Malta



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

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster balcanica (Emery, 1898)


 * Aphaenogaster campana Emery, 1878


 * Aphaenogaster inermita Bolton, 1995


 * Aphaenogaster melitensis Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster sicula Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster splendida (Roger, 1859)


 * Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus aethiops (Latreille, 1798)


 * Camponotus barbaricus Emery, 1904


 * Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1846)


 * Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1791)


 * Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)


 * Camponotus sicheli Mayr, 1866

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, 1791)

Formica

 * Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758


 * Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera abeillei (Andre, 1881)


 * Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

Lasius

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1791)


 * Lasius lasioides (Emery, 1869)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Santschi, 1917)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi atlantis (Santschi, 1917)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi velox (Baroni Urbani, 1968)

Leptanilla

 * Leptanilla revelierii Emery, 1870

Linepithema

 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

Messor

 * Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918


 * Messor caducus (Motschoulsky, 1839)


 * Messor capitatus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor wasmanni Krausse, 1910

Monomorium

 * Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, 1858)

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)

Oxyopomyrmex

 * Oxyopomyrmex santschii Forel, 1904

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, (1802)

Parvaponera

 * Parvaponera darwinii Forel, 1893

Pheidole

 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1848)

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798)

Proceratium

 * Proceratium algiricum Forel, 1899


 * Proceratium melinum (Roger, 1860)


 * Proceratium melitense De Andrade, 2003

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis fairchildi Wheeler, W.M. 1926


 * Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798


 * Solenopsis orbula Emery, 1875


 * Solenopsis santschii Forel, 1905

Stenamma

 * Stenamma petiolatum Emery, 1897


 * Stenamma sardoum Emery, 1895


 * Stenamma striatulum Emery, 1895

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma denticulatum Roger, 1859

Strongylognathus

 * Strongylognathus insularis Baroni Urbani, 1968

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys baudueri (Emery, 1875)


 * Strumigenys lewisi Cameraon, 1886


 * Strumigenys membranifera (Emery, 1869)


 * Strumigenys tenuipilis (Emery, 1875)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)


 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1909

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax angustulus (Nylander, 1856)


 * Temnothorax aveli Bondroit, 1918


 * Temnothorax exilis Emery, 1869


 * Temnothorax laestrygon splendidiceps Baroni Urbani, 1968


 * Temnothorax mediterraneus Ward et al., 2014


 * Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)


 * Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Tetramorium davidi Forel, 1913


 * Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium meridionale Emery, 1870