Puerto Rico



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

A

 * Anochetus kempfi Brown, 1978

B

 * Brachymyrmex heeri Forel, 1874


 * Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893

C

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1801


 * Camponotus kaura Snelling & Torres, 1998


 * Camponotus sexguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Camponotus taino Snelling & Torres, 1998


 * Camponotus ustus Forel, 1879


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi (Forel, 1881)


 * Cardiocondyla nuda (Mayr, 1866)


 * Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907


 * Crematogaster steinheili Forel, 1881


 * Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862

H

 * Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)


 * Hypoponera opacior (Forel, 1893)

L

 * Linepithema iniquum (Mayr, 1870)

M

 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891


 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium subcoecum Emery, 1894


 * Mycetophylax conformis Mayr, 1884


 * Mycocepurus smithii Forel, 1893


 * Myrmelachista ramulorum fortior Wheeler, W.M., 1934

N

 * Nylanderia cisipa Smith, D.R. & Lavigne, 1973


 * Nylanderia microps Smith, M.R., 1937


 * Nylanderia steinheili (Forel, 1893)


 * Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1846)

O

 * Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892


 * Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937

P

 * Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pheidole cocciphaga Borgmeier, 1934


 * Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole moerens Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Pheidole orbica Forel, 1893


 * Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893


 * Pheidole subarmata Mayr, 1884


 * Pheidole susannae Forel, 1886

R

 * Rogeria carinata Kugler, C., 1994

S

 * Solenopsis azteca pallida Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Solenopsis corticalis Forel, 1881


 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Solenopsis globularia desecheoensis Mann, 1920


 * Solenopsis maboya Snelling, 2001


 * Solenopsis torresi Snelling, 2001


 * Stigmatomma falcatum (Lattke, 1991)


 * Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862


 * Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863


 * Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893


 * Strumigenys rogeri] Emery, 1890

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tapinoma rasenum Smith, D.R. & Lavigne, 1973


 * Temnothorax albispinus Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Temnothorax isabellae Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, 1851)


 * Trachymyrmex jamaicensis(André, 1893)

W

 * Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863)