Norway



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

C

 * Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Camponotus ligniperda (Latreille, 1802)


 * Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)

F

 * Formica aquilonia 	Yarrow, 1955


 * Formica candida Smith, F., 1878


 * Formica cinerea Mayr, 1853


 * Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798


 * Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846


 * Formica forsslundi Lohmander, 1949


 * Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758


 * Formica gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904


 * Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917


 * Formica lugubris 	Zetterstedt, 1838


 * Formica polyctena 	Foerster, 1850


 * Formica pratensis 	Retzius, 1783


 * Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846


 * Formica rufa 	Linnaeus, 1761


 * Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793


 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798


 * Formica suecica Adlerz, 1902


 * Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804


 * Formica uralensis 	Ruzsky, 1895


 * Formicoxenus nitidulus 	Nylander, 1846

H

 * Harpagoxenus sublaevis (Nylander, 1846)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius carniolicus 	Mayr, 1861


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius meridionalis Bodroit, 1920


 * Lasius mixtus (Nylander, 1846)


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Lasius platythorax Seifert, 1991


 * Lasius umbratus (Nylander, 1846)


 * Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)

M

 * Myrmecina graminicola 	Latreille, 1802


 * Myrmica karavajevi


 * Myrmica microrubra 	Seifert, 1993


 * Myrmica rubra 	Linnaeus, 1758


 * Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918

S

 * Stenamma westwoodii 	Westwood, 1839

T

 * Temnothorax interruptus (Schenck, 1852)


 * Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)