Philippines



The following 89 genera and 488 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in the Philippines. 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 Philippine ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section.

Dave General, Gary Alpert and others have a " joint project" to continuously update the paper "A synoptic review of the ant genera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Philippines" by edits to the AntWiki page Philippine Ants homepage.

Key to Subfamily of Philippine Ants

A

 * Acanthomyrmex mindanao Moffett, 1986


 * Aphaenogaster species

B

 * Bothriomyrmex sp_phi1 unidentified

C

 * Calyptomyrmex beccarii Emery, 1887


 * Crematogaster ampullaris F. Smith, 1861


 * Crematogaster bakeri Menozzi, 1925


 * Crematogaster bicolor imbellis Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster brunnea ruginota Santschi, 1928


 * Crematogaster crassicornis Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster cylindriceps Wheeler, W. M. 1927


 * Crematogaster difformis F. Smith, 1857


 * Crematogaster inflata Smith, F., 1857


 * Crematogaster longiclava Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster modiglianii Emery, 1900


 * Crematogaster ochracea Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster onusta Stitz, 1925


 * Crematogaster rogenhoferi Mayr, 1879


 * Crematogaster semperi Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster simoni Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster vitalisi Menozzi, 1925

D

 * Dacetinops cirrosus Taylor, 1985

E

 * Echinopla pallipes Smith, F. 1857

F

 * Forelophilus philippinensis Zettel & Zimmermann, 2007


 * Forelophilus stefanschoedli Zettel & Zimmermann, 2007

G

 * Gauromyrmex acanthinus (Karavaiev, 1935)


 * Gnamptogenys posteropsis (Gregg, 1951)

H

 * Harpegnathos empesoi Chapman, 1963


 * Harpegnathos macgregori Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1925


 * Harpegnathos medioniger Donisthorpe, 1942


 * Harpegnathos venator chapmani Donisthorpe, 1937


 * Harpegnathos venator rugosus (Mayr, 1862)


 * Hypoponera confinis javana (Forel, 1905)


 * Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)


 * Hypoponera sabronae (Donisthorpe, 1941)

I

 * Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)

L

 * Lasiomyrma species


 * Lepisiota aurea punctaticeps (Wheeler, W. M., 1935)


 * Lepisiota chapmani (Wheeler, W. M. 1935)


 * Leptanilla astylina Petersen, 1968


 * Leptogenys chinensis (Mayr, 1870)


 * Leptogenys diminuta (Smith, F., 1857)


 * Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893


 * Lordomyrma diwata Taylor, 2012


 * Lordomyrma emarginata Taylor, 2012


 * Lordomyrma idianale Taylor, 2012


 * Lordomyrma limatula Taylor, 2012

M

 * Mayriella transfuga Baroni Urbani, 1977

N

 * Noonilla copiosa Petersen, 1968


 * Nylanderia species

O

 * Ochetellus glaber (Mayr, 1862)

P

 * Pachycondyla annamita (André, 1892)


 * Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery, 1895)


 * Polyrhachis armata defensa Smith,, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis aureovestita Donisthorpe, 1937


 * Polyrhachis baca Sorger & Zettel, 2010


 * Polyrhachis bakeri Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis banghaasi Viehmeyer, 1922


 * Polyrhachis bellicosa Smith, F., 1859 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis bicolor Smith, F., 1858 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis bicolor aurinasis Forel, 1901


 * Polyrhachis bicolor exflavicornis Baltazar, 1966


 * Polyrhachis bicolor fumata Stitz, 1925


 * Polyrhachis bihamata (Drury, 1773) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis calypso Forel, 1911


 * Polyrhachis carbonaria Smith,F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis chapmani Kohout, 2006


 * Polyrhachis creusa Emery, 1897 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis cryptoceroides Emery, 1887


 * Polyrhachis cyaniventris Smith, F., 1858 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis diana Wheeler, W. M., 1909


 * Polyrhachis dives F. Smith, 1857 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis empesoi Kohout, 2006


