Checklist of Nesomyrmex species

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Nesomyrmex. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Nesomyrmex species.

A
anduzei (Weber, 1943) (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela)

angulatus (Mayr, 1862) (Botswana, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Israel, Kenya, Malawi, Mayotte, Mozambique, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe)

• Leptothorax angulatus concolor Santschi, 1914

• Leptothorax angulatus ilgii Forel, 1894

• Leptothorax latinodis Mayr, 1895

angulatus lybica (Menozzi, 1934) (Libya)

antoinetteae Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

antoniensis (Forel, 1912) (Colombia, Venezuela)

argentinus (Santschi, 1922) (Argentina, Ecuador)

asper (Mayr, 1887) (Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)

• Leptothorax asper rufa Emery, 1896

• Leptothorax asper sufurea Forel, 1912

• Leptothorax tristani Emery, 1896

B
brasiliensis (Kempf, 1958) (Brazil, Ecuador)

braunsi (Forel, 1912) (South Africa)

brimodus (Bolton, 1995) (Mexico, Venezuela)

• Leptothorax timidus Kempf, 1959

C
cataulacoides (Snelling, R.R., 1992) (Cameroun, Kenya)

cederbergensis Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

clavipilis Wheeler, W.M., 1910 (Brazil)

costatus (Emery, 1896) (Brazil, Ecuador)

D
denticulatus (Mayr, 1901) (South Africa)

E
echinatinodis (Forel, 1886) (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela)

• Leptothorax aculeatinodis Emery, 1896

• Leptothorax echinatinodis cordincola Wheeler, W.M., 1942

• Leptothorax echinatinodis dalmasi Forel, 1899

• Leptothorax echinatinodis schmidti Menozzi, 1927

• Leptothorax pungentinodis Emery, 1896

entabeni Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

evelynae (Forel, 1916) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya)

ezantsi Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

G
gibber (Donisthorpe, 1946) (Mauritius)

grisoni (Forel, 1916) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana)

H
humerosus (Emery, 1896) (Tanzania)

I
innocens (Forel, 1913) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya)

inye Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

itinerans (Kempf, 1959) (Venezuela)

K
karooensis Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

koebergensis Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

L
larsenae Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

M
madecassus (Forel, 1892) (Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte)

mcgregori Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

mirassolis (Diniz, 1975) (Brazil)

N
nanniae Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

njengelanga Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

P
pittieri (Forel, 1899) (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama)

pleuriticus (Kempf, 1959) (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Suriname, Venezuela)

pulcher (Emery, 1917) (Bolivia)

• Leptothorax formosus Emery, 1915

R
retusispinosus (Forel, 1892) (Madagascar)

ruani Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

rutilans (Kempf, 1958) (Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname)

S
saasveldensis Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

schwebeli (Forel, 1913) (Brazil)

sculptiventris (Mayr, 1887) (Brazil)

• Leptothorax sculptiventris borgmeieri Wheeler, W.M., 1931

• Leptothorax sculptiventris distincta Crawley, 1922

• Leptothorax sculptiventris major Forel, 1899

sikorai (Emery, 1896) (Madagascar)

simoni (Emery, 1895) (South Africa)

spininodis (Mayr, 1887) (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)

• Leptothorax genualia Santschi, 1922

• Leptothorax umbratilis Wheeler, W.M., 1921

stramineus (Arnold, 1948) (South Africa)

T
tonsuratus (Kempf, 1959) (Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)

tshiguvhoae Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

V
vannoorti Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

vargasi Longino, 2006 (Costa Rica)

vicinus (Mayr, 1887) (Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay)

• Leptothorax vicinus testaceus Emery, 1894

W
wilda (Smith, M.R., 1943) (Mexico, United States)

=Fossil Species=

C
caritatis (De Andrade, 1999) (Dominican Amber (Miocene))

D
dominicanus (De Andrade, 1999) (Dominican Amber (Miocene))