Turkmenistan



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

A

 * Aenictus dlusskyi Arnol'di, 1968


 * Alloformica aberrans (Mayr, 1877)


 * Alloformica obscurior 	Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990


 * Aphaenogaster fabulosa 	Arnol’di, 1968


 * Aphaenogaster gibbosa (Latreille, 1798)


 * Aphaenogaster messoroides 	Dlussky, 1990


 * Aphaenogaster rhaphidiiceps (Mayr, 1877)

B

 * Bothriomyrmex turcomenicus Emery, 1925

C

 * Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1798)


 * Camponotus buddhae Forel, 1892


 * Camponotus fedtschenkoi Mayr, 1877


 * Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877


 * Camponotus kopetdaghensis Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985


 * Camponotus lameerei Emery, 1898


 * Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1791)


 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus semirufus Kusnezov, 1923


 * Camponotus truncatus (Spinola, 1808)


 * Camponotus turkestanicus 	Emery, 1887


 * Camponotus turkestanus André, 1882


 * Camponotus xerxes Forel, 1903


 * Cardiocondyla elegans Emery, 1869


 * Cardiocondyla koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1902


 * Cardiocondyla kushanica Pisarski, 1967


 * Cataglyphis aenescens (Nylander, 1849)


 * Cataglyphis bergiana 	Arnol’di, 1964


 * Cataglyphis cinnamomea (Karavaiev, 1910)


 * Cataglyphis elegantissima 	Arnol’di, 1968


 * Cataglyphis emeryi 	Karavaiev, 1911


 * Cataglyphis foreli (Ruzsky, 1903)


 * Cataglyphis longipedem 	Eichwald, 1841


 * Cataglyphis noda (Brullé, 1833)


 * Cataglyphis oxiana 	Arnol’di, 1964


 * Cataglyphis pallida (Mayr, 1877)


 * Cataglyphis piligera 	Arnol’di, 1964


 * Cataglyphis takyrica 	Dlussky, 1990


 * Cataglyphis zakharovi 	Radchenko, 1997


 * Cerapachys desertorum 	Dlussky, 1990


 * Chalepoxenus zabelini 	Radchenko, 1989

F

 * Formica clara 	Forel, 1886


 * Formica pamirica Dlussky, 1965


 * Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793


 * Formica subpilosa Ruzsky, 1902

L

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)

M

 * Messor aralocaspius (Ruzsky, 1902)


 * Messor denticulatus Kuznetzov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905


 * Messor intermedius Forel, 1910


 * Messor kisilkumensis Arnol'di, 1970


 * Messor lamellicornis Arnol'di, 1968


 * Messor perantennatus Arnol'di, 1970


 * Messor reticuliventris Karavaiev, 1910


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor subgracilinodis Arnol'di, 1970


 * Messor turcmenochorassanicus Arnol'di, 1977


 * Messor variabilis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Monomorium demisum Santschi, 1936


 * Monomorium kugitangi 	Dlussky, 1990


 * Myrmica deplanata Emery, 1921


 * Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918

P

 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)


 * Plagiolepis arnoldii 	Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990


 * Plagiolepis calva 	Radchenko, 1996


 * Plagiolepis compressa 	Radchenko, 1996


 * Plagiolepis vladileni 	Radchenko, 1996


 * Polyrhachis lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858


 * Proformica epinotalis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927

S

 * Stenamma hissarianum Arnol'di, 1975


 * Stigmatomma annae 	Arnol’di, 1968


 * Stigmatomma denticulatum (Roger, 1859)


 * Strongylognathus minutus 	Radchenko, 1991

T

 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)


 * Tapinoma karavaievi Emery, 1925


 * Teleutomyrmex schneideri Kutter, 1950


 * Temnothorax anodontoides 	Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985


 * Temnothorax tesquorum 	Arnol’di, 1977


 * Tetramorium karakalense 	Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985


 * Tetramorium kisilkumense 	Dlussky, 1990


 * Tetramorium nitidissimum Pisarski, 1967