 * Polyrhachis esuriens Emery, 1897


 * Polyrhachis etheli Chapman, 1963


 * Polyrhachis exotica Kohout, 1987


 * Polyrhachis follicula Menozzi, 1926


 * Polyrhachis fruhstorferi Emery, 1898


 * Polyrhachis hector Smith, F., 1857 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis hippomanes boettcheri Stitz, 1925


 * Polyrhachis ignota Kohout, 1987


 * Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859


 * Polyrhachis inermis Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis javanica Mayr, 1867


 * Polyrhachis lama Kohout, 1994


 * Polyrhachis magnifica Menozzi, 1926


 * Polyrhachis manni Kohout, 2008 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis marginata Smith, F., 1859


 * Polyrhachis mindanaensis Emery, 1923


 * Polyrhachis mitrata Menozzi, 1932


 * Polyrhachis mucronata Smith, F., 1859 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis muelleri Forel, 1893


 * Polyrhachis murina Emery, 1893


 * Polyrhachis neptunus Smith, F. 1865


 * Polyrhachis nigripes Emery, 1897


 * Polyrhachis nigropilosa Mayr, 1872


 * Polyrhachis nigropilosa polluta Menozzi, 1926


 * Polyrhachis noesaensis Forel, 1915 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis obesior Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis oedacantha Wheeler, W.M., 1919


 * Polyrhachis olybria Forel, 1912 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis orpheus Forel, 1911


 * Polyrhachis osiris Bolton, 1975


 * Polyrhachis parabiotica Chapman, 1963


 * Polyrhachis pellita Menozzi, 1922


 * Polyrhachis phalerata Menozzi, 1926


 * Polyrhachis philippinensis Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis pirata Sorger & Zettel, 2009


 * Polyrhachis pressa Mayr, 1862


 * Polyrhachis pubescens Mayr, 1879


 * Polyrhachis rastellata (Latreille, 1802)


 * Polyrhachis rixosa Smith, F. 1858


 * Polyrhachis rufipes F. Smith, 1858


 * Polyrhachis saevissima Smith, F. 1860 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis saevissima argentea Mayr, 1862


 * Polyrhachis saigonensis Forel, 1886


 * Polyrhachis scabra Kohout, 1987


 * Polyrhachis schang Forel, 1879


 * Polyrhachis sculpturata Smith, F., 1860


 * Polyrhachis sculpturata javaniana Santschi, 1928


 * Polyrhachis semiinermis Donisthorpe, 1941 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis sexspinosa (Latreille, 1802) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Polyrhachis solivaga Menozzi, 1926


 * Polyrhachis striata Mayr, 1862


 * Polyrhachis thrinax Roger, 1863


 * Polyrhachis thrinax castanea Stitz, 1925


 * Polyrhachis thrinax overbecki Dorow, 1995


 * Polyrhachis tragos Stitz, 1925


 * Polyrhachis tubifex Karavaiev, 1926


 * Polyrhachis venus Forel, 1893


 * Polyrhachis villipes Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis vindex Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis ypsilon Emery, 1887


 * Polyrhachis zopyra Smith, F., 1861


 * Ponera chapmani Taylor, 1967


 * Ponera oreas (Wheeler, W. M., 1933)


 * Prionopelta kraepelini Forel, 1905 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Pristomyrmex bicolor Emery, 1900


 * Pristomyrmex brevispinosus Emery, 1887


 * Pristomyrmex cebuensis Zettel, 2007


 * Pristomyrmex collinus Wang, M., 2003


 * Pristomyrmex costatus Wang, M., 2003


 * Pristomyrmex curvulus Wang, M., 2003


 * Pristomyrmex distinguendus Zettel, 2006


 * Pristomyrmex divisus Wang, M., 2003


 * Pristomyrmex flatus Wang, M., 2003


 * Pristomyrmex hirsutus Wang, M., 2003


 * Pristomyrmex levigatus Emery, 1897


 * Pristomyrmex longispinus Wang, M., 2003


 * Pristomyrmex picteti Emery, 1893


 * Pristomyrmex punctatus (Smith, F., 1860) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Pristomyrmex quadridens Wang, M., 2003 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Pristomyrmex rugosus Zettel, 2006


