Algeria



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

A

 * Aenictus abeillei 	André, 1886


 * Aenictus hamifer spinosior 	Stitz, 1917


 * Aenictus leliepvrei 	Bernard, 1953


 * Aphaenogaster crocea 	André, 1881


 * Aphaenogaster crocea croceoides Forel, 1890


 * Aphaenogaster crocea splendidoides Forel, 1890


 * Aphaenogaster depilis Santschi, 1911


 * Aphaenogaster depilis afra 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster faureli 	Cagniant, 1969


 * Aphaenogaster isekram 	Bernard, 1977


 * Aphaenogaster leveillei 	Emery, 1881


 * Aphaenogaster pallida laurenti 	Santschi, 1939


 * Aphaenogaster rupestris 	Forel, 1909


 * Aphaenogaster saharensis 	Bernard, 1953


 * Aphaenogaster sardoa Mayr, 1853


 * Aphaenogaster strioloides 	Forel, 1890


 * Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa Lucas, 1849


 * Aphaenogaster testaceopilosa cabylica 	Stitz, 1917

B

 * Bajcaridris kraussii 	Forel, 1895


 * Bajcaridris menozzii 	Santschi, 1923


 * Bothriomyrmex atlantis Forel, 1894


 * Bothriomyrmex crosi 	Santschi, 1919


 * Bothriomyrmex salsurae  Donisthorpe, 1944

C

 * Camponotus alii Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus alii dallatorrei Ozdikmen, 2010


 * Camponotus alii auresi Emery, 1920


 * Camponotus alii dallatorrei  Özdikmen, 2010


 * Camponotus alii hoggarensis Santschi, 1929


 * Camponotus atlantis atrioris 	Santschi, 1922


 * Camponotus atlantis nigrovarius Forel, 1894


 * Camponotus barbaricus eubarbaricus 	Cagniant, 1970


 * Camponotus barbaricus xanthomelas Emery, 1905


 * Camponotus compressus bernardi Özdikmen, 2010


 * Camponotus compressus martensi 	Forel, 1907


 * Camponotus erigens 	Forel, 1894


 * Camponotus foleyi Santschi, 1939


 * Camponotus foleyi ajjer 	Bernard, 1953


 * Camponotus foleyi grasi Bernard, 1953


 * Camponotus foleyi lelubrei Bernard, 1953


 * Camponotus foreli 	Emery, 1881


 * Camponotus gestroi ponariensis 	Santschi, 1921


 * Camponotus lateralis 	Olivier, 1792


 * Camponotus lateralis purius Santschi, 1929


 * Camponotus laurenti 	Santschi, 1939


 * Camponotus micans 	Nylander, 1856


 * Camponotus mozabensis 	Emery, 1899


 * Camponotus oasium 	Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus ruber 	Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus seurati 	Emery, 1920


 * Camponotus sicheli Mayr, 1866


 * Camponotus sicheli niger 	Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus spissinodis 	Forel, 1909


 * Camponotus tahatensis 	Santschi, 1929


 * Camponotus thoracicus 	Fabricius, 1804


 * Cardiocondyla batesii 	Forel, 1894


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi fezzanensis 	Bernard, 1948


 * Cardiocondyla jacquemini 	Bernard, 1953


 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica 	Forel, 1890


 * Cataglyphis albicans fezzanensis 	Bernard, 1948


 * Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940


 * Cataglyphis bicolor basalis 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis bombycina (Roger, 1859)


 * Cataglyphis diehlii 	Forel, 1902


 * Cataglyphis emmae 	Forel, 1909


 * Cataglyphis fortis 	Forel, 1902


 * Cataglyphis laevior 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis rubra 	Forel, 1903


 * Cataglyphis saharae 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis semitonsa 	Santschi, 1929


 * Chalepoxenus brunneus 	Cagniant, 1985


 * Crematogaster algirica 	Lucas, 1849


 * Crematogaster antaris 	Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster auberti levithorax Forel, 1902


 * Crematogaster laestrygon atlantis 	Santschi, 1937


 * Crematogaster laestrygon  striaticeps 	Forel, 1909


 * Crematogaster oasium saharensis 	Santschi, 1921


 * Crematogaster scutellaris alii 	Forel, 1907

D

 * Dorylus fulvus juvenculus 	Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus fulvus crosi 	Santschi, 1926

