Greater Antilles



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

A
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 * Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, W.M., 1937
 * Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Acropyga dubitata Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893


 * Acropyga parvidens Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Amblyopone bierigi Santschi, 1930


 * Amblyopone falcata Lattke, 1991


 * Anochetus haytianus Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Anochetus kempfi Brown, 1978


 * Anochetus longispinus Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884


 * Aphaenogaster relicta epinotalis Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Atta insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

B

 * Brachymyrmex aphidicola Forel, 1909


 * Brachymyrmex flavidulus Roger, 1863


 * Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893


 * Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893

C

 * Camponotus albistramineus Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Camponotus altivagans Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Camponotus augustei Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Camponotus auricomus Roger, 1862


 * Camponotus bermudezi Aguayo, 1932


 * Camponotus capperi Forel, 1899


 * Camponotus carbonarius (Latreille, 1802)


 * Camponotus christophei Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Camponotus claviscapus occultus Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Camponotus conspicuus Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus fumidus fraterculus Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Camponotus gilviventris Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus gundlachi Mann, 1920


 * Camponotus hannani Forel, 1899


 * Camponotus kaura Snelling & Torres, 1998


 * Camponotus kutterianus Baroni Urbani, 1972


 * Camponotus lindigi Mayr, 1870


 * Camponotus micrositus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Camponotus picipes Olivier, 1792


 * Camponotus ramulorum mestrei Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Camponotus riehlii Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus santosi Forel, 1908


 * Camponotus sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793


 * Camponotus sphaericus rufipilis Aguayo, 1932


 * Camponotus taino Snelling & Torres, 1998


 * Camponotus thysanopus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Camponotus torrei Aguayo, 1932


 * Camponotus toussainti Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Camponotus ustus Forel, 1879


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla minutior Forel, 1899


 * Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Cephalotes argentiventris De Andrade, 1999


 * Cephalotes auricomus Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Cephalotes decoloratus De Andrade, 1999


 * Cephalotes fiebrigi Forel, 1906


 * Cephalotes flavigaster De Andrade, 1999


 * Cephalotes hamulus Roger, 1863


 * Cephalotes jamaicensis Forel, 1922


 * Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824


 * Cephalotes taino De Andrade, 1999


 * Cephalotes unimaculatus Smith, F., 1853


 * Cephalotes varians Smith, F., 1876


 * Cephalotes vinosus Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Crematogaster cubaensis Mann, 1920


 * Crematogaster manni Buren, 1968


 * Crematogaster sanguinea atavista Mann, 1920


 * Crematogaster vicina André, 1893


 * Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster russoi Menozzi, 1930


 * Crematogaster steinheili Forel, 1881


 * Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Cyphomyrmex foxi André, 1892


 * Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862


 * Cyphomyrmex podargus Snelling & Longino, 1992


 * Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1851

D

 * Discothyrea testacea Roger, 1863


 * Dolichoderus primitivus Wilson, 1985


 * Dolichoderus prolaminatus Wilson, 1985


 * Dorymyrmex insanus Buckley, 1866


 * Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863

F

 * Forelius mccooki McCook, 1880

G

 * Gnamptogenys continua Mayr, 1887


 * Gnamptogenys falcaria Lattke, 2002


 * Gnamptogenys haytiana Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Gnamptogenys insularis Lattke, 2002


 * Gnamptogenys rumba Lattke, 2002


 * Gnamptogenys schmitti Forel, 1901


 * Gnamptogenys semiferox Brown, 1958


 * Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884

H

 * Hypoponera foeda Forel, 1893


 * Hypoponera opaciceps cubana Santschi, 1930


 * Hypoponera opacior Forel, 1893


 * Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859

L

 * Leptogenys antillana Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Leptogenys pubiceps cubaensis Santschi, 1930


 * Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890


 * Linepithema iniquum Mayr, 1870


 * Linepithema flavescens Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914

M

 * Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium destructor Jerdon, 1851


 * Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891


 * Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851


 * Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758


 * Monomorium salomonis Linnaeus, 1758


 * Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884


 * Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893


 * Myrmelachista gagates Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Myrmelachista kraatzii Roger, 1863


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


 * Myrmelachista rogeri manni Wheeler, W.M., 1934

N

 * Nylanderia anthracina Roger, 1863


 * Nylanderia cisipa Smith, D.R. & Lavigne, 1973


 * Nylanderia darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Nylanderia fulva cubana Santschi, 1930


