Comoros

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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus madagascarensis Forel, 1887


 * Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978

Bothroponera

 * Bothroponera wasmannii (Forel, 1887)

Brachymyrmex

 * Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895

Calyptomyrmex

 * Calyptomyrmex species

Camponotus

 * Camponotus edmondi André, 1887
 * Camponotus grandidieri Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus grandidieri comorensis Santschi, 1915
 * Camponotus hova Forel, 1891
 * Camponotus hova fulvus Emery, 1894
 * Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782)
 * Camponotus quadrimaculatus Forel, 1886

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
 * Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1929

Carebara

 * Carebara species

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus voeltzkowi Forel, 1907

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster castanea Smith, F., 1858


 * Crematogaster maina Blaimer, 2013


 * Crematogaster rasoherinae Forel, 1891
 * Crematogaster sewellii Forel, 1891


 * Crematogaster tricolor Gerstäcker, 1859

Dicroaspis

 * Dicroaspis species

Eurhopalothrix

 * Eurhopalothrix

Eutetramorium

 * Eutetramorium monticellii Emery, 1899

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)


 * Hypoponera indigens (Forel, 1895)


 * Hypoponera ludovicae 	Forel, 1892


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862)

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys comajojo Rakotonirina and Fisher, 2014
 * Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861
 * Leptogenys gracilis Emery, 1899
 * Leptogenys maxillosa (F. Smith, 1858)
 * Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892
 * Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893

Melissotarsus

 * Melissotarsus insularis Santschi, 1911

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890

Monomorium

 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)
 * Monomorium hanneli Forel, 1907
 * Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872
 * Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892

Mystrium

 * Mystrium mysticum Roger, 1862
 * Mystrium rogeri Forel, 1899

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia bourbonica ngasiyana (Forel, 1907)


 * Nesomyrmex madecassus (Forel, 1892
 * Nylanderia comorensis (Forel, 1907)
 * Nylanderia madagascarensis (Forel, 1886)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole decepticon Fischer & Fisher, 2013


 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879


 * Pheidole jonas Forel, 1907


 * Pheidole komori Fischer & Fisher, 2013


 * Pheidole megatron Fischer & Fisher, 2013
 * Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole vulcan Fischer & Fisher, 2013

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894
 * Plagiolepis madecassa Forel, 1892

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea arthuri Forel, 1910
 * Platythyrea mocquerysi Emery, 1899

Ponera

 * Ponera exotica Smith, M.R., 1962

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis mameti Donisthorpe, 1946

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys dicomas Fisher, 2000
 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)


 * Strumigenys ludovici (Forel, 1904)
 * Strumigenys maxillaris Baroni Urbani, 2007
 * Strumigenys membranifera (Emery, 1869)
 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
 * Strumigenys scotti Forel, 1912

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis cryptobia Santschi, 1921
 * Syllophopsis hildebrandti (Forel, 1892)
 * Syllophopsis sechellensis (Emery, 1894)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Tapinoma subtile Santschi, 1911

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex docens Fisher & Bolton, 2007
 * Technomyrmex madecassus Forel, 1897
 * Technomyrmex pallipes (Smith, F., 1876)
 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921
 * Technomyrmex voeltzkowi (Forel, 1907)

Terataner

 * Terataner species

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)
 * Tetramorium cognatum Bolton, 1979
 * Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
 * Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870
 * Tetramorium naganum Bolton, 1979
 * Tetramorium scytalum Bolton, 1979
 * Tetramorium sericeiventre


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera species

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)