Morocco



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

Aenictus

 * Aenictus mauritanicus Santschi, 1910


 * Aenictus vaucheri 	Emery, 1915

Anochetus

 * Anochetus ghilianii 	Spinola, 1851

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster atlantis 	Santschi, 1929


 * Aphaenogaster baronii 	Cagniant, 1988


 * Aphaenogaster curiosa 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster dejeani 	Cagniant, 1982


 * Aphaenogaster espadaleri 	Cagniant, 1984


 * Aphaenogaster fallax 	Cagniant, 1992


 * Aphaenogaster foreli 	Cagniant, 1996


 * Aphaenogaster gemella marocana 	Forel, 1903


 * Aphaenogaster koniari Cagniant & Galkowski, 2013


 * Aphaenogaster miniata 	Cagniant, 1990


 * Aphaenogaster nadigi 	Santschi, 1923


 * Aphaenogaster praedo Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster praedo ellipsoida 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster praenoda Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster praenoda confinis 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster rifensis 	Cagniant, 1994


 * Aphaenogaster sardoa anoemica 	Santschi, 1910


 * Aphaenogaster senilis disjuncta 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster sicardi 	Cagniant, 1990


 * Aphaenogaster theryi 	Santschi, 1923


 * Aphaenogaster tinauti 	Cagniant, 1992


 * Aphaenogaster torossiani 	Cagniant, 1988


 * Aphaenogaster weulersseae 	Cagniant, 1989


 * Aphaenogaster wilsoni 	Cagniant, 1988

Bajcaridris

 * Bajcaridris theryi 	Santschi, 1936

Bothriomyrmex

 * Bothriomyrmex meridionalis marocanus 	Santschi, 1923

Camponotus

 * Camponotus atlantis marocanus 	Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus cruentatus 	Latreille, 1802


 * Camponotus foreli tingitanus 	Santschi, 1921


 * Camponotus hoelldobleri 	Cagniant, 1991


 * Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)


 * Camponotus magister 	Santschi, 1925


 * Camponotus micans  asniensis 	Santschi, 1939


 * Camponotus obscuriventris 	Cagniant, 1991


 * Camponotus pexus 	Santschi, 1929


 * Camponotus pupillus 	Santschi, 1939


 * Camponotus serotinus 	Cagniant, 1996


 * Camponotus vagus ifranensis 	Cagniant, 1987

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla batesii


 * Cardiocondyla nigra

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis albicans cubica 	Forel, 1903


 * Cataglyphis bicolor pubens 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis cana 	Santschi, 1925


 * Cataglyphis espadaleri Cagniant, 2009


 * Cataglyphis fossilis Cagniant, 2009


 * Cataglyphis gaetula 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis marroui Cagniant, 2009


 * Cataglyphis mauritanica occidentalis Cagniant, 2009


 * Cataglyphis mauritanica tonsilis Santschi, 1936


 * Cataglyphis otini 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis pilisquamis Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis theryi 	Santschi, 1921


 * Cataglyphis vaucheri 	Emery, 1906

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster auberti regilla 	Santschi, 1937


 * Crematogaster laestrygon 	Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster laestrygon theryi Santschi, 1921


 * Crematogaster sordidula marocana 	Santschi, 1921

Dorylus

 * Dorylus fulvus juvenculus 	Shuckard, 1840

Formica

 * Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798


 * Formica fusca maura 	Santschi, 1929

Goniomma

 * Goniomma hispanicum 	André, 1883

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	Roger, 1859

Lasius

 * Lasius rabaudi 	Bondroit, 1917


 * Lasius lasioides 	Emery, 1869


 * Lasius myops Forel, 1894

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi marocana 	Santschi, 1936

Leptanilla

 * Leptanilla revelierii Emery, 1870


 * Leptanilla vaucheri 	Emery, 1899

Messor

 * Messor abdelazizi 	Santschi, 1921


 * Messor aegyptiacus 	(Emery, 1878)