H

 * Hypoponera eduardi 	Forel, 1894


 * Hypoponera ragusai 	(Emery, 1894)

L

 * Lasius myops 	Forel, 1894


 * Lasius tebessae 	Seifert, 1992


 * Lepisiota ajjer 	Bernard, 1953


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi atlantis 	Santschi, 1917


 * Leptanilla theryi 	Forel, 1903

M

 * Messor aegyptiacus canaliculatus 	Donisthorpe, 1944


 * Messor arenarius 	Fabricius, 1787


 * Messor barbarus 	Linnaeus, 1767


 * Messor berbericus 	Bernard, 1955


 * Messor bernardi 	Cagniant, 1967


 * Messor caviceps 	Forel, 1902


 * Messor foreli surcoufi 	Santschi, 1923


 * Messor hoggarensis 	Santschi, 1929


 * Messor lobicornis batnensis 	Forel, 1909


 * Messor medioruber montanus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor picturatus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor rufotestaceus 	Foerster, 1850


 * Messor semoni 	Forel, 1906


 * Messor striativentris 	Emery, 1908


 * Monomorium algiricum 	Bernard, 1955


 * Monomorium andrei bernardi 	Ettershank, 1966


 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium chobauti ajjer 	Bernard, 1953


 * Monomorium dilatatum 	Bernard, 1977


 * Monomorium lameerei 	Forel, 1902


 * Monomorium major 	Bernard, 1953


 * Monomorium niloticum gracilicorne 	Stitz, 1917


 * Monomorium noualhieri  (Emery, 1895)


 * Monomorium salomonis molestum 	Santschi, 1936


 * Monomorium subopacum 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Myrmecina atlantis 	Santschi, 1939


 * Myrmica cagnianti 	Espadaler, 1996


 * Myrmica kabylica 	Cagniant, 1970


 * Myrmoxenus africana 	Bernard, 1948


 * Myrmoxenus algeriana 	Cagniant, 1968

P

 * Pheidole pallidula inermis 	Stitz, 1917


 * Plagiolepis hoggarensis 	Bernard, 1981


 * Plagiolepis pallescens elguerrhae 	Karavaiev, 1931


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii 	Forel, 1895


 * Proceratium algiricum 	Forel, 1899


 * Proceratium numidicum 	Santschi, 1912

S

 * Solenopsis kabylica 	Santschi, 1934


 * Solenopsis latro 	Forel, 1894


 * Solenopsis lou 	Forel, 1902


 * Solenopsis mozabensis 	Bernard, 1977


 * Solenopsis oraniensis 	Forel, 1894


 * Solenopsis orbula terniensis 	Forel, 1905


 * Solenopsis targuia 	Bernard, 1953


 * Stenamma msilanum 	Forel, 1901


 * Strongylognathus afer 	Emery, 1884

T

 * Tapinolepis simulans biskrensis 	Karavaiev, 1931


 * Temnothorax algiricus 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax atlantis 	Santschi, 1911


 * Temnothorax auresianus 	Santschi, 1929


 * Temnothorax barryi 	Cagniant, 1967


 * Temnothorax bugnioni 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax convexus 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax delaparti 	Forel, 1890


 * Temnothorax exilis 	Emery, 1869


 * Temnothorax interruptus nitidiceps 	Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Temnothorax laciniatus 	Stitz, 1917


 * Temnothorax lereddei 	Bernard, 1953


 * Temnothorax monjauzei 	Cagniant, 1968


 * Temnothorax nigritus 	Emery, 1878


 * Temnothorax obscurior 	Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Temnothorax oraniensis 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax peyerimhoffi 	Santschi, 1929


 * Temnothorax rottenbergii ernesti 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax santschii 	Forel, 1905


 * Temnothorax spinosus 	Forel, 1909


 * Temnothorax suberis 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax tebessae 	Forel, 1890


 * Temnothorax tyndalei 	Forel, 1909


 * Tetramorium biskrense 	Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium fezzanense 	Bernard, 1948


 * Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium juba 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Tetramorium semilaeve hoggarense 	Santschi, 1929


 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera ambigua occidentalis 	Menozzi, 1934