 * Nylanderia guatemalensis itinerans Forel, 1901


 * Nylanderia microps Smith, M.R., 1937


 * Nylanderia myops Mann, 1920


 * Nylanderia steinheili minuta Forel, 1893


 * Nylanderia vividula antillana Forel, 1893

O

 * Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894


 * Octostruma iheringi Emery, 1888


 * Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892


 * Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758


 * Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844


 * Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937

P

 * Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804


 * Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pheidole alayoi Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole bakeri Forel, 1912


 * Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole cocciphaga Borgmeier, 1934


 * Pheidole cubaensis Mayr, 1862


 * Pheidole darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Pheidole drepanon Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole harlequina Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole hispaniolae Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole megacephala Fabricius, 1793


 * Pheidole moerens Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Pheidole naylae Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole neolongiceps Brown, 1950


 * Pheidole noar Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole subarmata Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893


 * Pheidole terresi Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Platythyrea pumilio De Andrade, 2004


 * Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858


 * Platythyrea strenua Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Pogonomyrmex saucius Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Pogonomyrmex schmitti aterrimus Wheeler, W.M., 1936


 * Proceratium gibberum De Andrade, 2003


 * Proceratium longiscapus De Andrade, 2003


 * Proceratium taino De Andrade, 2003


 * Pseudomyrmex brunneus Smith, F., 1877


 * Pseudomyrmex caeciliae Forel, 1913


 * Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901


 * Pseudomyrmex eduardi Forel, 1912


 * Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith, F., 1858


 * Pseudomyrmex flavidulus Smith, F., 1858


 * Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804


 * Pseudomyrmex haytianus Forel, 1901


 * Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855


 * Pseudomyrmex pazosi Santschi, 1909


 * Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877


 * Pseudomyrmex subater Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus Emery, 1906


 * Pseudomyrmex viduus Smith, F., 1858


 * Pyramica alberti Forel, 1893


 * Pyramica convexiceps Santschi, 1931


 * Pyramica eggersi Emery, 1890


 * Pyramica gundlachi Roger, 1862


 * Pyramica jamaicensis Brown, 1959


 * Pyramica margaritae Forel, 1893


 * Pyramica membranifera Emery, 1869


 * Pyramica nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911


 * Pyramica nitens Santschi, 1932


 * Pyramica simulans Santschi, 1931

R

 * Rhopalothrix weberi Brown & Kempf, 1960


 * Rogeria alzatei Kugler, C., 1994


 * Rogeria brunnea Santschi, 1930


 * Rogeria carinata Kugler, C., 1994


 * Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894

S

 * Solenopsis azteca pallida Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Solenopsis corticalis Forel, 1881


 * Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804


 * Solenopsis globularia Smith, F., 1858


 * Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972


 * Solenopsis picea Emery, 1896


 * Solenopsis pollux Forel, 1893


 * Solenopsis succinea Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908


 * Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys lanuginosa Wheeler, W.M., 1905


 * Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906

T

 * Tapinoma litorale cubaense Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum coronatum Forel, 1908


 * Tapinoma opacum Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


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


 * Temnothorax abeli Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax alayoi Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax albispinus Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Temnothorax barbouri Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax barroi Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax bermudezi Wheeler, W.M., 1931


 * Temnothorax bruneri Mann, 1924


 * Temnothorax ciferrii Menozzi & Russo, 1930


 * Temnothorax creightoni Mann, 1929


 * Temnothorax creolus Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax cuyagueteje Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax dissimilis Aguayo, 1932


 * Temnothorax flavidulus Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914


 * Temnothorax gibbifer Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax gundlachi Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Temnothorax hispaniolae Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax imias Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax iris Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax isabellae Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Temnothorax laetus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax mortoni Aguayo, 1937


 * Temnothorax myersi Wheeler, W.M., 1931


 * Temnothorax nigricans Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax nipensis Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax pastinifer Emery, 1894


 * Temnothorax platycnemis Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax poeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Temnothorax porphyritis Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax punicans Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax purpuratus Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax sallei Guérin-Méneville, 1852


 * Temnothorax schwarzi Mann, 1920


 * Temnothorax senectutis Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax splendens Wheeler, W.M., 1905


 * Temnothorax squamifer Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax terricola Mann, 1920


 * Temnothorax torrei Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax versicolor guanahacabibes Fontenla, 1995


 * Temnothorax villarensis Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax violaceus Mann, 1924


 * Temnothorax wheeleri Mann, 1920


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846


 * Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905


 * Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851


 * Thaumatomyrmex cochlearis Creighton, 1928


 * Trachymyrmex jamaicensis cubaensis Wheeler, W.M., 1937

X

 * Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895

Z

 * Zatania albimaculata (Santschi, 1930)


 * Zatania gibberosa (Roger, 1863)


 * Zatania karstica (Fontenla, 2000)