Cuba



The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Cuba. 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 Cuban ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Cuban Ants web page.

A

 * Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich, 1793)


 * Acromyrmex octospinosus cubanus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Anochetus mayri Emery,


 * Atta cubana Fontenla, 1995


 * Atta insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

B

 * Brachymyrmex flavidulus  Roger, 1863


 * Brachymyrmex heeri (Forel, 1874)


 * Brachymyrmex minutus Forel, 1893


 * Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893

C

 * Camponotus baronii Alayo & Zayas Montero, 1977


 * Camponotus bermudezi Aguayo, 1932


 * Camponotus conspicuus inaequalis Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus gilviventris Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus gilviventris refectus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Camponotus gilviventris renormatus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Camponotus gundlachi Mann, 1920


 * Camponotus kutterianus Baroni Urbani, 1972


 * Camponotus macromischoides Fontenla, 1997


 * Camponotus micrositus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Camponotus planatus Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus ramulorum Wheeler, W.M.,


 * Camponotus ramulorum mestrei Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Camponotus riehlii Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus santosi Forel, 1908


 * Camponotus santosi pazosi Santschi, 1922


 * Camponotus sphaericus Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus sphaericus cardini Mann, 1920


 * Camponotus sphaericus rufipilis Aguayo, 1932


 * Camponotus sphaericus sphaeralis Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus taino Fontenla, 1997


 * Camponotus thysanopus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Camponotus torrei Aguayo, 1932


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, W.M.,


 * Cardiocondyla wroughtonii (Forel, )


 * Cephalotes varians Smith, F., 1876


 * Cerapachys species


 * Crematogaster barbouri Weber,


 * Crematogaster cubaensis Mann, 1920


 * Crematogaster manni Buren, 1968


 * Crematogaster sanguinea Roger, 1863


 * Crematogaster sanguinea atavista Mann, 1920


 * Crematogaster sanguinea sotolongoi Mann, 1920


 * Crematogaster sanguinea torrei Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Crematogaster steinheili Forel,


 * Crematogaster victima Smith, F. 1858


 * Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862

D

 * Discothyrea testacea Roger 1863


 * Dorymyrmex insanus (Buckley, )


 * Dorymyrmex pyramicus (Roger, 1863)

E

 * Eurhopalothrix cimu Longino, 2013


 * Eurhopalothrix mabuya Longino, 2013

F

 * Forelius pruinosus (Roger, 1863)

G

 * Gnamptogenys rumba Lattke, 2002

H

 * Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, )


 * Hypoponera opaciceps cubana Santschi, 1930


 * Hypoponera opacior (Forel, )


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890


 * Leptogenys pubiceps cubaensis Santschi, 1930


 * Leptogenys punctaticeps Emery, 1890

M

 * Monomorium carbonarium Forel,


 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, )


 * Monomorium ebeninum Forel,


 * Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, )


 * Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, )


 * Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893


 * Myrmelachista kraatzii Roger, 1863


 * Myrmelachista rogeri André, 1887


 * Myrmelachista rogeri manni Wheeler, W.M., 1934


 * Myrmelachista rogeri rubriceps Mann, 1920

N

 * Nylanderia anthracina Roger, 1863


 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, )


 * Nylanderia fulva (Mayr, )


 * Nylanderia fulva cubana Santschi, 1930


 * Nylanderia myops Mann, 1920


 * Nylanderia pubens (Forel, )


 * Nylanderia steinheili (Forel, )


 * Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, )

O

 * Odontomachus brunneus Patton, 1894


 * Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844

P

 * Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, )


 * Pachycondyla succedanea Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole alayoi Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole bakeri Forel, 1912


 * Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole cubaensis Mayr, 1862


 * Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole macromischoides Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole naylae Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole neolongiceps Brown, 1950


 * Pheidole similigena Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Pheidole subarmata Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893


 * Platythyrea punctata (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Proceratium cubanum De Andrade, 2003


 * Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901


 * Pseudomyrmex elongatus


 * Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F.,


 * Pseudomyrmex pazosi Santschi, 1909


 * Pseudomyrmex seminole


 * Pseudomyrmex simplex (Smith, F., )


 * Pseudomyrmex subater


 * Pseudomyrmex viduus (Smith, F., 1858)

R

 * Rhopalothrix weberi Brown & Kempf, 1960


 * Rogeria brunnea Santschi, 1930


 * Rogeria curvipubens Emery, 1894

S

 * Solenopsis corticalis binotata Mann, 1920


 * Solenopsis corticalis virgula Forel, 1904


 * Solenopsis globularia steinheili Forel, 1881


 * Stigmatomma bierigi (Santschi, 1930)


 * Strumigenys convexiceps Santschi, 1931


 * Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862


 * Strumigenys lanuginosa Wheeler, W.M., 1905


 * Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863


 * Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869


 * Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911


 * Strumigenys nitens Santschi, 1932


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906


 * Strumigenys simulans Santschi, 1931

T

 * Tapinoma litorale cubaense Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum


 * Temnothorax abeli Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax alayoi Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax alayorum (Fontenla Rizo, 1993)


 * Temnothorax banao Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax barbouri Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax barroi Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax bermudezi Wheeler, W.M., 1931


 * Temnothorax bruneri Mann, 1924


 * Temnothorax creightoni Mann, 1929


 * Temnothorax cuyagueteje Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax darlingtoni Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax dissimilis Aguayo, 1932


 * Temnothorax gibbifer Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax gundlachi Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Temnothorax imias Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax iris Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax laetus Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax mortoni Aguayo, 1937


 * Temnothorax myersi Wheeler, W.M., 1931


 * Temnothorax nigricans Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax nipensis Fontenla, 1998


 * Temnothorax pastinifer Emery, 1894


 * Temnothorax platycnemis Wheeler, W.M., 1937


 * Temnothorax poeyi Wheeler, W.M., 1913


 * Temnothorax porphyritis Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax punicans Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax purpuratus Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax schwarzi Mann, 1920


 * Temnothorax senectutis Baroni Urbani, 1978


 * Temnothorax splendens Wheeler, W.M., 1905


 * Temnothorax squamifer Roger, 1863


 * Temnothorax terricola Mann, 1920


 * Temnothorax torrei Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax versicolor (Roger, 1863)


 * Temnothorax versicolor guanahacabibes Fontenla, 1995


 * Temnothorax villarensis Aguayo, 1931


 * Temnothorax violaceus Mann, 1924


 * Temnothorax wheeleri Mann, 1920


 * Thaumatomyrmex bariay Fontenla, 1995


 * Thaumatomyrmex cochlearis Creighton, 1928


 * Thaumatomyrmex mandibularis Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003


 * Thaumatomyrmex nageli Baroni Urbani & de Andrade, 2003


 * Trachymyrmex jamaicensis (André, 1893)

W

 * Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863

X

 * Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895

Z

 * Zatania albimaculata (Santschi, 1930)


 * Zatania gibberosa (Roger, 1863)


 * Zatania karstica (Fontenla, 2000)