Canary Islands



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

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster hesperia Santschi, 1911


 * Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster pallida (Nylander, 1849)


 * Aphaenogaster senilis Mayr, 1853

Camponotus

 * Camponotus andrius Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Camponotus atlantis Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus atlantis hesperius Emery, 1893


 * Camponotus brullei (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Camponotus compressus (Fabricius, 1787)


 * Camponotus guanchus Santschi, 1908


 * Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Camponotus rufoglaucus feae Emery, 1882


 * Camponotus sicheli Mayr, 1866


 * Camponotus sylvaticus (Olivier, 1792)

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890


 * Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1929

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis albicans (Roger, 1859)


 * Cataglyphis bicolor (Fabricius, 1793)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster alluaudi Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster alluaudi noualhieri Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster auberti levithorax Forel, 1902


 * Crematogaster laestrygon Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster laestrygon canariensis Barquin, 1981

Formica

 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)


 * Hypoponera nivariana (Santschi, 1908)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

Lasius

 * Lasius emarginatus (Olivier, 1792)


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Lasius grandis Forel, 1909


 * Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsama & Andrasfalvy, 1990

Linepithema

 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

Messor

 * Messor minor (Andre, 1883)


 * Messor minor hesperius Santschi, 1927


 * Messor minor maurus Barquin, 1981


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Monomorium hesperium Emery, 1895


 * Monomorium hesperium lanzarotense Wheeler, W.M., 1927


 * Monomorium medinae Forel, 1892


 * Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Monomorium wilsoni Espadaler, 2007

Myrmica

 * Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica lobulicornis Nylander, 1857


 * Myrmica schencki Emery, 1895

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi (Mayr, 1904)

Oxyopomyrmex

 * Oxyopomyrmex insularis Santschi, 1908

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis pallescens maura Emery,, 1924


 * Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798)


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel, 1895


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii canariensis Santschi, 1920

Proformica

 * Proformica nasuta (Nylander, 1856)

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis canariensis Forel, 1893


 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreill, 1798)


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse-Heldrungen, 1911

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax bimbache Espadaler, 2007


 * Temnothorax birgitae (Schulz, 1994)


 * Temnothorax cabrerae (Forel, 1893)


 * Temnothorax canescens (Santschi, 1908)


 * Temnothorax gracilicornis (Emery, 1882)


 * Temnothorax gracilicornis nivarianus (Santschi, 1925)


 * Temnothorax hesperius (Santschi, 1909)


 * Temnothorax productus (Santschi, 1918)


 * Temnothorax risii (Forel, 1892)


 * Temnothorax rottenbergii (Emery, 1870)


 * Temnothorax rottenbergii scabriosus Santschi, 1909

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)


 * Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Tetramorium caldarium (Roger, 1857)


 * Tetramorium depressum Forel, 1892


 * Tetramorium punicum (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Tetramorium semilaeve Andre, 1883

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)