Oman



Gary D. Alpert: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

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

C

 * Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus aegyptiacus Emery, 1915


 * Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877


 * Camponotus fellah Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Camponotus flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus foraminosus Forel, 1879


 * Camponotus gallagheri 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Camponotus hova Forel, 1891


 * Camponotus jizani Collingwood, 1985


 * Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1781)


 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)


 * Camponotus somalinus Andre, 1887


 * Camponotus xerxes Forel, 1904


 * Cardiocondyla gallagheri 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Cataglyphis abyssinicus (Forel, 1904)


 * Cataglyphis adenensis (Forel, 1904)


 * Cataglyphis arenarius Finzi, 1940


 * Cataglyphis auratus Menozzi, 1932


 * Cataglyphis diehli (Forel, 1902)


 * Cataglyphis flavobrunneus 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Cataglyphis holgerseni 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Cataglyphis lividus (Andre, 1881)


 * Cataglyphis niger (Andre, 1881)


 * Cataglyphis ruber (Forel, 1903)


 * Cataglyphis sabulosus Kugler, 1981


 * Cataglyphis savignyi (Dufour, 1862)


 * Cataglyphis urens 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Cataglyphis vaucheri (Emery, 1906)


 * Catalgyphis viaticus (Fabricius, 1787)


 * Crematogaster acaciae Forel, 1892


 * Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster affabilis Forel, 1907


 * Crematogaster antaris] Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster melanogaster Emery, 1895


 * Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster oasium Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863

D

 * Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)

H

 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Lepisiota dhofara 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Leptothorax species

P

 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877


 * Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893


 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

M

 * Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor foreli Santschi, 1923


 * Messor galla (Mayr, 1904)


 * Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927


 * Messor muscatus Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Messor rufotestaceus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Messor wasmanni Krausse, 1910


 * Monomorium abeillei Andre, 1881


 * Monomorium acutinode 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium aeyade 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877


 * Monomorium baushare 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium brunneolucidulum 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Monomorium dentigerum (Roger, 1862)


 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium dirie 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium fezzanense Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium gallagheri 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium hanage Collingwood & Agosti,, 1996


 * Monomorium harithe Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium luteum Emery, 1881


 * Monomorium marmule 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium matame 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium mayri Forel, 1902


 * Monomorium mintiribe 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881


 * Monomorium phoenicium Santschi, 1927


 * Monomorium robustior Forel, 1892


 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Monomorium venustum (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Monomorium wahibiense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

S

 * Solenopsis omana 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1911


 * Tapinoma setosus Collingwood, 1985


 * Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877