Greater Antilles



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

The following 297 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in the Greater Antilles. 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 the Greater Antilles ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Greater Antilles Ants web page.

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Acromyrmex (A.) octospinosus cubanus	Wheeler, W.M., 1937 Acropyga dubitata 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Acropyga goeldii 	Forel, 1893 Acropyga parvidens 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Amblyopone bierigi 	Santschi, 1930 Amblyopone falcata 	Lattke, 1991 Anochetus haytianus 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Anochetus kempfi 	Brown, 1978 Anochetus longispinus 	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Anochetus mayri 	Emery, 1884 Aphaenogaster relicta epinotalis	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Atta insularis 	Guérin-Méneville, 1844

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Brachymyrmex flavidulus 	Roger, 1863 Brachymyrmex heeri aphidicola	Forel, 1909 Brachymyrmex minutus 	Forel, 1893 Brachymyrmex obscurior 	Forel, 1893

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Camponotus (C.) kaura 	Snelling & Torres, 1998 Camponotus (C.) kutterianus 	Baroni Urbani, 1972 Camponotus (C.) taino 	Snelling & Torres, 1998 Camponotus (Colobopsis) gundlachi 	Mann, 1920 Camponotus (Colobopsis) riehlii 	Roger, 1863 Camponotus (Manniella) micrositus 	Wheeler, W.M., 1937 Camponotus (M.) sphaericus rufipilis	Aguayo, 1932 Camponotus (Manniella) torrei 	Aguayo, 1932 Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) capperi capperi	Forel, 1899 Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) albistramineus 	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) altivagans 	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) augustei 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) christophei 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Camponotus (M.) gilviventris gilviventris	Roger, 1863 Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) thysanopus 	Wheeler, W.M., 1937 Camponotus (Myrmeurynota) toussainti 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Camponotus (M.) auricomus auricomus	Roger, 1862 Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) lindigi 	Mayr, 1870 Camponotus (M.) sexguttatus sexguttatus	Fabricius, 1793 Camponotus (Myrmothrix) hannani 	Forel, 1899 Camponotus (P.) claviscapus occultus	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bermudezi 	Aguayo, 1932 Camponotus (T.) conspicuus conspicuus	Smith, F., 1858 Camponotus (T.) fumidus fraterculus	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) picipes picipes	Olivier, 1792 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ramulorum mestrei	Wheeler, W.M., 1913 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) santosi santosi	Forel, 1908 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ustus 	Forel, 1879 Cardiocondyla emeryi emeryi	Forel, 1881 Cardiocondyla minutior 	Forel, 1899 Cardiocondyla venustula 	Wheeler, W.M., 1908 Cephalotes argentiventris 	De Andrade, 1999 Cephalotes auricomus 	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Cephalotes decoloratus 	De Andrade, 1999 Cephalotes fiebrigi 	Forel, 1906 Cephalotes flavigaster 	De Andrade, 1999 Cephalotes hamulus 	Roger, 1863 Cephalotes jamaicensis 	Forel, 1922 Cephalotes pallens 	Klug, 1824 Cephalotes taino 	De Andrade, 1999 Cephalotes unimaculatus 	Smith, F., 1853 Cephalotes varians 	Smith, F., 1876 Cephalotes vinosus 	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Crematogaster (C.) cubaensis 	Mann, 1920 Crematogaster (C.) manni 	Buren, 1968 Crematogaster (C.) sanguinea atavista	Mann, 1920 Crematogaster (C.) vicina 	André, 1893 Crematogaster (Orthocrema) crinosa 	Mayr, 1862 Crematogaster (Orthocrema) russoi 	Menozzi, 1930 Crematogaster (O.) steinheili steinheili	Forel, 1881 Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni 	Wheeler, W.M., 1937 Cyphomyrmex foxi 	André, 1892 Cyphomyrmex minutus 	Mayr, 1862 Cyphomyrmex podargus 	Snelling & Longino, 1992 Cyphomyrmex rimosus 	Spinola, 1851

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Discothyrea testacea 	Roger, 1863 Dolichoderus primitivus 	Wilson, 1985 Dolichoderus prolaminatus 	Wilson, 1985 Dorymyrmex insanus 	Buckley, 1866 Dorymyrmex pyramicus pyramicus	Roger, 1863

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 * Forelius mccooki McCook, 1880

