Jamaica



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

C

 * Camponotus capperi Forel, 1899


 * Camponotus capperi corticalis Forel, 1899


 * Camponotus capperi formosulus Wheeler, W.M., 1917


 * Camponotus capperi subdepilis Wheeler, W.M., 1917


 * Camponotus capperi unctulus Wheeler, W.M., 1917


 * Camponotus hannani Forel, 1899


 * Camponotus fugax Forel, 1902


 * Camponotus conspicuus Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus picipes jamaicensis Wheeler, W.M., 1917


 * Cephalotes jamaicensis Forel, 1922


 * Crematogaster vicina André, 1893


 * Cyphomyrmex foxi André, 1892


 * Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862


 * Cyphomyrmex podargus Snelling & Longino, 1992

H

 * Hypoponera opaciceps jamaicensis Aguayo, 1932

L

 * Leptogenys reggae Lattke, 2011

O

 * Octostruma iheringi Emery, 1888

P

 * Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler, W.M., 1911


 * Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole hecate Wheeler, W.M., 1911


 * Pheidole jamaicensis Wheeler, W.M. 1908


 * Pheidole nitidicollis Emery, 1896


 * Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole stomachosa Wheeler, W.M., 1917


 * Pseudomyrmex eduardi Forel, 1912


 * Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877

S

 * Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908


 * Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862


 * Strumigenys jamaicensis Brown, 1959


 * Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911

T

 * Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892


 * Trachymyrmex jamaicensis André, 1893

Uncertain species
The following species was described from Jamaica but its true identity is currently unknown.
 * Tetramorium binodis (Linnaeus, 1763)