Gibraltar



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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus ghilianii (Spinola, 1851)

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster dulciniae Emery, 1924


 * Aphaenogaster gibbosa (Latreille, 1798)


 * Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster senilis Mayr, 1853


 * Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)

Bothriomyrmex

 * Bothriomyrmex saundersi Santschi, 1922

Camponotus

 * Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1798)


 * Camponotus barbaricus Emery, 1905


 * Camponotus cruentatus (Latreille, 1802)


 * Camponotus gestroi Emery, 1878


 * Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1791)


 * Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)


 * Camponotus pilicornis (Roger, 18590


 * Camponotus sicheli Mayr, 1866


 * Camponotus sylvaticus (Olivier, 1792)

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis iberica (Emery, 1906)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster auberti Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792)


 * Crematogaster sordidula (Nylander, 1849)

Dolichoderus

 * Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Formica

 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798

Goniomma

 * Goniomma hispanicum (Andre, 1883)

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)

Iberoformica

 * Iberoformica gerardi Bondroit, 1917


 * Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859

Lasius

 * Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)

Linepithema

 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

Messor

 * Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)


 * Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918


 * Messor hispanicus Santschi, 1919


 * Messor lobicornis Forel, 1894


 * Messor lusitanicus Tinaut, 1985


 * Messor marocanus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium andrei Saunders, 1890


 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)

Myrmica

 * Myrmica bergi Ruzsky, 1902

Oxyopomyrmex

 * Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi Emery, 1899

Pheidole

 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798)


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel, 1895

Ponera

 * Ponera coarctata (Latreille, 1802)

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma emeryi (Saunders, 1890)


 * Stigmatomma gaetulicum Baroni Urbani, 1978

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)


 * Tapinoma nigerrimum (Nylander, 1856)


 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1911

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex vexatus (Santschi, 1919)

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax baeticus Emery, 1924


 * Temnothorax flavispinus Andre, 1883


 * Temnothorax pardoi Tinaut, 1987


 * Temnothorax parvulus (Schenck, 1852)


 * Temnothorax luteus racovitzai (Bondroit, 1918)


 * Temnothorax mediterraneus Ward et al., 2014


 * Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)


 * Temnothorax specularis Emery, 1916

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium parvioculum Guillem & Bensusan, 2009


 * Tetramorium semilaeve Andre, 1883