 * Messor antennatus 	Emery, 1908


 * Messor antennatus personatus Santschi, 1931


 * Messor barbarus 	Linnaeus, 1767


 * Messor barbarus gallaoides Santschi, 1929


 * Messor boyeri Cagniant, 2006


 * Messor caviceps (Forel, 1902)


 * Messor erectus 	Espadaler, 1998


 * Messor foreli 	Santschi, 1923


 * Messor foreli brevispinosus 	Santschi, 1923


 * Messor hispanicus 	Santschi, 1919


 * Messor hoggarensis 	Santschi, 1929


 * Messor lobicornis 	Forel, 1894


 * Messor marocanus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor medioruber 	Santschi, 1910


 * Messor minor 	(André, 1883)


 * Messor picturatus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor sanctus 	Emery, 1921


 * Messor semirufus grandinidus 	Emery, 1912


 * Messor striatulus 	(Emery, 1891)


 * Messor striativentris 	Emery, 1908


 * Messor vaucheri 	Emery, 1908

Monomorium

 * Monomorium salomonis bedui 	Santschi, 1936


 * Monomorium salomonis obscuriceps Santschi, 1921


 * Monomorium salomonis transversale Santschi, 1921


 * Monomorium salomonis volubile Santschi, 1936

Myrmica

 * Myrmica cagnianti 	Espadaler, 1996

Oxyopomyrmex

 * Oxyopomyrmex gaetulus 	Santschi, 1929


 * Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi latinodis 	Santschi, 1939

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis pallescens maura 	Santschi, 1920


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii tingitana 	Santschi, 1936

Ponera

 * Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802

Proceratium

 * Proceratium algiricum 	Forel, 1899

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis lusitanica gaetula 	Santschi, 1936

Stenamma

 * Stenamma punctiventre 	Emery, 1908

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma emeryi (Saunders, 1890)


 * Stigmatomma gaetulicum (Baroni Urbani, 1978)

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys baudueri 	Emery, 1875

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma minor 	Bernard, 1945


 * Tapinoma nigerrimum

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex vexatus (Santschi, 1919)

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax algiricus 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax anacanthus 	Santschi, 1912


 * Temnothorax anacanthus maximus (Santschi, 1931)


 * Temnothorax atomus 	Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax brunneus (Cagniant, 1985)


 * Temnothorax bucheti 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax bucheti mixtus (Santschi, 1929)


 * Temnothorax convexus 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax curtulus 	Santschi, 1929


 * Temnothorax ditifet 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax formosus 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax gaetulus 	Santschi, 1923


 * Temnothorax kiudiria 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax laurae antoniae 	Cagniant, 1997


 * Temnothorax marocana 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax mauritanicus 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax maurus 	Santschi, 1921


 * Temnothorax mimeuri 	Cagniant, 1997


 * Temnothorax mirabilis 	Espadaler & Cagniant, 1996


 * Temnothorax neminan 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax nitidiceps (Dalla Torre, 1893)


 * Temnothorax obscurior 	Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Temnothorax pan 	Santschi, 1936


 * Temnothorax personatus 	Cagniant, 1987


 * Temnothorax productus 	Santschi, 1918


 * Temnothorax santschii 	Forel, 1905


 * Temnothorax simesno 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax theryi 	Santschi, 1921


 * Temnothorax tramieri (Cagniant, 1983)


 * Temnothorax tricolor 	Santschi, 1925


 * Temnothorax turritellus 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax tyndalei 	Forel, 1909


 * Temnothorax unifasciatus 	Latreille, 1798

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium alternans Santschi, 1929


 * Tetramorium biskrense 	Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium exasperatum Emery, 1891


 * Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium semilaeve gaetulum 	Santschi, 1936

Uncertain species
The following species was described from Morocco but its true identity is currently unknown.
 * Neivamyrmex maroccanus (Santschi, 1926)