Comoros



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

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

A

 * Anochetus madagascarensis Forel, 1887


 * Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978

B

 * Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895

C

 * Calyptomyrmex species


 * Camponotus edmondi Andre, 1887
 * Camponotus grandidieri Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus grandidieri comorensis Santschi, 1915
 * Camponotus hova Forel, 1891
 * Camponotus hova fulvus Emery, 1894
 * Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782)
 * Camponotus quadrimaculatus Forel, 1886
 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
 * Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1929
 * Carebara species


 * Cataulacus voeltzkowi Forel, 1907
 * Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907
 * Crematogaster castanea Smith, F., 1858
 * Crematogaster rasoherinae Forel, 1891
 * Crematogaster sewellii Forel, 1891
 * Crematogaster voeltzkowi Forel, 1907

D

 * Dicroaspis species

E

 * Eurhopalothrix
 * Eutetramorium monticellii Emery, 1899

H

 * Hypoponera indigens (Forel, 1895)
 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862)
 * Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861
 * Leptogenys grandidieri Forel, 1910
 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)
 * Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892
 * Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893

M

 * Melissotarsus insularis Santschi, 1911
 * Monomorium cryptobium (Santschi, 1921)
 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)
 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)
 * Monomorium hanneli Forel, 1907
 * Monomorium hildebrandti Forel, 1892


 * Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872
 * Monomorium sechellense Emery, 1894
 * Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892
 * Mystrium mysticum Roger, 1862
 * Mystrium rogeri Forel, 1899

N

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862


 * Nesomyrmex madecassus (Forel, 1892
 * Nylanderia comorensis (Forel, 1907)
 * Nylanderia madagascarensis (Forel, 1886)

P

 * Pachycondyla ambigua Andre, 1890
 * Pachycondyla wasmannii (Forel, 1887)
 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)
 * Pheidole jonas Forel, 1907
 * Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866
 * Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894
 * Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892
 * Platythyrea arthuri Forel, 1910
 * Platythyrea mocquerysi Emery, 1899
 * Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962
 * Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)
 * Pyramica mandibularis (Szabo, 1909)
 * Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)

S

 * Solenopsis mameti Donisthorpe, 1946
 * Strumigenys dicomas Fisher, 2000
 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)
 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
 * Strumigenys scotti Forel, 1912

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Tapinoma subtile Santschi, 1911
 * Technomyrmex docens Fisher & Bolton, 2007
 * Technomyrmex madecassus Forel, 1897
 * Technomyrmex pallipes (Smith, F., 1876)
 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921
 * Technomyrmex voeltzkowi (Forel, 1907)
 * Terataner species
 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)
 * Tetramorium cognatum Bolton, 1979
 * Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
 * Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870
 * Tetramorium naganum Bolton, 1979
 * Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886
 * Tetramorium scytalum Bolton, 1979
 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)
 * Tetraponera species