Seychelles



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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus pattersoni Fischer, 2008

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857)

Brachymyrmex

 * Brachymyrmex cordemoyi 	Forel, 1895

Camponotus

 * Camponotus auropubens aldabrensis Forel, 1897


 * Camponotus darwinii Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus grandidieri 	Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus hova Forel, 1879


 * Camponotus hova boivini 	Forel, 1891


 * Camponotus hova fulvus Emery, 1894


 * Camponotus hova mixtellus Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Camponotus olivieri freyeri Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus reticulatus Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus robecchii assumptionis Crawley, 1921


 * Camponotus thomasseti 	Forel, 1912

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi 	Forel, 1881

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys biroi 	Forel, 1907

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster kelleri


 * Crematogaster rasoherinae 	Forel, 1891

Dorymyrmex

 * Dorymyrmex species

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera eduardi 	Forel, 1894


 * Hypoponera johannae 	Forel, 1891


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	(Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera ragusai 	Emery, 1894

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys maxillosa 	(Smith, F., 1858)

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera melanaria (Emery, 1893)


 * Mesoponera melanaria macra 	Emery, 1894

Monomorium

 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina species

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862)

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)


 * Nylanderia bourbonica farquharensis Forel, 1907)


 * Nylanderia madagascarensis (Emery, 1894)


 * Nylanderia madagascarensis rufescens 	Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Nylanderia madagascarensis sechellensis (Emery, 1894)


 * Nylanderia mixta 	Forel, 1897


 * Nylanderia steinheili (Forel, 1893)


 * Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1846)

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus troglodytes 	Santschi, 1914

Paraparatrechina

 * Paraparatrechina illusio LaPolla & Fisher, 2014


 * Paraparatrechina luminella LaPolla & Fisher, 2014

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole braueri 	Forel, 1897


 * Pheidole decepticon Fischer & Fisher, 2013


 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865


 * Pheidole punctulata 	Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis alluaudi 	Emery, 1894


 * Plagiolepis exigua Forel,


 * Plagiolepis madecassa 	Forel, 1892


 * Plagiolepis puncta Forel, 1910

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea parallela (Smith, F., 1859)

Ponera

 * Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962

Prenolepis

 * Prenolepis species

Prionopelta

 * Prionopelta seychelles Overson & Fisher, 1915

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis papuana Emery, 1900


 * Solenopsis seychellensis 	Forel, 1909

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma besucheti 	Baroni Urbani, 1978

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys emmae 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi 	Mayr, 1866


 * Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869


 * Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys scotti Forel, 1912

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis sechellensis (Emery, 1894)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex albipes (Smith 1861)


 * Technomyrmex mayri Forel, 1891


 * Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892


 * Technomyrmex pallipes (Smith, F. 1876)


 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921

Terataner

 * Terataner scotti 	Forel, 1912

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum 	Nylander, 1846


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum 	Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera rufonigra 	(Jerdon, 1851)

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)

Vollenhovia

 * Vollenhovia oblonga alluaudi 	Emery, 1894


 * Vollenhovia piroskae 	Forel, 1912