Romania



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

C

 * Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1758)


 * Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1850)


 * Camponotus ligniperda (Latreille, 1802)


 * Camponotus truncatus (Spinola, 1808)


 * Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763

D

 * Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1767)

F

 * Formica balcanina Petrov & Collingwood, 1993


 * Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798


 * Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758


 * Formica gagates Latreille, 1798


 * Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838


 * Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850


 * Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783


 * Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793


 * Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761

L

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius distinguendus (Emery, 1916)


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1781)


 * Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius paralienus Seifert, 1992


 * Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1992


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Lasius umbratus Nylander, 1846

M

 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)


 * Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)


 * Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1860


 * Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918

P

 * Plagiolepis vindobonensis Lomnicki, 1925


 * Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798)


 * Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802


 * Ponera testacea Emery, 1895


 * Proceratium melinum  Roger, 1860


 * Pyramica baudueri (Emery, 1875)

S

 * Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)


 * Stenamma debile (Foerster, 1850)

T

 * Tapinoma ambiguum Emery, 1925


 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)


 * Temnothorax affinis (Mayr, 1855)


 * Temnothorax corticalis (Schenck, 1852)


 * Temnothorax crassispinus (Karavaiev, 1926)


 * Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)


 * Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Tetramorium impurum (Foerster, 1850)