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Gnamptogenys continua 	Mayr, 1887 Gnamptogenys falcaria 	Lattke, 2002 Gnamptogenys haytiana 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Gnamptogenys insularis 	Lattke, 2002 Gnamptogenys rumba 	Lattke, 2002 Gnamptogenys schmitti 	Forel, 1901 Gnamptogenys semiferox 	Brown, 1958 Gnamptogenys striatula 	Mayr, 1884

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Hypoponera ergatandria 	Forel, 1893 Hypoponera foeda foeda	Forel, 1893 Hypoponera opaciceps cubana	Santschi, 1930 Hypoponera opacior 	Forel, 1893 Hypoponera p. punctatissima	Roger, 1859

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Leptogenys antillana 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Leptogenys pubiceps cubaensis	Santschi, 1930 Leptogenys punctaticeps 	Emery, 1890 Linepithema iniquum iniquum	Mayr, 1870 Linepithema keiteli flavescens	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Linepithema melleum fuscescens	Wheeler, W.M., 1908

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Monomorium bicolor bicolor	Emery, 1877 Monomorium destructor 	Jerdon, 1851 Monomorium ebeninum 	Forel, 1891 Monomorium floricola floricola	Jerdon, 1851 Monomorium pharaonis 	Linnaeus, 1758 Monomorium salomonis salomonis	Linnaeus, 1758 Mycetophylax conformis 	Mayr, 1884 Mycocepurus smithii 	Forel, 1893 Myrmelachista gagates 	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Myrmelachista kraatzii 	Roger, 1863 Myrmelachista ramulorum fortior	Wheeler, W.M., 1934 Myrmelachista rogeri manni	Wheeler, W.M., 1934

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Octostruma balzani 	Emery, 1894 Octostruma iheringi 	Emery, 1888 Odontomachus bauri 	Emery, 1892 Odontomachus haematodus 	Linnaeus, 1758 Odontomachus insularis 	Guérin-Méneville, 1844 Odontomachus ruginodis 	Smith, M.R., 1937

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Pachycondyla cauta 	Mann, 1922 Pachycondyla harpax 	Fabricius, 1804 Pachycondyla stigma rufescens	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Pachycondyla succedanea 	Roger, 1863 Paratrechina anthracina 	Roger, 1863 Paratrechina cisipa 	Smith, D.R. & Lavigne, 1973 Paratrechina darlingtoni 	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Paratrechina fulva cubana	Santschi, 1930 Paratrechina guatemalensis itinerans	Forel, 1901 Paratrechina longicornis hagemanni	Forel, 1901 Paratrechina microps 	Smith, M.R., 1937 Paratrechina myops 	Mann, 1920 Paratrechina steinheili minuta	Forel, 1893 Paratrechina vividula antillana	Forel, 1893 Pheidole alayoi 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole bakeri 	Forel, 1912 Pheidole bilimeki 	Mayr, 1870 Pheidole cocciphaga 	Borgmeier, 1934 Pheidole cubaensis 	Mayr, 1862 Pheidole darlingtoni 	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Pheidole drepanon 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole exigua 	Mayr, 1884 Pheidole flavens flavens	Roger, 1863 Pheidole harlequina 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole hispaniolae 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole jelskii 	Mayr, 1884 Pheidole megacephala megacephala	Fabricius, 1793 Pheidole moerens 	Wheeler, W.M., 1908 Pheidole naylae 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole neolongiceps 	Brown, 1950 Pheidole noar 	Wilson, 2003 Pheidole radoszkowskii 	Mayr, 1884 Pheidole subarmata 	Mayr, 1884 Pheidole teneriffana 	Forel, 1893 Pheidole terresi 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Platythyrea pumilio 	De Andrade, 2004 Platythyrea punctata 	Smith, F., 1858 Platythyrea strenua 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Pogonomyrmex saucius 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Pogonomyrmex schmitti aterrimus	Wheeler, W.M., 1936 Prenolepis albimaculata 	Santschi, 1930 Prenolepis gibberosa 	Roger, 1863 Prenolepis karstica 	Fontenla, 2000 Proceratium gibberum 	De Andrade, 2003 Proceratium longiscapus 	De Andrade, 2003 Proceratium taino 	De Andrade, 2003 Pseudomyrmex brunneus 	Smith, F., 1877 Pseudomyrmex caeciliae 	Forel, 1913 Pseudomyrmex cubaensis 	Forel, 1901 Pseudomyrmex eduardi 	Forel, 1912 Pseudomyrmex ejectus 	Smith, F., 1858 Pseudomyrmex flavidulus flavidulus	Smith, F., 1858 Pseudomyrmex gracilis gracilis	Fabricius, 1804 Pseudomyrmex haytianus 	Forel, 1901 Pseudomyrmex pallidus 	Smith, F., 1855 Pseudomyrmex pazosi 	Santschi, 1909 Pseudomyrmex simplex 	Smith, F., 1877 Pseudomyrmex subater 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus 	Emery, 1906 Pseudomyrmex viduus 	Smith, F., 1858 Pyramica alberti 	Forel, 1893 Pyramica convexiceps 	Santschi, 1931 Pyramica eggersi 	Emery, 1890 Pyramica gundlachi 	Roger, 1862 Pyramica jamaicensis 	Brown, 1959 Pyramica margaritae 	Forel, 1893 Pyramica membranifera 	Emery, 1869 Pyramica nigrescens 	Wheeler, W.M., 1911 Pyramica nitens 	Santschi, 1932 Pyramica simulans 	Santschi, 1931

