Uruguay



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

A

 * Acanthostichus laticornis  Forel, 1908


 * Acromyrmex ambiguus Emery, 1888


 * Acromyrmex fracticornis Forel, 1909


 * Acromyrmex heyeri Forel, 1899


 * Acromyrmex hispidus Santschi, 1925


 * Acromyrmex hystrix Latreille, 1802


 * Acromyrmex laticeps Emery, 1905


 * Acromyrmex lobicornis Emery, 1888


 * Acromyrmex lundii Guérin-Méneville, 1838


 * Acromyrmex rugosus Smith, F., 1858


 * Acromyrmex silvestrii Emery, 1905


 * Acromyrmex striatus Roger, 1863


 * Amblyopone elongata (Santschi, 1912)


 * Anochetus altisquamis Mayr, 1887


 * Anochetus neglectus Emery, 1894


 * Apterostigma steigeri Santschi, 1911


 * Atta sexdens Linnaeus, 1758


 * Atta vollenweideri Forel, 1893

B

 * Brachymyrmex australis curtus Santschi, 1922


 * Brachymyrmex longicornis immunis Forel, 1908


 * Brachymyrmex melensis Zolessi, Abenante & Gonzalez, 1978

C

 * Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus blandus Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus bonariensis Mayr, 1868


 * Camponotus cingulatus Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus conspicuus Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus mus Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus renggeri Emery, 1894


 * Camponotus rufipes Fabricius, 1775


 * Camponotus sericeiventris Guérin-Méneville, 1838


 * Camponotus sexguttatus Fabricius, 1793


 * Camponotus substitutus Emery, 1894


 * Camponotus tenuiscapus Roger, 1863


 * Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758


 * Crematogaster cisplatinalis Mayr, 1887


 * Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster nitidiceps Emery, 1895


 * Crematogaster quadriformis Roger, 1863


 * Crematogaster sericea Forel, 1912


 * Crematogaster uruguayensis Santschi, 1912


 * Crematogaster victima Smith, F., 1858


 * Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1851

D

 * Dinoponera australis Emery, 1901


 * Dorymyrmex pyramicus garbei Forel, 1911


 * Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863


 * Dorymyrmex spurius Santschi, 1929


 * Dorymyrmex steigeri Santschi, 1912

E

 * Eciton burchellii Westwood, 1842


 * Ectatomma edentatum Roger, 1863

F

 * Forelius brasiliensis Forel, 1908

G

 * Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr, 1884


 * Gnamptogenys triangularis Mayr, 1887

H

 * Heteroponera dolo Roger, 1860


 * Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887


 * Hypoponera stoica Santschi, 1912

K

 * Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907

L

 * Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802


 * Leptogenys australis Emery, 1888


 * Linepithema gallardoi Brèthes, 1914


 * Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868

M

 * Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758


 * Myrmelachista gallicola Mayr, 1887


 * Myrmelachista nodigera Mayr, 1887

N

 * Neivamyrmex dorbignii Shuckard, 1840


 * Neivamyrmex hetschkoi Mayr, 1886


 * Neivamyrmex jerrmanni Forel, 1901


 * Neivamyrmex pertii Shuckard, 1840


 * Neivamyrmex sulcatus Mayr, 1868


 * Nylanderia fulva Mayr, 1862


 * Nylanderia silvestrii Emery, 1906

P

 * Pachycondyla striata Smith, F., 1858


 * Pheidole bergi Mayr, 1887


 * Pheidole cavifrons Emery, 1906


 * Pheidole industa Santschi, 1939


 * Pheidole obtusopilosa Mayr, 1887


 * Pheidole triconstricta Forel, 1886


 * Pogonomyrmex coarctatus Mayr, 1868


 * Pogonomyrmex cunicularius Mayr, 1887


 * Pogonomyrmex uruguayensis Mayr, 1887


 * Pseudomyrmex gracilis Fabricius, 1804


 * Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855


 * Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus Smith, F., 1858

S

 * Solenopsis angulata Emery, 1894


 * Solenopsis clytemnestra Emery, 1896


 * Solenopsis daguerrei Santschi, 1930


 * Solenopsis metanotalis emiliae Santschi, 1912


 * Solenopsis nigella Emery, 1888


 * Solenopsis quinquecuspis Forel, 1913


 * Solenopsis richteri Forel, 1909


 * Solenopsis saevissima Smith, F., 1855


 * Solenopsis silvestrii Emery, 1906

T

 * Tapinoma heyeri Forel, 1902


 * Tapinoma heyeri risii Forel, 1912


 * Trachymyrmex pruinosus Emery, 1906


 * Trachymyrmex tucumanus Forel, 1914

W

 * Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863