Puerto Rico

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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus kempfi Brown, 1978


 * Anochetus mayri Emery

Brachymyrmex

 * Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874


 * Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1801
 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica
 * Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler

Camponotus

 * Camponotus kaura Snelling, R.R. & Torres, 1998


 * Camponotus sexguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Camponotus taino Snelling, R.R. & Torres, 1998


 * Camponotus ustus Forel, 1879

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi (Forel, 1881)


 * Cardiocondyla nuda (Mayr, 1866)


 * Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, W.M., 1908

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster steinheili Forel, 1881

Cyphomyrmex

 * Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862

Dorymyrmex

 * Dorymyrmex antillanus (Forel, )

Eurhopalothrix

 * Eurhopalothrix floridana Brown & Kempf, 1960


 * Eurhopalothrix gravis (Mann)

Fulakora

 * Fulakora falcata (Lattke, 1991 )

Gnamptogenys

 * Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)


 * Hypoponera opacior (Forel, 1893)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger)

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys pubiceps Emery

Linepithema

 * Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891


 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mycetophylax

 * Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884

Mycocepurus

 * Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893

Myrmelachista

 * Myrmelachista ramulorum Wheeler, W.M. 1908


 * Myrmelachista ramulorum fortior Wheeler, W.M., 1934

Neoponera

 * Neoponera villosa (Fabricius, 1804)

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia microps Smith, M.R., 1937


 * Nylanderia myops (Mann)


 * Nylanderia pubens (Mayr)


 * Nylanderia steinheili (Forel, 1893)


 * Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1846)

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892
 * Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937

Ooceraea

 * Ooceraea biroi Forel, 1907

Pseudoponera

 * Pseudoponera stigma (Fabricius, 1804)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole cocciphaga Borgmeier, 1934


 * Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius)


 * Pheidole moerens Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Pheidole orbica Forel, 1893


 * Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893


 * Pheidole subarmata Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea punctata (Smith, F.)

Pseudomyrmex

 * Pseudomyrmex simplex (Smith, F.)

Rogeria

 * Rogeria carinata Kugler, C., 1994


 * Rogeria foreli Emery, 1894

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis azteca Forel


 * Solenopsis corticalis Forel, 1881


 * Solenopsis desecheoensis Mann, 1920


 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Solenopsis globularia (Smith, F.)


 * Solenopsis invicta Buren


 * Solenopsis maboya Snelling, 2001


 * Solenopsis picea Emery, 1896


 * Solenopsis pollux Forel, 1893


 * Solenopsis pygmaea Forel


 * Solenopsis succinea Emery


 * Solenopsis zeteki Wheeler, 1942

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862


 * Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863


 * Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893


 * Strumigenys membranifera Emery


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis subcoeca (Emery, 1894)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma litorale Wheeler


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tapinoma rasenum Smith, D.R. & Lavigne, 1973

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax albispinus Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Temnothorax isabellae Wheeler, W.M., 1908

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)


 * Tetramorium caldarium (Roger)


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler,


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, 1851)

Trachymyrmex

 * Trachymyrmex jamaicensis(André, 1893)

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)

Wasmannia

 * Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)


 * Wasmannia sigmoidea (Mayr)

Zatania

 * Zatania cisipa (Smith, D.R. & Lavigne, 1973)