New England Ant Species

Covering the six New England states, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

This list is based on the 2012 book A Field Guide to the Ants of New England.

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster fulva
 * Aphaenogaster mariae
 * Aphaenogaster picea - a species complex
 * Aphaenogaster rudis - a species complex
 * Aphaenogaster tennesseensis
 * Aphaenogaster treatae

Brachymyrmex

 * Brachymyrmex depilis

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera chinensis

Camponotus

 * Camponotus americanus
 * Camponotus caryae
 * Camponotus castaneus
 * Camponotus chromaiodes
 * Camponotus herculeanus
 * Camponotus nearcticus
 * Camponotus novaeboracensis
 * Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster cerasi
 * Crematogaster lineolata

Dolichoderus

 * Dolichoderus mariae
 * Dolichoderus plagiatus
 * Dolichoderus pustulatus
 * Dolichoderus taschenbergi

Forelius

 * Forelius pruinosus

Formica

 * Formica adamsi
 * Formica argentea
 * Formica aserva
 * Formica cf. fossaceps'' - an undescribed species
 * Formica creightoni
 * Formica dakotensis - occurs in bordering areas and is likely to be found in New England
 * Formica difficilis
 * Formica dirksi - only known from type specimens
 * Formica dolosa
 * Formica exsectoides
 * Formica glacialis
 * Formica hewitti
 * Formica impexa
 * Formica incerta
 * Formica integra
 * Formica knighti
 * Formica lasioides
 * Formica morsei - only known from type specimens
 * Formica neogagates
 * Formica neorufibarbis
 * Formica nepticula
 * Formica obscuriventris
 * Formica pallidefulva
 * Formica pergandei
 * Formica podzolica
 * Formica querquetulana
 * Formica reflexa
 * Formica rubicunda
 * Formica subaenescens
 * Formica subintegra
 * Formica subsericea
 * Formica ulkei

Formicoxenus

 * Formicoxenus provancheri

Harpagoxenus

 * Harpagoxenus canadensis

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera punctatissima - non-native species

Lasius

 * Lasius americanus
 * Lasius cf. niger - this may be an undescribed species
 * Lasius cf. umbratus'' - an undescribed species
 * Lasius claviger
 * Lasius flavus
 * Lasius interjectus
 * Lasius latipes
 * Lasius minutus
 * Lasius murphyi - occurs in bordering areas and is likely to be found in New England
 * Lasius nearcticus
 * Lasius neoniger
 * Lasius pallitarsis
 * Lasius plumopilosus - occurs in bordering areas and is likely to be found in New England
 * Lasius speculiventris
 * Lasius subglaber
 * Lasius subumbratus
 * Lasius umbratus

Leptothorax

 * Leptothorax retractus
 * Leptothorax sp. AF-can - an undescribed species
 * Leptothorax sp. AF-erg - an undescribed species
 * Leptothorax sphagnicola - occurs in bordering areas and is likely to be found in New England
 * Leptothorax wilsoni

Monomorium

 * Monomorium emarginatum
 * Monomorium floricola - non-native species
 * Monomorium pharaonis - non-native species
 * Monomorium viridum

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina new species - an inquiline social parasite of Myrmecina americana
 * Myrmecina americana

Myrmica

 * Myrmica alaskensis
 * Myrmica americana
 * Myrmica brevispinosa
 * Myrmica detritinodis
 * Myrmica fracticornis
 * Myrmica incompleta
 * Myrmica lampra - occurs in bordering areas and is likely to be found in New England
 * Myrmica latifrons
 * Myrmica lobifrons
 * Myrmica nearctica
 * Myrmica pinetorum
 * Myrmica punctiventris
 * Myrmica quebecensis - occurs in bordering areas and is likely to be found in New England
 * Myrmica rubra - non-native species
 * Myrmica scabrinodis - non-native species
 * Myrmica semiparasitica
 * Myrmica sp. AF-eva - an undescribed species
 * Myrmica sp. AF-ine - an undescribed species
 * Myrmica sp. AF-scu - an undescribed species
 * Myrmica sp. AF-smi - an undescribed species
 * Myrmica sp. AF-sub - an undescribed species

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia deceptrix - a social parasite of Nylanderia parvula
 * Nylanderia flavipes - non-native species
 * Nylanderia parvula

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis - non-native species

Pheidole

 * Pheidole flavens non-native species
 * Pheidole pilifera

Polyergus

 * Polyergus cf. longicornis - an undescribed species
 * Polyergus lucidus
 * Polyergus montivagus - occurs in bordering areas and is likely to be found in New England

Ponera

 * Ponera pennsylvanica

Prenolepis

 * Prenolepis imparis

Proceratium

 * Proceratium crassicorne
 * Proceratium pergandei
 * Proceratium silaceum

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis molesta
 * Solenopsis cf. texana - an undescribed species

Stenamma

 * Stenamma brevicorne
 * Stenamma diecki
 * Stenamma impar
 * Stenamma schmittii

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma pallipes

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys metazytes
 * Strumigenys pergandei
 * Strumigenys pulchella

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum - non-native species
 * Tapinoma new species - an inquiline social parasite of Tapinoma sessile
 * Tapinoma sessile

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax ambiguus
 * Temnothorax americanus - as Protomognathus americanus
 * Temnothorax curvispinosus
 * Temnothorax longispinosus
 * Temnothorax schaumii
 * Temnothorax texanus

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium atratulum - non-native species
 * Tetramorium immigrans - non-native species