Syria



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

C

 * Camponotus rebeccae 	Forel, 1913


 * Camponotus palmyrensis 	Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H., 2000


 * Cataglyphis albicans (Roger, 1859)


 * Cataglyphis altisquamis 	André, 1881


 * Cataglyphis bicolor (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Cataglyphis cursor (Fonscolombe, 1846)


 * Cataglyphis frigida 	André, 1881


 * Cerapachys piochardi 	Emery, 1882


 * Crematogaster inermis armatula 	Emery, 1926


 * Crematogaster lorteti 	Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster phoenica 	Santschi, 1915

L

 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi libanica 	Santschi, 1921


 * Lepisiota syriaca 	André, 1881

M

 * Messor alexandri 	Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H., 1981


 * Messor intermedius 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor luridus virginalis 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor maculifrons 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor nahali 	Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H., 1981


 * Messor rufotestaceus 	Foerster, 1850


 * Messor syriacus 	Tohmé, G., 1969


 * Messor wasmanni 	Krausse, 1910


 * Monomorium baal 	Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1916


 * Monomorium dentigerum 	Roger, 1862


 * Monomorium syriacum 	(Tohmé, H. & Tohmé, G., 1980)


 * Monomorium venustum 	Smith, F., 1858

S

 * Solenopsis fugax emesa 	Tohmé, H. & Tohmé, G., 1980

T

 * Temnothorax luteus (Forel, 1874)


 * Tetramorium lucidulum 	Menozzi, 1933


 * Tetramorium syriacum 	Emery, 1924