Sweden



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

C

 * Camponotus herculeanus 	Linnaeus, 1758

F

 * Formica aquilonia 	Yarrow, 1955


 * Formica forsslundi 	Lohmander, 1949


 * Formica lugubris 	Zetterstedt, 1838


 * Formica polyctena 	Foerster, 1850


 * Formica pratensis 	Retzius, 1783


 * Formica rufa 	Linnaeus, 1761


 * Formica suecica 	Adlerz, 1902


 * Formica uralensis 	Ruzsky, 1895


 * Formicoxenus nitidulus 	Nylander, 1846

H

 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Leptothorax acervorum 	Fabricius, 1793


 * Leptothorax goesswaldi Kutter, 1967


 * Leptothorax gredleri Mayr, 1855


 * Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1966

M

 * Myrmecina graminicola 	Latreille, 1802


 * Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920


 * Myrmica hirsuta 	Elmes, 1978


 * Myrmica karavajevi 	Arnol’di, 1930

N

 * Nylanderia vividula mjobergi 	Forel, 1908

T

 * Temnothorax tuberum 	Fabricius, 1775