Finland



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

A

 * Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)

F

 * Formica aquilonia 	Yarrow, 1955


 * Formica cunicularia 	Latreille, 1798


 * Formica exsecta 	Nylander, 1846


 * Formica fennica 	Seifert, 2000


 * Formica gagatoides


 * Formica lugubris 	Zetterstedt, 1838


 * Formica picea 	Nylander, 1846


 * Formica polyctena 	Foerster, 1850


 * Formica pratensis 	Retzius, 1783


 * Formica pressilabris 	Nylander, 1846


 * Formica rufa 	Linnaeus, 1761


 * Formica sanguinea 	Latreille, 1798


 * Formica uralensis 	Ruzsky, 1895


 * Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846)

H

 * Harpagoxenus sublaevis (Nylander, 1849)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius mixtus 	Nylander, 1846


 * Lasius umbratus 	Nylander, 1846


 * Leptothorax acervorum


 * Leptothorax muscorum 	Nylander, 1846

M

 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmica constricta 	Karavaiev, 1934


 * Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920


 * Myrmica hirsuta 	Elmes, 1978


 * Myrmica karavajevi 	Arnol’di, 1930


 * Myrmica lobicornis 	Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica lonae 	Finzi, 1926


 * Myrmica rubra Linnaeus, 1758


 * Myrmica ruginodis 	Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica rugulosa 	Nylander, 1849


 * Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861


 * Myrmica scabrinodis 	Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica schencki Emery, 1895


 * Myrmica specioides Bondroit,, 1918


 * Myrmica sulcinodis 	Nylander, 1846

N

 * Nylanderia vividula 	Nylander, 1846

T

 * Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758