Oman

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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus annetteae Sharaf, 2017

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
 * Camponotus aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
 * Camponotus atlantis Forel, 1890
 * Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877
 * Camponotus fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
 * Camponotus flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
 * Camponotus foraminosus Forel, 1879
 * Camponotus gallagheri 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Camponotus hova Forel, 1891
 * Camponotus jizani Collingwood, 1985
 * Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1781)
 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890
 * Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)
 * Camponotus somalinus André, 1887
 * Camponotus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1804)
 * Camponotus xerxes Forel, 1904

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla breviscapa Seifert, 2003
 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
 * Cardiocondyla gallagheri Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel 1890
 * Cardiocondyla yemeni Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis abyssinica (Forel, 1904)
 * Cataglyphis adenensis (Forel, 1904)
 * Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
 * Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
 * Cataglyphis diehlii (Forel, 1902)
 * Cataglyphis flavobrunnea 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Cataglyphis holgerseni 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Cataglyphis livida (André, 1881)
 * Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881)
 * Cataglyphis rubra (Forel, 1903)
 * Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, 1981
 * Cataglyphis savignyi (Dufour, 1862)
 * Cataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929
 * Cataglyphis urens 	Collingwood, 1985
 * Cataglyphis vaucheri (Emery, 1906)
 * Cataglyphis viatica (Fabricius, 1787)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster acaciae Forel, 1892
 * Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862
 * Crematogaster antaris Forel, 1894
 * Crematogaster chiarinii Emery, 1881
 * Crematogaster jacindae Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2019
 * Crematogaster melanogaster Emery, 1895
 * Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914
 * Crematogaster oasium Santschi, 1911
 * Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863

Dorylus

 * Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)

Erromyrma

 * Erromyrma latinodis (Mayr, 1872)

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera abeillei (André, 1881)
 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota carbonaria Emery, 1892
 * Lepisiota dhofara Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Lepisiota elbazi Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2020
 * Lepisiota omanensis Sharaf & Monks, 2016
 * Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
 * Lepisiota spinisquama (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)

Leptothorax

 * Leptothorax species

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus mosalahi Sharaf, 2019

Messor

 * Messor asmaae (Sharaf, 2018)
 * Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927
 * Messor foreli Santschi, 1923
 * Messor galla (Mayr, 1904)
 * Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927
 * Messor muscatus Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Messor rufotestaceus (Foerster, 1850)
 * Messor wasmanni Krausse, 1910

Monomorium

 * Monomorium abeillei André, 1881
 * Monomorium acutinode 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium aeyade 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911
 * Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877
 * Monomorium brunneolucidulum 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910
 * Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, F., 1858)
 * Monomorium dirie Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
 * Monomorium fezzanense Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium gallagheri 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium hanaqe Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium harithe Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium jizane Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium luteum Emery, 1881
 * Monomorium marmule 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium matame 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881
 * Monomorium phoenicum Santschi, 1927
 * Monomorium sahlbergi Emery, 1898
 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)
 * Monomorium venustum (Smith, F., 1858)
 * Monomorium wahibiense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862)
 * Nesomyrmex micheleae Sharaf, 2020

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi (Mayr, 1904)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865
 * Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
 * Pheidole sarae (Sharaf, 2018)
 * Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis lacteipennis Smith, F. 1858

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis omana 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Tapinoma pithecorum Seifert, 2022
 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1911

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex montaseri Sharaf, Collingwood & Aldawood, 2011
 * Technomyrmex setosus Collingwood, 1985

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904
 * Tetramorium caldarium (Roger, 1857)
 * Tetramorium calidum Forel, 1907
 * Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881
 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870
 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)
 * Trichomyrmex dentigera (Roger, 1862)
 * Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel, 1902)
 * Trichomyrmex robustior (Forel, 1892)