Kazakhstan



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

A

 * Alloformica nitidior Forel, 1904


 * Aphaenogaster rhaphidiiceps Mayr, 1877


 * Aphaenogaster turkestanica Arnol'di, 1976

B

 * Bothriomyrmex turcomenicus Emery, 1925

C

 * Cardiocondyla littoralis 	Seifert, 2003


 * Cataglyphis bergiana  Arnol’di, 1964


 * Chalepoxenus spinosus  Arnol’di, 1968

F

 * Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846


 * Formica litoralis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926


 * Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850)


 * Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783


 * Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1758


 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798


 * Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804


 * Formica uralensis 	Ruzsky, 1895

L

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1766)


 * Lepisiota melanogaster (Emery, 1915)


 * Lepisiota spinisquama (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)

M

 * Messor aralocaspius infumatus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929


 * Messor clypeatus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Messor diabarensis Arnol’di, 1970


 * Messor kasakorum 	Arnol’di, 1970


 * Messor lamellicornis Arnol’di, 1968


 * Messor marikovskii 	Arnol’di, 1970


 * Messor perantennatus Arnol'di, 1970


 * Messor reticuliventris Karavaiev, 1910


 * Messor turcmenochorassanicus Arnol'di, 1977


 * Messor vicinus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Monomorium spatulicorne Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926


 * Myrmica georgica 	Seifert, 1987


 * Myrmica inucta Radchenko & Elmes, 2006


 * Myrmica tobiasi  Radchenko & Elmes, 2004

P

 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1848)


 * Plagiolepis regis Karavaiev, 1931


 * Proformica alaica Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926


 * Proformica dolichocephala Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Proformica kusnezowi (Santschi, 1928)


 * Proformica similis Dlussky, 1969

S

 * Stenamma sogdianum Arnol'di, 1975

T

 * Temnothorax leoni 	Arnol’di, 1971


 * Temnothorax melleus Forel, 1904


 * Temnothorax steinbergi  Arnol’di, 1971


 * Tetramorium concaviceps  Bursakov, 1984


 * Tetramorium feroxoides Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985


 * Tetramorium reticuligerum  Bursakov, 1984