Vanuatu



The following 44 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Vanuatu. 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 Vanuatu ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Vanuatu Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

B

 * Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893

C

 * Camponotus chloroticus 	(Emery, 1897)


 * Camponotus conithorax 	Emery, 1914


 * Cardiocondyla nuda


 * Crematogaster species

L

 * Leptogenys foreli 	Mann, 1919


 * Leptogenys hebrideana 	Wilson, 1958


 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

M

 * Monomorium floricola ) (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmecina species

N

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, )


 * Nylanderia vaga (Forel, )

P

 * Paraparatrechina minutula (Forel, )


 * Paraparatrechina minutula buxtoni (Santschi, 1928)


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pheidole fervens (Smith, F., )


 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole sexspinosa Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870


 * Plagiolepis alluaudi


 * Polyrhachis aurea fiorii 	Emery, 1914


 * Polyrhachis opalescens 	Clark, 1930


 * Polyrhachis sericata (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)


 * Pristomyrmex acerosus Wang, M. 2003

R

 * Rhytidoponera terrestris Ward, 1984


 * Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897

S

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys szalayi Emery, 1897

T

 * Tapinoma indicum timidum 	Santschi, 1928


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum 	Fabricius, 1793


 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)


 * Tetramorium insolens (Smith,F., 1861)


 * Tetramorium pacificum Mayr,, 1870


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)


 * Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870

V

 * Vollenhovia denticulata Emery, 1914


 * Vollenhovia oblonga (Smith, F., 1860)

W

 * Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)