Yemen

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

There is a list of species from the Socotra Archipelago and a key to the Socotra ants.

Anochetus

 * Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904

Bothriomyrmex

 * Bothriomyrmex species

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862

Camponotus

 * Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
 * Camponotus adenensis 	Emery, 1893
 * Camponotus aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
 * Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910
 * Camponotus atlantis Forel, 1890
 * Camponotus hova Forel, 1891
 * Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892
 * Camponotus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1804)

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla bicoronata
 * Cardiocondyla emeryi
 * Cardiocondyla fajumensis
 * Cardiocondyla longiceps Seifert, 2003
 * Cardiocondyla melana Seifert, 2003
 * Cardiocondyla minutior Forel
 * Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
 * Cardiocondyla rugulosa Seifert, 2003
 * Cardiocondyla yemeni Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Carebara

 * Carebara arabica 	Collingwood & van Harten, 2001

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis acutinodis 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
 * Cataglyphis harteni 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Cataglyphis opacior 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Cataglyphis shuaibensis 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster acaciae Forel, 1892
 * Crematogaster antaris Forel, 1894
 * Crematogaster chiarinii Emery, 1881
 * Crematogaster flaviventris Santschi, 1910
 * Crematogaster jehovae Forel, 1907
 * Crematogaster laestrygon Emery, 1869
 * Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914
 * Crematogaster mosis Forel, 1909
 * Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863

Cryptopone

 * Cryptopone arabica 	(Collingwood & Agosti, 1996)

Dicroaspis

 * Dicroaspis laevidens (Santschi, 1919)

Dolioponera

 * Dolioponera species

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892
 * Lepisiota harteni 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Lepisiota spinisquama (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)

Leptanilla

 * Leptanilla islamica 	Baroni Urbani, 1977

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera ambigua Weber, 1942
 * Mesoponera flavopilosa Weber, 1942

Messor

 * Messor galla (Mayr, 1904)
 * Messor sanganus 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Monomorium

 * Monomorium atomum Forel
 * Monomorium elghazalyi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2017
 * Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
 * Monomorium knappi 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium luteum 	Emery, 1881
 * Monomorium mahyoubi 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium moathi Sharaf & Collingwood, 2010
 * Monomorium nimihil 	Collingwood, 2004
 * Monomorium rimae 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium sahlbergi Emery, 1898
 * Monomorium subdenticorne 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Monomorium yemene 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862)
 * Nesomyrmex humerosus (Emery, 1896)
 * Nesomyrmex zaheri Sharaf, Akbar & Hita Garcia, 2017

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
 * Pheidole lamellinoda Forel, 1902
 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander)
 * Pheidole rugaticeps arabs Emery, 1881

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis breviscapa 	Collingwood & van Harten, 2005
 * Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis omissa Rigato, 2016

Probolomyrmex

 * Probolomyrmex brevirostris (Forel, 1910)

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis sumara 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Solenopsis zingibara 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis cryptobia (Santschi)

Tapinolepis

 * Tapinolepis longitarsis 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1911

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1886
 * Technomyrmex montaseri Sharaf, Collingwood & Aldawood, 2011
 * Technomyrmex setosus Collingwood, 1985

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1946)
 * Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857
 * Tetramorium doriae 	Emery, 1881
 * Tetramorium hirsutum 	Collingwood & van Harten, 2005
 * Tetramorium khyarum Bolton, 1980
 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870
 * Tetramorium latinode 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996
 * Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851
 * Tetramorium transformans Santschi
 * Tetramorium yemene 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon)
 * Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel)

Uncertain species
The following species was described from Yemen but its true identity is currently unknown.
 * Formica chufejif Forskål, 1775