Singapore



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

Acropyga

 * Acropyga acutiventris 	Roger, 1862


 * Acropyga oceanica 	Emery, 1900

Anochetus

 * Anochetus rugosus 	Smith, F., 1857

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis gracilipes 	Smith, F., 1857

Calyptomyrmex

 * Calyptomyrmex beccarii 	Emery, 1887

Camponotus

 * Camponotus arrogans 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus badius 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Camponotus bellus adustus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus camelinus 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Camponotus ephippiatus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus irritans carinifer 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus leonardi gracilentus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus maculatus obfuscatus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus moeschi lygaeus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus nigricans enganensis 	Forel, 1916


 * Camponotus quadrisectus hians 	Forel, 1907


 * Camponotus quadrisectus margaritae Forel, 1907


 * Camponotus reticulatus sericellus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus rothneyi krafti 	Forel, 1901


 * Camponotus vitreus angustulus 	Emery, 1925

Carebara

 * Carebara overbecki Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Carebara silena (Smith, F., 1858)

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus granulatus 	Latreille, 1802


 * Cataulacus latissimus Emery, 1893

Centromyrmex

 * Centromyrmex feae greeni 	Forel, 1901

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys biroi 	Forel, 1907


 * Cerapachys singaporensis 	Viehmeyer, 1916

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster anthracina 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Crematogaster egidyi szaboi 	Forel, 1913


 * Crematogaster subnuda discinodis 	Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster borneensis macarangae 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Crematogaster overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Crematogaster difformis 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Crematogaster inflata 	Smith, F., 1857

Diacamma

 * Diacamma rugosum 	Le Guillou, 1842

Dilobocondyla

 * Dilobocondyla fulva 	Viehmeyer, 1916

Dolichoderus

 * Dolichoderus crawleyi 	Donisthorpe, 1917


 * Dolichoderus thoracicus 	Smith, F., 1860

Echinopla

 * Echinopla lineata Mayr, 1862


 * Echinopla melanarctos 	Smith, F., 1857

Ectomomyrmex

 * Ectomomyrmex overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916

Euponera

 * Euponera sharpi Forel, 1901

Eurhopalothrix

 * Eurhopalothrix heliscata 	Wilson & Brown, 1985

Gnamptogenys

 * Gnamptogenys costata 	Emery, 1889


 * Gnamptogenys hyalina 	Lattke, 2004


 * Gnamptogenys ortostoma 	Lattke, 2004

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera confinis epinotalis 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Hypoponera confinis singaporensis (Viehmeyer, 1916)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota rothneyi splendida 	Viehmeyer, 1916

Leptanilla

 * Leptanilla havilandi 	Forel, 1901

Mayriella

 * Mayriella transfuga 	Baroni Urbani, 1977

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus bicolor 	Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera rubra 	Smith, F., 1857

Monomorium

 * Monomorium atomum procax Forel, 1911


 * Monomorium butteli demochrum 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Monomorium hospitum 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Monomorium pharaonis 	Linnaeus, 1758

Myopopone

 * Myopopone castanea (Smith, F., 1860)

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus rixosus 	Smith, F., 1857

Odontoponera

 * Odontoponera denticulata (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Odontoponera transversa 	Smith, F., 1857

Oecophylla

 * Oecophylla smaragdina 	Fabriccius 1775


 * Overbeckia subclavata 	Viehmeyer, 1916

Pheidole

 * Pheidole fervens 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Pheidole singaporensis

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea parallela 	Smith, F., 1859

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis armata defensa 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis chalybea 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis dives 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis flavicornis 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis varicolor 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis hector 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis leviuscula 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis modesta 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis muelleri 	Forel, 1893


 * Polyrhachis olybria Forel, 1912


 * Polyrhachis piliventris 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis thrinax inconstans 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis thrinax overbecki


 * Polyrhachis varicolor Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis ypsilon 	Emery, 1887

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex costatus 	Wang, 2003


 * Pristomyrmex picteti 	Emery, 1893


 * Pristomyrmex punctatus 	Smith, F., 1860

Proceratium

 * Proceratium deelemani 	Perrault, 1981

Protanilla

 * Protanilla rafflesi 	Taylor, 1990

Pseudolasius

 * Pseudolasius badius 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Pseudolasius circularis 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Pseudolasius mayri duplicatus 	Viehmeyer, 1916

Pseudoneoponera

 * Pseudoneoponera havilandi Forel, 1901

Rhopalomastix

 * Rhopalomastix rothneyi johorensis 	Wheeler, W.M., 1929

Rostromyrmex

 * Rostromyrmex pasohensis Rosciszewski, 1994

Rotastruma

 * Rotastruma recava Bolton, 1991

Simopone

 * Simopone bakeri 	Menozzi, 1926

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma reclinatum (Mayr, 1879)

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys extemena 	Taylor, 1968


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi 	Mayr, 1866


 * Strumigenys juliae 	Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys kraepelini 	Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys mutica 	Brown, 1949


 * Strumigenys nepalensis 	De Andrade, 1994


 * Strumigenys rofocala 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys roganas 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys signeae 	Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys szalayi 	Emery, 1897

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma glaucum 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum 	Fabricius, 1793

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892


 * Technomyrmex elatior


 * Technomyrmex kraepelini Forel, 1905


 * Technomyrmex schimmeri 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Technomyrmex strenuus Mayr, 1872

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium lanuginosum 	Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium obtusidens 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Tetramorium walshi 	Forel, 1890

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera difficilis 	Emery, 1900


 * Tetraponera extenuata 	Ward, 2001


 * Tetraponera modesta 	Smith, F., 1860


 * Tetraponera nitida 	Smith, F., 1860


 * Tetraponera rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Tetraponera volucris 	Ward, 2001

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)

Vollenhovia

 * Vollenhovia overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916