Iraq



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

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster festae 	Emery, 1915

Camponotus

 * Camponotus cilicicus Emery, 1908


 * Camponotus evansi Crawley, 1920


 * Camponotus fellah Emery,, 1891


 * Camponotus gestroi Emery, 1878


 * Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877


 * Camponotus kurdistanicus Emery, 1898


 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus riedeli Pisarski, 1971


 * Camponotus shaqualavensis Pisarski, 1971


 * Camponotus staryi Pisarski, 1971


 * Camponotus xerxes Forel, 1904

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis alibabae Pisarski, 1965


 * Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913


 * Cataglyphis kurdistanica Pisarski, 1965

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster auberti Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster jehovae crawleyi Emery, 1926


 * Crematogaster luctans Forel, 1907

Messor

 * Messor aralocaspius (Ruzsky, 1902)


 * Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985


 * Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917


 * Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910


 * Messor meridionalis (André, 1882)


 * Messor minor (André, 1882)


 * Messor orientalis (Emery,1896)


 * Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor semirufus (André,1882)


 * Messor striaticeps (André,1882)


 * Messor syriacus Santschi, 1927

Monomorium

 * Monomorium buxtoni Crawley, 1920


 * Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858)


 * Monomorium evansi Donisthorpe, 1918


 * Monomorium mayri Forel, 1902 (as Monomorium karawajewi Forel in Abdul-Rassoul et al., 2013.)


 * Monomorium pallidum Donisthorpe, 1918


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia sindbadi (Pisarski, 1960)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1951


 * Pheidole sinaitica Mayr,1862

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium depressiceps Menozzi, 1933

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851) (as Monomorium gracillimum (Smith) in Abdul-Rassoul et al., 2013)