Nepal

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

Acropyga

 * Acropyga yaeyamensis Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996

Aenictus

 * Aenictus sagei Forel, 1901

Amblyopone

 * Amblyopone species

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster smythiesii (Forel, 1902)
 * Aphaenogaster smythiesii prudens (Forel, 1902)
 * Aphaenogaster sagei pachei (Forel, 1906)

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera nigrita (Emery, 1895)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851
 * Camponotus compressus Fabricius, 1787
 * Camponotus dolendus Forel, 1892
 * Camponotus himalayanus Forel, 1893
 * Camponotus lamarckii Forel, 1892
 * Camponotus rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851
 * Camponotus singularis Smith, F., 1858
 * Camponotus wroughtonii Forel, 1893

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terrayama, 1999
 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890
 * Cardiocondyla minutior

Carebara

 * Carebara lignata Westwood, 1840

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus granulatus (Latreille, 1802)

Cerapachys

 * Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907

Chronoxenus

 * Chronoxenus dalyi (Forel, 1895)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster binghamii Forel, 1904

Diacamma

 * Diacamma rugosum sculptum Jerson, 1851

Dorylus

 * Dorylus labiatus Schuckard, 1840
 * Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835

Emeryopone

 * Emeryopone franzi Baroni Urbani, 1975

Formica

 * Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758

Lasius

 * Lasius alienoflavus Bingham, 1903
 * Lasius crinitus Smith, F., 1858
 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus 1758)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota capensis lunaris (Mayr, 1862)
 * Lepisiota rothneyi wroughtonii (Forel, 1902)

Leptanilla

 * Leptanilla buddhista Baroni Urbani, 1977

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys diminuta sarasinorum Forel, 1900

Lophomyrmex

 * Lophomyrmex ambiguus Rigato, 1994

Lordomyrma

 * Lordomyrma bhutanensis (Baroni Urbani, 1977)

Mayriella

 * Mayriella transfuga Baroni Urbani, 1977

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus bicolor Guerin-Meneville, 1844
 * Meranoplus nepalensis Schödl, 1998
 * Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902

Myrmica

 * Myrmica aimonissabaudiae Menozzi, 1939
 * Myrmica alperti Elmes & Radchenko, 2009
 * Myrmica bactriana Ruzsky, 1915
 * Myrmica boltoni Radchenko & Elmes, 1998
 * Myrmica brancuccii Radchenko, Elmes & Collingwood, 1999
 * Myrmica hecate Weber, 1947
 * Myrmica indica Weber, 1950
 * Myrmica kozlovi Ruzsky, 1915
 * Myrmica martensi Radchenko & Elmes, 1998
 * Myrmica pachei Forel, 1906b
 * Myrmica ritae Emery, 1889
 * Myrmica rugosa Mayr, 1865
 * Myrmica rupestris Forel, 1902
 * Myrmica smythiesii Forel, 1902
 * Myrmica urbanii Radchenko & Elmes, 1998
 * Myrmica weberi Elmes & Radchenko, 2009

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia indica (Forel, 1894)

Oecophylla

 * Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Perissomyrmex

 * Perissomyrmex monticola 	De Andrade, 1993

Pheidole

 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
 * Pheidole sagei Forel, 1902
 * Pheidole smythiesii Bingham, 1903

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859
 * Polyrhachis lacteipennis Smith, F. 1858

Prenolepis

 * Prenolepis darlena Williams & LaPolla, 2016
 * Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902
 * Prenolepis shanialena Williams & LaPolla, 2016

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex sulcatus Emery, 1895

Pseudoneoponera

 * Pseudoneoponera rufipes (Jerdon, 1851)

Recurvidris

 * Recurvidris recurvispinosa (Forel, 1890)

Stenamma

 * Stenamma gurkhale DuBois, 1998

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys buddhista De Andrade, 2007
 * Strumigenys exilirhina Bolton, 2000
 * Strumigenys hemisobek Bolton, 2000
 * Strumigenys hindu De Andrade, 2007
 * Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
 * Strumigenys nepalensis De Andrade, 1994
 * Strumigenys podarge Bolton, 2000

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex elatior Forel, 1902
 * Technomyrmex obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1928

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium difficile Bolton, 1977

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera allaborans (Walker, 1859)
 * Tetraponera rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851)

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)