Mongolia



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

Camponotus

 * Camponotus japonicus 	Mayr, 1866


 * Camponotus sachalinensis Forel, 1904


 * Camponotus saxatilis 	Ruzsky, 1895


 * Camponotus turkestanus André, 1882

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla koshewnikovi Ruzsky, 1902

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis aenescens (Nylander, 1849)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster subdentata Mayr, 1877

Dolichoderus

 * Dolichoderus sibiricus 	Emery, 1889

Formica

 * Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1995


 * Formica adelungi 	Forel, 1904 [male only]


 * Formica candida Smith, F., 1878


 * Formica clara Forel, 1886


 * Formica clarissima Emery, 1925


 * Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798


 * Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846


 * Formica forsslundi 	Lohmander, 1949


 * Formica japonica Motschoulsky, 1866


 * Formica kozlovi 	Dlussky, 1965


 * Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917


 * Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838


 * Formica manchu Wheeler, W.M., 1929


 * Formica pisarskii 	Dlussky, 1964


 * Formica pratensis Ruzsky, 1895


 * Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846


 * Formica sanguinea 	Latreille, 1798


 * Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804


 * Formica uralensis 	Ruzsky, 1895

Harpagoxenus

 * Harpagoxenus zaisanicus 	Pisarski, 1963

Lasius

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius distinguendus (Emery, 1916)


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1781)


 * Lasius fuji Radchenko, 2005


 * Lasius gebaueri Seifert, 1992


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Lasius przewalskii Ruzsky, 1915


 * Lasius reginae Faber, 1967

Leptothorax

 * Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)

Messor

 * Messor aciculatus Smith, F., 1874


 * Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905


 * Messor excursionis alaschanicus Ruzsky, 1915

Myrmica

 * Myrmica angulinodis 	Ruzsky, 1905


 * Myrmica arnoldii Dlussky, 1963


 * Myrmica commarginata Ruzsky, 1905


 * Myrmica divergens Karavaiev, 1931


 * Myrmica eidmanni 	Menozzi, 1930


 * Myrmica forcipata Karavaiev, 1931


 * Myrmica kamtschatica 	Kupyanskaya, 1986


 * Myrmica kasczenkoi Ruzsky, 1905


 * Myrmica kirghisorum Arnol'di, 1976


 * Myrmica koreana Elmes, Radchenko & Kim, 2001


 * Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica pisarskii Radchenko, 1994


 * Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica transsibirica Radchenko, 1994

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis taurica 	Santschi, 1920

Polyergus

 * Polyergus nigerrimus Marikovsky, 1963

Proformica

 * Proformica buddhaensis Ruzsky,, 1915


 * Proformica coriacea Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Proformica jacoti (Wheeler, W.M., 1923)


 * Proformica kaszabi' Dlussky, 1969


 * Proformica mongolica 	(Emery, 1901)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma orthocephalum Stitz, 1934


 * Tapinoma sinense Emery, 1925

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax kaszabi 	Pisarski, 1969


 * Temnothorax melleus 	Forel, 1904


 * Temnothorax mongolicus Pisarski, 1969


 * Temnothorax nassanovi (Ruzsky, 1895)


 * Temnothorax serviculus (Ruzsky, 1902)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium armatum Santschi, 1927


 * Tetramorium concaviceps Bursakov, 1984


 * Tetramorium inerme Mayr, 1877


 * Tetramorium tsushimae Emery, 1925