Vanuatu

The following 46 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Vanuatu. 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 Vanuatu ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Vanuatu Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Brachymyrmex

 * Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893

Camponotus

 * Camponotus chloroticus 	(Emery, 1897)

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla nuda

Colobopsis

 * Colobopsis conithorax (Emery, 1914)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster species

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys foreli 	Mann, 1919
 * Leptogenys hebrideana 	Wilson, 1958

Linepithema

 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

Metapone

 * Metapone nivanuatu Taylor, 2018

Monomorium

 * Monomorium floricola ) (Jerdon, 1851)
 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina species

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, )
 * Nylanderia vaga (Forel, )

Paraparatrechina

 * Paraparatrechina minutula (Forel, )
 * Paraparatrechina minutula buxtoni (Santschi, 1928)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole fervens (Smith, F., )
 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866
 * Pheidole sexspinosa Mayr, 1870
 * Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis alluaudi

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis aurea fiorii 	Emery, 1914
 * Polyrhachis opalescens 	Clark, 1930
 * Polyrhachis sericata (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)

Ponera

 * Ponera clavicornis

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex acerosus Wang, M. 2003

Rhytidoponera

 * Rhytidoponera terrestris Ward, 1984

Rogeria

 * Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)
 * Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866
 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
 * Strumigenys szalayi Emery, 1897

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma indicum timidum 	Santschi, 1928
 * Tapinoma melanocephalum 	Fabricius, 1793

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)
 * Tetramorium insolens (Smith,F., 1861)
 * Tetramorium pacificum Mayr,, 1870
 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)
 * Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870

Turneria

 * Turneria dahlii Forel, 1901
 * Turneria pacifica Mann, 1919

Vollenhovia

 * Vollenhovia denticulata Emery, 1914
 * Vollenhovia oblonga (Smith, F., 1860)

Wasmannia

 * Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)