * Proceratium numidicum Santschi, 1912

S

 * Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)


 * Stigmatomma denticulatum Roger, 1859

T

 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)