Samoa



Gary D. Alpert: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

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

A

 * Adelomyrmex samoanus 	Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Anochetus graeffei 	Mayr, 1870


 * Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, F., 1857)

B

 * Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893

C

 * Camponotus chloroticus Emery, 1897


 * Camponotus flavolimbatus 	Viehmeyer, 1922


 * Camponotus navigator 	Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Carebara atoma Emery, 1900


 * Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907


 * Cryptopone testacea Emery, 1893

E

 * Eurhopalothrix procera 	Emery, 1897

H

 * Hypoponera confinis Roger, 1860


 * Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

M

 * Monomorium australicum Forel, 1907


 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851


 * Monomorium liliuokalanii 	Forel, 1899


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium sechellense Emery, 1894


 * Monomorium talpa

N

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)


 * Nylanderia minutula (Forel, 1901)


 * Nylanderia vaga 	(Forel, 1901)

O

 * Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858

P

 * Pachycondyla insulana 	Mayr, 1876


 * Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 18044)


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pheidole aana 	Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Pheidole atua 	Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Pheidole fervens Smith, F., 1858


 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole sexspinosa Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870


 * Platythyrea parallela 	Smith, F., 1859


 * Ponera incerta (Wheeler, W.M., 1933)


 * Ponera loi 	Taylor, 1967


 * Ponera swezeyi (Wheeler, W.M., 1933)


 * Ponera tenuis (Emery, 1900)


 * Ponera woodwardi 	Taylor, 1967


 * Prionopelta kraepelini Forel, 1905


 * Pyramica epipola 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica membranifera 	Emery, 1869

R

 * Rogeria exsulans 	Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897

S

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Solenopsis papuana Emery, 1900


 * Strumigenys emmae 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi 	Mayr, 1866


 * Strumigenys mailei 	Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys szalayi 	Emery, 1897

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793


 * Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862


 * Tapinoma wheeleri 	(Mann, 1935)


 * Technomyrmex species


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)


 * Tetramorium insolens (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)


 * Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870

V

 * Vollenhovia pacifica 	Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Vollenhovia samoensis 	Mayr, 1876