Hispaniola Ant Genera

Genera are listed alphabetically within their respective subfamilies.

Additional information about the ants of the island can be found here: Ants of Hispaniola

Fulakora
The lone representative of its subfamily, Fulakora falcata, has been collected in Jaragua National Park in Pedernales, Dominican Republic.

Bothriomyrmex
There is a single species, Bothriomyrmex enigmaticus, known from Hispaniola.

Dorymyrmex
There is a single species, Dorymyrmex antillana, known from Hispaniola.

Dorylinae
There are two species, in two different genera, in this subfamily that occur on Hispaniola. The following couplet will separate these two species.


 * Well developed antennal scrobes present; well developed eye present; head and mesosoma longitudinally striate . . . . . Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni


 * Antennal scrobes absent; if eye present small and simple; head and mesosoma foveolate ,. . . . . Syscia sp.

Cylindromyrmex
There is a single species, Cylindromyrmex darlingtoni, known from Hispaniola.

Syscia
There is a single worker of an undescribed species that was collected in the Dominican Republic.

Ectatomminae
There is a single genus know from the island.

Acropyga
There are two species present, one known from workers and the other known from males. The workers of the latter, one would assume, are similar to other species in the genus.

Brachymyrmex
The taxonomy of this genus needs to be revised for Hispaniola. There is presently no species key.

Camponotus
The taxonomy of this genus needs to be revised for Hispaniola. There is presently no species key.

Paratrechina
There is a single species, Paratrechina longicornis, known from Hispaniola.

Crematogaster
There is presently no species key.

Cyphomyrmex
There is presently no species key.

Eurhopalothrix
There is a single species, Eurhopalothrix floridana, known from Hispaniola.

Mycocepurus
There is a single species, Mycocepurus smithii, known from Hispaniola.

Pogonomyrmex
Key to Pogonomyrmex of Hispaniola

Rogeria
The taxonomy of this genus needs to be revised for Hispaniola. There is presently no species key.

Solenopsis
The taxonomy of this genus needs to be revised for Hispaniola. There is presently no species key.

Temnothorax
The taxonomy of this genus needs to be revised for Hispaniola. There is presently no species key.

Trachymyrmex
The following couplet can be used to separate the two species of this genus that are known to occur on Hispaniola:


 * Four tuberculate longitudinal ridges on the first gastric tergite. Supraocular projection spine-like; head and gaster may be darker than what is a more yellowish-brown mesosoma . . . . . Trachymyrmex jamaicensis


 * Two tuberculate longitudinal ridges may be present on first gastral tergite, but tuberculatess not well developed. Supraocular projection absent or vestigial; the whole body dark reddish brown . . . . . Trachymyrmex haytianus

Trichomyrmex
There is a single species, Trichomyrmex destructor, known from Hispaniola.

Wasmannia
There is a single species, Wasmannia auropunctata, known from Hispaniola.

Hypoponera
The taxonomy of this genus needs to be revised for Hispaniola. There is presently no species key.

Odontomachus
The taxonomy of this genus needs to be revised for Hispaniola. There is presently no species key.

Thaumatomyrmex
There are two undescribed species known from the island.

Proceratiinae
There are two genera of this subfamily present in Hispaniola. The following couplet will separate these genera:
 * Apical segment of antenna greatly enlarged in width in comparison to remaining funicular antennal segments, and its length more than half as long as the total length of the remainder of funicular segments combined; mandibles with a single tooth at their apex . . . . . Discothyrea . . . one species present: Discothyrea testacea


 * Apical antennal segment not as long or enlarged as detailed above; numerous teeth present on mandibles . . . . . Proceratium of Hispaniola

Discothyrea
There is a single species, Discothyrea testacea, known from Hispaniola.