Nicaragua



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

A

 * Acromyrmex octospinosus volcanus Wheeler, W.M. 1937


 * Aphaenogaster araneoides Emery, 1890


 * Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896


 * Atta colombica Guérin-Méneville, 1844


 * Azteca alfari Emery, 1893


 * Azteca pittieri Forel, 1899


 * Azteca velox Forel, 1899

B

 * Basiceros manni Brown & Kempf, 1960

C

 * Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus chartifex Smith, F., 1860


 * Camponotus claviscapus Forel, 1899


 * Camponotus claviscapus lehmanni Forel, 1911


 * Camponotus enigmaticus MacKay, MacKay & MacKay, 2004


 * Camponotus lindigi Mayr, 1870


 * Camponotus nitidior Santschi, 1921


 * Camponotus rectangularis Emery, 1890


 * Camponotus rectithorax Forel, 1895


 * Camponotus sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793


 * Carebara semistriata Fernández, 2004


 * Cephalotes basalis Smith, F., 1876


 * Cephalotes maculatus Smith, F., 1876


 * Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804


 * Cephalotes pallens Klug, 1824


 * Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, W.M., 1942


 * Crematogaster rochai Forel, 1903


 * Crematogaster acuta Fabricius, 1804


 * Crematogaster distans Mayr, 1870


 * Crematogaster brasiliensis Mayr, 1878


 * Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster limata Smith, F., 1858


 * Crematogaster longispina Emery, 1890


 * Crematogaster nigropilosa Mayr, 1870


 * Crematogaster stollii Forel, 1885


 * Crematogaster sumichrasti Mayr, 1870


 * Crematogaster torosa Mayr, 1870


 * Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1851

E

 * Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842


 * Eciton burchellii parvispinum Forel, 1899


 * Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782


 * Eciton jansoni Forel, 1912


 * Eciton lucanoides Emery, 1894


 * Ectatomma gibbum Kugler, C. & Brown, 1982


 * Ectatomma ruidum Roger, 1860


 * Eurhopalothrix gravis Mann, 1922

H

 * Hylomyrma dentiloba' Santschi, 1931

L

 * Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802

M

 * Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893


 * Mycocepurus tardus Weber, 1940


 * Myrmelachista joycei Longino, 2006


 * Myrmelachista zeledoni Emery,, 1896


 * Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885


 * Myrmicocrypta godmani Forel, 1899

N

 * Neivamyrmex halidaii Shuckard, 1840


 * Neivamyrmex sumichrasti Norton, 1868


 * Nesomyrmex pittieri Forel, 1899

O

 * Octostruma balzani Emery, 1894


 * Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758

P

 * Pachycondyla aenescens Mayr, 1870


 * Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pachycondyla bugabensis Forel, 1899


 * Pachycondyla carbonaria (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Pachycondyla crenata Roger, 1861


 * Pachycondyla gilva (Roger, 1863)


 * Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius, 1804


 * Pachycondyla unidentata Mayr, 1862


 * Pachycondyla verenae (Forel, 1922)


 * Paraponera clavata Fabricius, 1775


 * Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802


 * Pheidole absurda Forel, 1886


 * Pheidole acamata Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896


 * Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole browni Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole celaena Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole cephalica Smith, F., 1858


 * Pheidole cocciphaga Borgmeier, 1934


 * Pheidole fimbriata Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole gulo Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole inermis Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole kukrana Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole megacephala Fabricius, 1793


 * Pheidole protensa Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole psilogaster Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole punctatissima Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole radoszkowskii Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole rectisentis Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole rhinoceros Forel, 1899


 * Pheidole rhinomontana Longino, 2009


 * Pheidole sagax Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole simonsi Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole vafra Santschi, 1923


 * Pheidole vorax (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858


 * Prionopelta antillana Forel, 1909


 * Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899


 * Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899


 * Pseudomyrmex caeciliae Forel, 1913


 * Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus Smith, F., 1877


 * Pseudomyrmex flavicornis Smith, F., 1877


 * Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804


 * Pseudomyrmex oculatus Smith, F., 1855


 * Pseudomyrmex reconditus Ward, 1993


 * Pseudomyrmex spinicola Emery, 1890


 * Pseudomyrmex subtilissimus Emery, 1890


 * Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus Emery, 1906


 * Pyramica alberti Forel, 1893


 * Pyramica brevicornis Mann, 1922


 * Pyramica excisa Weber, 1934


 * Pyramica gundlachi Roger, 1862


 * Pyramica nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911


 * Pyramica subedentata Mayr, 1887


 * Pyramica trieces Brown, 1960

S

 * Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804


 * Solenopsis globularia (Smith, F. 1858)


 * Strumigenys cordovensis Mayr, 1887


 * Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863


 * Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863


 * Strumigenys timicala Bolton, 2000

T

 * Tatuidris tatusia Brown & Kempf, 1968