Singapore



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

A

 * Acropyga acutiventris 	Roger, 1862


 * Acropyga oceanica 	Emery, 1900


 * Anochetus rugosus 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Anoplolepis gracilipes 	Smith, F., 1857

C

 * Calyptomyrmex beccarii 	Emery, 1887


 * Camponotus badius 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Camponotus leonardi gracilentus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus rothneyi krafti 	Forel, 1901


 * Camponotus vitreus angustulus 	Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus bellus adustus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus ephippiatus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus reticulatus sericellus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus camelinus 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Camponotus nigricans enganensis 	Forel, 1916


 * Camponotus quadrisectus hians 	Forel, 1907


 * Camponotus moeschi lygaeus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus arrogans 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus irritans carinifer 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Camponotus maculatus obfuscatus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Carebara overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Cataulacus granulatus 	Latreille, 1802


 * Cataulacus latissimus Emery, 1893


 * Centromyrmex feae greeni 	Forel, 1901


 * Cerapachys biroi 	Forel, 1907


 * Cerapachys singaporensis 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Crematogaster anthracina 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Crematogaster egidyi szaboi 	Forel, 1913


 * Crematogaster subnuda discinodis 	Emery, 1893


 * Crematogaster borneensis macarangae 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Crematogaster overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Crematogaster difformis 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Crematogaster inflata 	Smith, F., 1857

D

 * Diacamma rugosum 	Le Guillou, 1842


 * Dilobocondyla fulva 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Dolichoderus crawleyi 	Donisthorpe, 1917


 * Dolichoderus thoracicus 	Smith, F., 1860

E

 * Echinopla melanarctos 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Eurhopalothrix heliscata 	Wilson & Brown, 1985

G

 * Gnamptogenys costata 	Emery, 1889


 * Gnamptogenys hyalina 	Lattke, 2004


 * Gnamptogenys ortostoma 	Lattke, 2004

H

 * Hypoponera confinis epinotalis 	Viehmeyer, 1916

L

 * Lepisiota rothneyi splendida 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Leptanilla havilandi 	Forel, 1901

M

 * Mayriella transfuga 	Baroni Urbani, 1977


 * Meranoplus bicolor 	Guérin-Méneville, 1844


 * Monomorium atomum procax Forel, 1911


 * Monomorium butteli demochrum 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Monomorium destructor (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium hospitum 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Monomorium pharaonis 	Linnaeus, 1758

O

 * Odontomachus rixosus 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Odontoponera denticulata (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Odontoponera transversa 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Overbeckia subclavata 	Viehmeyer, 1916

P

 * Pachycondyla overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Pachycondyla rubra 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Pachycondyla sharpi 	Forel, 1901


 * Pheidole fervens 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Pheidologeton silenus 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Platythyrea parallela 	Smith, F., 1859


 * Polyrhachis armata defensa 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis chalybea 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis dives 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis flavicornis 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis varicolor 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis hector 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis leviuscula 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis modesta 	Smith, F., 1857


 * Polyrhachis muelleri 	Forel, 1893


 * Polyrhachis piliventris 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis thrinax inconstans 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis varicolor Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Polyrhachis ypsilon 	Emery, 1887


 * Pristomyrmex costatus 	Wang, 2003


 * Pristomyrmex picteti 	Emery, 1893


 * Pristomyrmex punctatus 	Smith, F., 1860


 * Proceratium deelemani 	Perrault, 1981


 * Protanilla rafflesi 	Taylor, 1990


 * Pseudolasius badius 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Pseudolasius circularis 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Pseudolasius mayri duplicatus 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Pyramica extemena 	Taylor, 1968


 * Pyramica mutica 	Brown, 1949


 * Pyramica nepalensis 	De Andrade, 1994

R

 * Rhopalomastix rothneyi johorensis 	Wheeler, W.M., 1929

S

 * Simopone bakeri 	Menozzi, 1926


 * Solenopsis overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi 	Mayr, 1866


 * Strumigenys juliae 	Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys kraepelini 	Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys rofocala 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys roganas 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys signeae 	Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys szalayi 	Emery, 1897

T

 * Tapinoma glaucum 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum 	Fabricius, 1793


 * Technomyrmex albipes cordiformis 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Technomyrmex kraepelini Forel, 1905


 * Technomyrmex schimmeri 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Technomyrmex strenuus Mayr, 1872


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum 	Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium obtusidens 	Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Tetramorium walshi 	Forel, 1890


 * Tetraponera difficilis 	Emery, 1900


 * Tetraponera extenuata 	Ward, 2001


 * Tetraponera modesta 	Smith, F., 1860


 * Tetraponera nitida 	Smith, F., 1860


 * Tetraponera volucris 	Ward, 2001

V

 * Vollenhovia overbecki 	Viehmeyer, 1916