Balearic Islands

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

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster gemella (Roger, 1862)


 * Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster senilis Mayr, 1853


 * Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)

Bothriomyrmex

 * Bothriomyrmex meridionalis (Roger, 1863)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1798)


 * Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1846)


 * Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)


 * Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)


 * Camponotus ruber Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus sicheli Mayr, 1866


 * Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894


 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890

Colobopsis

 * Colobopsis truncata (Spinola, 1808)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster auberti Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster laestrygon Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792)


 * Crematogaster sordidula (Nylander, 1849)

Cryptopone

 * Cryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855)

Dorylus

 * Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)

Formica

 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798


 * Formica rufibarbis Fabricius,, 1793

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Lasius

 * Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Lasius grandis Forel, 1909


 * Lasius lasioides (Emery, 1869)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Mayr, 1855)


 * Lepisiota nigra (Dalla Torre, 1893)

Linepithema

 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

Liometopum

 * Liometopum microcephalum (Panzer, 1798)

Messor

 * Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)


 * Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918


 * Messor capitatus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor hispanicus Santschi, 1919


 * Messor sanctus Forel, 1905


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium andrei Saunders, 1890


 * Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)

Myrmica

 * Myrmica aloba Forel, 1909


 * Myrmica bergi Ruzsky, 1902


 * Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861


 * Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi (Mayr, 1904)


 * Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1849)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879


 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798)


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel, 1895


 * Plagiolepis xene Starcke, 1936

Ponera

 * Ponera coarctata (Latreille, 1802)


 * Ponera testacea Emery, 1895

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis fairchildi Wheeler, W.M., 1926


 * Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)


 * Solenopsis latro Forel, 1894

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys argiola (Emery, 1869)
 * Strumigenys membranifera (Emery, 1869)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma darioi Seifert, D'Eustacchio, Kaufmann, Centorame & Modica, 2017
 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)
 * Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
 * Tapinoma nigerrimum (Nylander, 1856)
 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse-Heldrungen, 1911

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax algiricus (Forel, 1894)
 * Temnothorax angustulus (Nylander, 1856)
 * Temnothorax aveli (Bondroit, 1918)
 * Temnothorax lichtensteini (Bondroit, 1918)
 * Temnothorax racovitzai (Bondroit, 1918)
 * Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)
 * Temnothorax specularis (Emery, 1916

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Tetramorium caldarium (Roger, 1857)
 * Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
 * Tetramorium meridionale Emery, 1870