Italy



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

A

 * Amblyopone impressifrons 	Emery, 1869


 * Anergates atratulus 	Schenck, 1852


 * Aphaenogaster campana 	Emery, 1878


 * Aphaenogaster gibbosa fiorii 	Emery, 1915


 * Aphaenogaster inermita 	Bolton, 1995


 * Aphaenogaster ionia 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster italica 	Bondroit, 1918


 * Aphaenogaster muelleriana 	Wolf, 1915


 * Aphaenogaster ovaticeps 	Emery, 1898


 * Aphaenogaster pallida 	Nylander, 1849


 * Aphaenogaster picena 	Baroni Urbani, 1971


 * Aphaenogaster sardoa 	Mayr, 1853


 * Aphaenogaster semipolita 	Nylander, 1856


 * Aphaenogaster senilis 	Mayr, 1853


 * Aphaenogaster sicula 	Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster spinosa etrusca 	Baroni Urbani, 1969

B

 * Bothriomyrmex adriacus 	Santschi, 1922


 * Bothriomyrmex corsicus liguricus 	Emery, 1925


 * Bothriomyrmex costae 	Emery, 1869


 * Bothriomyrmex menozzii 	Emery, 1925

C

 * Camponotus herculeanus 	Linnaeus, 1758


 * Camponotus truncatus 	Spinola, 1808


 * Camponotus lateralis 	Olivier, 1792


 * Camponotus piceus 	Leach, 1825


 * Camponotus tergestinus 	Müller, 1921


 * Cardiocondyla elegans 	Emery, 1869


 * Cataglyphis italicus 	Emery, 1906


 * Cataulacus planiceps Emery, 1891 [fossil; Sicily]


 * Chalepoxenus muellerianus 	Finzi, 1922


 * Crematogaster schmidti 	Mayr, 1853


 * Crematogaster scutellaris 	Olivier, 1792


 * Cryptopone ochracea 	Mayr, 1855

D

 * Dorylus helvolus 	Linnaeus, 1764

F

 * Formica aquilonia 	Yarrow, 1955


 * Formica lugubris 	Zetterstedt, 1838


 * Formica polyctena 	Foerster, 1850


 * Formica pratensis 	Retzius, 1783


 * Formica rufa 	Linnaeus, 1761


 * Formicoxenus nitidulus 	Nylander, 1846

H

 * Harpagoxenus sublaevis 	Nylander, 1849


 * Hypoponera sulcitana 	Stefani, 1970

L

 * Lasius bicornis 	Foerster, 1850


 * Lasius brunneus 	Latreille, 1798


 * Lasius citrinus 	Emery, 1922


 * Lasius distinguendus 	Emery, 1916


 * Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius lasioides 	Emery, 1869


 * Lepisiota nigra 	Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Leptanilla poggii 	Mei, 1995

M

 * Messor capitatus 	Latreille, 1798


 * Messor minor calabricus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor structor 	Latreille, 1798


 * Monomorium monomorium 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium subopacum 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Myrmecina graminicola 	Latreille, 1802


 * Myrmecina melonii 	Rigato, 1999


 * Myrmica laurae 	Emery, 1907


 * Myrmica lobicornis 	Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica schencki 	Viereck, 1903


 * Myrmica specioides 	Bondroit, 1918


 * Myrmica symbiotica 	Menozzi, 1925


 * Myrmoxenus gordiagini 	Ruzsky, 1902


 * Myrmoxenus kraussei 	Emery, 1915

P

 * Plagiolepis obscuriscapa 	Santschi, 1923


 * Plagiolepis xene 	Stärcke, 1936


 * Ponera coarctata 	Latreille, 1802


 * Ponera testacea 	Emery, 1895


 * Proceratium algiricum 	Forel, 1899


 * Pyramica argiola 	Emery, 1869


 * Pyramica baudueri 	Emery, 1875


 * Pyramica membranifera 	Emery, 1869


 * Pyramica tenuipilis 	Emery, 1915

S

 * Stenamma petiolatum 	Emery, 1897


 * Stenamma striatulum 	Emery, 1895


 * Strongylognathus alboini 	Finzi, 1924


 * Strongylognathus destefanii 	Emery, 1915


 * Strongylognathus huberi 	Forel, 1874


 * Strongylognathus insularis 	Baroni Urbani, 1968


 * Strongylognathus italicus 	Finzi, 1924


 * Strongylognathus pisarskii 	Poldi, 1994

T

 * Tapinoma erraticum 	Latreille, 1798


 * Temnothorax exilis 	Emery, 1869


 * Temnothorax finzii 	Menozzi, 1925


 * Temnothorax flavicornis 	Emery, 1870


 * Temnothorax italicus 	Consani, 1952


 * Temnothorax lagrecai 	Baroni Urbani, 1964


 * Temnothorax leviceps 	Emery, 1898


 * Temnothorax minozzii 	Santschi, 1922


 * Temnothorax pelagosanus 	Müller, 1923


 * Temnothorax solerii 	Menozzi, 1936


 * Temnothorax sordidulus 	Müller, 1923


 * Temnothorax specularis 	Emery, 1916


 * Temnothorax unifasciatus 	Latreille, 1798


 * Tetramorium diomedeum 	Emery, 1908


 * Tetramorium meridionale 	Emery, 1870


 * Tetramorium pelagium 	Poldi, 1995


 * Tetramorium semilaeve italicum 	Menozzi, 1932