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Rhopalothrix weberi 	Brown & Kempf, 1960 Rogeria alzatei 	Kugler, C., 1994 Rogeria brunnea 	Santschi, 1930 Rogeria carinata 	Kugler, C., 1994 Rogeria curvipubens 	Emery, 1894

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Solenopsis azteca pallida	Wheeler, W.M., 1908 Solenopsis corticalis corticalis	Forel, 1881 Solenopsis geminata geminata	Fabricius, 1804 Solenopsis globularia globularia	Smith, F., 1858 Solenopsis invicta 	Buren, 1972 Solenopsis picea picea	Emery, 1896 Solenopsis pollux 	Forel, 1893 Solenopsis succinea succinea	Emery, 1890 Strumigenys biolleyi 	Forel, 1908 Strumigenys emmae 	Emery, 1890 Strumigenys lanuginosa 	Wheeler, W.M., 1905 Strumigenys louisianae 	Roger, 1863 Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890 Strumigenys silvestrii 	Emery, 1906

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Tapinoma litorale cubaense	Wheeler, W.M., 1913 Tapinoma melanocephalum coronatum	Forel, 1908 Tapinoma opacum 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Tapinoma rasenum 	Smith, D.R. & Lavigne, 1973 Temnothorax abeli 	Fontenla, 1998 Temnothorax alayoi 	Baroni Urbani, 1978 Temnothorax albispinus 	Wheeler, W.M., 1908 Temnothorax barbouri 	Aguayo, 1931 Temnothorax barroi 	Aguayo, 1931 Temnothorax bermudezi 	Wheeler, W.M., 1931 Temnothorax bruneri 	Mann, 1924 Temnothorax ciferrii 	Menozzi & Russo, 1930 Temnothorax creightoni 	Mann, 1929 Temnothorax creolus 	Baroni Urbani, 1978 Temnothorax cuyagueteje 	Fontenla, 1998 Temnothorax darlingtoni 	Wheeler, W.M., 1937 Temnothorax dissimilis 	Aguayo, 1932 Temnothorax flavidulus 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1914 Temnothorax gibbifer 	Baroni Urbani, 1978 Temnothorax gundlachi 	Wheeler, W.M., 1913 Temnothorax hispaniolae 	Baroni Urbani, 1978 Temnothorax imias 	Fontenla, 1998 Temnothorax iris 	Roger, 1863 Temnothorax isabellae 	Wheeler, W.M., 1908 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 sallei 	Guérin-Méneville, 1852 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 guanahacabibes	Fontenla, 1995 Temnothorax villarensis 	Aguayo, 1931 Temnothorax violaceus 	Mann, 1924 Temnothorax wheeleri 	Mann, 1920 Tetramorium bicarinatum 	Nylander, 1846 Tetramorium caldarium 	Roger, 1857 Tetramorium lanuginosum 	Mayr, 1870 Tetramorium lucayanum 	Wheeler, W.M., 1905 Tetramorium simillimum 	Smith, F., 1851 Thaumatomyrmex cochlearis 	Creighton, 1928 Trachymyrmex jamaicensis cubaensis	Wheeler, W.M., 1937

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 * Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895