Tonga



Gary D. Alpert: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

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

A

 * Adelomyrmex species


 * Anochetus graeffei (Mayr, 1870)


 * Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, F., 1857)

C

 * Campoonotus chloroticus Emery, 1897


 * Camponotus conicus 	Mayr, 1876


 * Camponotus nigrifrons Mayr, 1870


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla nuda (Mayr, 1866)


 * Carebara atoma (Emery, 1900)

H

 * Hypoponera confinis (Roger, 1860)


 * Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

M

 * Monomorium australicum Forel, 1907


 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium liliuokalanii Forel, 1899


 * Monomorium sechellense Emery, 1894

P

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pheidolle fervens Smith, F. 1858


 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870


 * Plagiolepis alluaudi


 * Ponera incerta (Wheeler, W.M., 1933)


 * Ponera tenuis (Emery, 1900)


 * Pristomyrmex minusculus 	Wang, 2003


 * Pyramica karawajewi (Brown, 1948)


 * Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)

N

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)


 * Nylanderia vaga (Forel, 1901)

O

 * Ochetellus species


 * Odontommachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858

R

 * Rogeria stigmata Santschi, 1914

S

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 18040


 * Solenopsis papuana Emery, 1900


 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi 	Mayr, 1866


 * Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys zakharovi Dlussky,, 1993

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862


 * Technomyrmex species


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)


 * Tetramorium insolens (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)


 * Tetramorium tonganum 	Mayr, 1870

V

 * Vollenhovia samoensis Mayr, 1876