 * Pristomyrmex schoedli Zettel, 2006


 * Pristomyrmex simplex (Wang, M., 2003)


 * Probolomyrmex dammermani Wheeler, W.M., 1928


 * Proceratium papuanum Emery, 1897


 * Pseudolasius typhlops Wheeler, W. M., 1935

R

 * Recurvidris nigrans Zettel, 2008


 * Rhopalomastix species


 * Rhoptromyrmex wroughtonii Forel, 1902 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Rhytidoponera araneoides (Le Guillou, 1842) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Rhytidoponera croesus Emery, 1901


 * Romblonella opaca (F. Smith, 1861) [[File:Camera.jpg]]

S

 * Simopone bakeri Menozzi, 1926 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Simopone chapmani Taylor, 1966 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Stigmatomma luzonicum Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1925 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Stigmatomma reclinatum Mayr, 1879 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Stigmatomma rothneyi Forel, 1900 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys arrogantia Bolton, 2000 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys chapmani Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys dohertyi Emery, 1897


 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys esrossi Brown, 1957 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys imantodes Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys indagatrix W.M. Wheeler, 1919


 * Strumigenys inhonesta Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys jacobsoni (Menozzi, 1939)


 * Strumigenys juliae Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys karawajewi (Brown, 1948)


 * Strumigenys koningsbergeri Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys mirifica Bolton, 2000 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys mitis Brown, 2000


 * Strumigenys mododonta Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys morphica Bolton, 2000 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys pedunculata (Brown, 1953)


 * Strumigenys perplexa (Smith, F., 1876) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys phytibia Brown, 1957


 * Strumigenys rantan Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys scylla Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys serradens Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys signeae Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys synchysis Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys szalayi Emery, 1897 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Strumigenys tenitecta Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys uichancoi Brown, 1957

T

 * Tapinoma emeryi (Ashmead, 1905) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tapinoma philippinense Donisthorpe, 1942


 * Tapinoma williamsi (Wheeler, W. M., 1935) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Technomyrmex albipes (F. Smith, 1861) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Technomyrmex elatior Forel, 1902


 * Technomyrmex grandis Emery, 1887


 * Technomyrmex kraepelini Forel, 1905 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Technomyrmex pratensis (Smith, F., 1860)


 * Technomyrmex sundaicus (Emery, 1900)


 * Technomyrmex textor Forel, 1909


 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Technomyrmex wheeleri (Emery, 1913)


 * Tetramorium aspersum (Smith, F., 1865) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetramorium chapmani Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium cynicum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium eleates Forel, 1913


 * Tetramorium insolens (Smith, F., 1861) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetramorium katypum (Bolton, 1976)


 * Tetramorium kheperra (Bolton, 1976)


 * Tetramorium khnum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium kraepelini Forel, 1905


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetramorium laparum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium manobo (Calilung, 2000)


 * Tetramorium obtusidens Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetramorium parvispinum Emery, 1893


 * Tetramorium rinatum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879


 * Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetramorium tortuosum Roger, 1863


 * Tetramorium walshi (Forel, 1890)


 * Tetramorium zypidum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetraponera allaborans (Walker, 1859) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877


 * Tetraponera difficilis (Emery, 1900)


 * Tetraponera extenuata Ward, 2001


 * Tetraponera inversinodis Ward, 2001


 * Tetraponera modesta (Smith, F., 1860)


 * Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetraponera nitida (Smith, F., 1860) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Tetraponera pilosa (F. Smith, 1858)


 * Tyrannomyrmex species

V

 * Vollenhovia ambitiosa Menozzi, 1925


 * Vollenhovia banksi Forel, 1910


 * Vollenhovia cristata Stitz, 1938


 * Vollenhovia luctuosa (Stitz, 1938)


 * Vollenhovia oblonga dispar Forel, 1910


 * Vollenhovia soleaferrea Donisthorpe, 1942


 * Vombisidris philippina Zettel & Sorger, 2010