Belize



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

A

 * Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909


 * Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893


 * Adelomyrmex silvestrii Menozzi, 1931


 * Anochetus micans Brown, 1978


 * Anochetus testaceus Forel, 1893


 * Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865


 * Atta cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758


 * Azteca alfari Emery, 1893


 * Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862


 * Azteca schimperi Emery, 1893


 * Azteca xanthochroa Roger, 1863

C

 * Camponotus atriceps (Smith, F. 1858)


 * Camponotus formiciformis Forel, 1885


 * Camponotus lindigi Mayr, 1870


 * Camponotus rectangularis Emery, 1890


 * Camponotus atriceps Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus claviscapus Forel, 1899


 * Camponotus integellus Forel,, 1899


 * Carebara intermedia Fernández, 2004


 * Carebara urichi Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758


 * Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890


 * Cephalotes cristatus Emery, 1890


 * Cephalotes kukulcan Snelling, 1999


 * Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804


 * Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, W.M., 1942


 * Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, F., 1867


 * Cerapachys hondurianus Mann, 1922


 * Cheliomyrmex morosus Smith, F., 1859


 * Crematogaster obscurata Emery, 1895


 * Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster sumichrasti Mayr, 1870


 * Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1851


 * Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899

D

 * Discothyrea denticulata Weber, 1939


 * Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792


 * Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863

E

 * Eciton burchellii parvispinum Forel, 1899


 * Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782


 * Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863


 * Eurhopalothrix gravis (Mann, 1922)

G

 * Gnamptogenys strigata (Norton, 1868)


 * Gnamptogenys sulcata (Smith, F. 1858)

H

 * Hylomyrma dentiloba (Santschi, 1931)


 * Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973


 * Hypoponera nitidula (Emery, 1890)

L

 * Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802


 * Labidus praedator Smith, F., 1858


 * Lachnomyrmex scrobiculatus Wheeler, W.M. 1910


 * Leptogenys quiriguana  Wheeler, W.M., 1923


 * Leptogenys rufa Mann, 1922

M

 * Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885

O

 * Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976

P

 * Pachycondyla apicalis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pachycondyla carinulata (Roger, 1861)


 * Pachycondyla crenata (Roger, 1861)


 * Pachycondyla pergandei (Forel, 1909)


 * Pachycondyla stigma Fabricius, 1804


 * Pachycondyla unidentata Mayr, 1862


 * Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802


 * Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896


 * Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole branstetteri Longino, 2009


 * Pheidole browni Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole deceptrix Forel, 1899


 * Pheidole dossena Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole gulo Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole harrisonfordi Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole mooreorum Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole nitella Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole nitidicollis Emery, 1896


 * Pheidole punctatissima Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole rectispina Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole roushae Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole rugiceps Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole simonsi Wilson, 2003


 * Pheidole ursus Mayr, 1870


 * Pheidole walkeri Mann,, 1922


 * Pheidole wardi Wilson, 2003


 * Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949


 * Proceratium mancum Mann, 1922


 * Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899


 * Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899


 * Pseudomyrmex flavicornis (Smith, F., 1877)


 * Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus (Smith, F., 1877)


 * Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Pseudomyrmex ita (Forel, 1906)


 * Pseudomyrmex oculatus Smith, F., 1855


 * Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855


 * Pseudomyrmex peperi (Forel, 1913)


 * Pseudomyrmex sericeus Mayr, 1870


 * Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877


 * Pseudomyrmex spinicola (Emery, 1890)


 * Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus Emery, 1906

R

 * Rogeria cornuta Kugler, C., 1994


 * Rogeria creightoni Snelling, 1973


 * Rogeria cuneola Kugler, C., 1994


 * Rogeria inermis Mann, 1922

S

 * Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804


 * Solenopsis picea Emery, 1896


 * Strumigenys asaphes Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys azteca Kempf, 1960


 * Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908


 * Strumigenys boneti Brown, 1959


 * Strumigenys brevicornis Mann, 1922


 * Strumigenys cassicuspis Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys cordovensis Mayr, 1887


 * Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863


 * Strumigenys emeryi Mann, 1922


 * Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys excisa Weber, 1934


 * Strumigenys ludia Mann, 1922


 * Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893


 * Strumigenys myllorhapha (Brown, 1959)


 * Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911


 * Strumigenys prex Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys schulzi Emery, 1894


 * Strumigenys smithii Forel, 1886


 * Strumigenys spathula Lattke & Goitia, 1997


 * Strumigenys subedentata Mayr, 1887

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793


 * Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909


 * Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885


 * Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894


 * Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862

W

 * Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, )