Latvia



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

Anergates

 * Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Camponotus ligniperda (Latreille, 1802)


 * Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763)

Formica

 * Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955


 * Formica candida Smith, F., 1878


 * Formica cinerea Mayr, 1853


 * Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798


 * Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846


 * Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758


 * Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838


 * Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850


 * Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783


 * Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846


 * Formica rufa (Linnaeus, 1761)


 * Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793


 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798


 * Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804


 * Formica uralensis Ruzsky, 1895

Formicoxenus

 * Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846)

Lasius

 * Lasius alienus (Forster, 1850)


 * Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius mixtus (Nylander, 1846)


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Lasius umbratus (Nylander, 1846)

Leptothorax

 * Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)

Myrmica

 * Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920


 * Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica rugulosa Nylander, 1849


 * Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861


 * Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica schencki Emery, 1895


 * Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis fugax Latreille, 1798

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax crassispinus Karavaiev, 1926


 * Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)