Turkey



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

A

 * Aenictus rhodiensis 	Menozzi, 1936


 * Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)


 * Aphaenogaster aktaci Kiran & Tezcan, 2008


 * Aphaenogaster burri 	Donisthorpe, 1950


 * Aphaenogaster depressa 	Bolton, 1995


 * Aphaenogaster holtzi 	Emery, 1898


 * Aphaenogaster maculifrons Kiran & Tezcan, 2008


 * Aphaenogaster radchenkoi Kiran & Tezcan, 2008


 * Aphaenogaster subcosta 	Viehmeyer, 1922

B

 * Bothriomyrmex adriacus anatolicus 	Emery, 1925

C

 * Camponotus cilicicus 	Emery, 1908


 * Camponotus lateralis 	Olivier, 1792


 * Camponotus libanicus 	André, 1881


 * Camponotus vogti 	Forel, 1906


 * Camponotus aethiops escherichi 	Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus festai 	Emery, 1894


 * Camponotus samius 	Forel, 1889


 * Cardiocondyla bulgarica 	Forel, 1892


 * Cardiocondyla elegans 	Emery, 1869


 * Cardiocondyla semiruba 	Seifert, 2003


 * Carebara oertzeni aeolia 	Forel, 1911


 * Cataglyphis lividus 	André, 1881


 * Cataglyphis lunaticus 	Baroni Urbani, 1969


 * Cataglyphis nodus 	Brullé, 1833


 * Chalepoxenus muellerianus (Finzi, 1922)


 * Crematogaster ionia 	Forel, 1911


 * Crematogaster sordidula aeolia 	Forel, 1911

F

 * Formica pratensis 	Retzius, 1783


 * Formica rufa 	Linnaeus, 1761

L

 * Lasius flavoniger 	Seifert, 1992


 * Lasius schulzi 	Seifert, 1992


 * Lasius turcicus 	Santschi, 1921


 * Lepisiota dolabellae 	Forel, 1911

M

 * Messor barbarus mediosanguineus 	Donisthorpe, 1946


 * Messor luridus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor oertzeni amasiensis 	Emery, 1921


 * Messor orientalis 	Emery, 1898


 * Messor structor aegaea 	Menozzi, 1928


 * Messor testaceus 	Donisthorpe, 1950


 * Myrmica anatolica 	Elmes, Radchenko & Aktaç, 2002


 * Myrmica jennyae 	Elmes, Radchenko & Aktaç, 2002


 * Myrmica tamarae 	Elmes, Radchenko & Aktaç, 2002


 * Myrmica tulinae 	Elmes, Radchenko & Aktaç, 2002


 * Myrmica turcica 	Santschi, 1931


 * Myrmoxenus kraussei (Emery, 1915)

O

 * Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911

P

 * Plagiolepis ancyrensis 	Santschi, 1920


 * Plagiolepis xene Starcke, 1936


 * Prenolepis nitens 	Mayr, 1853


 * Proceratium melinum 	Roger, 1860


 * Proceratium numidicum 	Santschi, 1912


 * Proformica korbi 	Emery, 1909


 * Proformica kosswigi 	Donisthorpe, 1950

S

 * Strongylognathus kervillei 	Santschi, 1921

T

 * Temnothorax antigoni 	Forel, 1911


 * Temnothorax bulgaricus aeolius 	Forel, 1911


 * Temnothorax exilis 	Emery, 1869


 * Temnothorax kemali 	Santschi, 1934


 * Temnothorax turcicus 	Santschi, 1934


 * Tetramorium caespitum flavidulum 	Emery, 1924


 * Tetramorium chefteki 	Forel, 1911


 * Tetramorium ferox laevior 	Menozzi, 1936


 * Tetramorium feroxide 	Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985


 * Tetramorium goniommoide 	Poldi, 1979


 * Tetramorium hippocrate 	Agosti & Collingwood, 1987


 * Tetramorium semilaeve galaticum 	Menozzi, 1936