Solomon Islands



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

Acropyga

 * Acropyga acutiventris
 * Acropyga lauta
 * Acropyga oceanica
 * Acropyga pallida

Amblyopone

 * Amblyopone australis

Anochetus

 * Anochetus cato
 * Anochetus graeffei
 * Anochetus isolatus

Anonychomyrma

 * Anonychomyrma dimorpha

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis gracilipes (introduced)

Arnoldius

 * Arnoldius pusillus

Brachymyrmex

 * Brachymyrmex obscurior (introduced)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus bedoti
 * Camponotus chloroticus
 * Camponotus elysii
 * Camponotus guppyi
 * Camponotus loa belli
 * Camponotus loa
 * Camponotus novaehollandiae

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi (introduced)
 * Cardiocondyla nivalis
 * Cardiocondyla nuda

Carebara

 * Carebara atoma
 * Carebara viehmeyeri

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys inconspicuus
 * Cerapachys pawa
 * Cerapachys terricola

Colobostruma

 * Colobostruma foliacea

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster abrupta
 * Crematogaster elysii
 * Crematogaster foxi
 * Crematogaster nesiotis
 * Crematogaster obnigra
 * Crematogaster scita
 * Crematogaster wheeleri

Discothyrea

 * Discothyrea clavicornis

Eurhopalothrix

 * Eurhopalothrix brevicornis
 * Eurhopalothrix greensladei
 * Eurhopalothrix isabellae
 * Eurhopalothrix procera

Gnamptogenys

 * Gnamptogenys albiclava
 * Gnamptogenys crenaticeps
 * Gnamptogenys lucida
 * Gnamptogenys malaensis
 * Gnamptogenys preciosa
 * Gnamptogenys solomonensis

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera biroi
 * Hypoponera confinis
 * Hypoponera papuana
 * Hypoponera pruinosa
 * Hypoponera punctatissima (introduced)
 * Hypoponera ragusai (introduced)
 * Hypoponera sororcula

Iridomyrmex

 * Iridomyrmex anceps
 * Iridomyrmex pallidus
 * Iridomyrmex rufoniger

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys diminuta
 * Leptogenys foreli
 * Leptogenys oresbia
 * Leptogenys truncata

Lordomyrma

 * Lordomyrma epinotalis

Monomorium

 * Monomorium floricola (introduced)
 * Monomorium pharaonis (introduced)

Myopopone

 * Myopopone castanea (Smith, F. 1860)

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina modesta subarmata


 * Myrmecina modesta


 * Myrmecina transversa

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (introduced)
 * Nylanderia glabrior
 * Nylanderia dichroa
 * Nylanderia manni
 * Nylanderia obscura bismarckensis
 * Nylanderia stigmatica
 * Nylanderia vaga (introduced)
 * Nylanderia vividula (introduced)

Ochetellus

 * Ochetellus glaber (introduced)

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus malignus
 * Odontomachus rufithorax
 * Odontomachus saevissimus
 * Odontomachus simillimus

Oecophylla

 * Oecophylla smaragdina subnitida

Opisthopsis

 * Opisthopsis manni

P

 * Cryptopone butteli
 * Ectomomyrmex acutus
 * Ectomomyrmex aequalis
 * Cryptopone crassicornis
 * Brachyponera croceicornis
 * Parvaponera darwinii
 * Ectomomyrmex exaratus
 * Cryptopone fusciceps
 * Mesoponera manni
 * Ectomomyrmex melancholicus
 * Mesoponera papuana
 * Parvaponera sheldoni
 * Pseudoponera stigma (introduced)
 * Cryptopone testacea

Paraparatrechina

 * Paraparatrechina minutula

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (introduced)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole belli
 * Pheidole erato
 * Pheidole isis taki
 * Pheidole isis
 * Pheidole megacephala (introduced)
 * Pheidole mendanai
 * Pheidole nindi
 * Pheidole oceanica
 * Pheidole philemon
 * Pheidole sexspinosa fuscescens
 * Pheidole sexspinosa
 * Pheidole umbonata

Philidris

 * Philidris myrmecodiae

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis alluaudi (introduced)

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea parallela

Podomyrma

 * Podomyrma basalis salomo
 * Podomyrma basalis woodfordi

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis andromache
 * Polyrhachis annae
 * Polyrhachis arcuata acutinota
 * Polyrhachis campbelli
 * Polyrhachis dahlii
 * Polyrhachis emeryana
 * Polyrhachis fulakora
 * Polyrhachis geminata
 * Polyrhachis greensladei
 * Polyrhachis ithona
 * Polyrhachis johnsoni
 * Polyrhachis kaipi
 * Polyrhachis labella brunneipes
 * Polyrhachis litigiosa
 * Polyrhachis malaensis
 * Polyrhachis nofra
 * Polyrhachis obliqua Stitz, 1911
 * Polyrhachis osae
 * Polyrhachis pacifica
 * Polyrhachis rere
 * Polyrhachis saevissima argentea
 * Polyrhachis salomo
 * Polyrhachis salomo hiram Forel, 1912
 * Polyrhachis santschii
 * Polyrhachis setosa
 * Polyrhachis similis
 * Polyrhachis ugiensis
 * Polyrhachis ulysses
 * Polyrhachis undulata
 * Polyrhachis wheeleri

Ponera

 * Ponera clavicornis
 * Ponera incerta
 * Ponera swezeyi
 * Ponera szaboi
 * Ponera tenuis

Prionopelta

 * Prionopelta majuscula
 * Prionopelta opaca

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex levigatus
 * Pristomyrmex obesus

Probolomyrmex

 * Probolomyrmex salomonis

Proceratium

 * Proceratium austronesicum
 * Proceratium papuanum

Rhytidoponera

 * Rhytidoponera araneoides
 * Rhytidoponera chalybaea

Rogeria

 * Rogeria megastigmatica
 * Rogeria stigmatica

Romblonella

 * Romblonella elysii

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis geminata (introduced)
 * Solenopsis papuana
 * Solenopsis pawaensis

Stereomyrmex

 * Stereomyrmex dispar

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma celata
 * Stigmatomma gnoma

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys chyzeri
 * Strumigenys decollata
 * Strumigenys emmae (introduced)
 * Strumigenys eurycera
 * Strumigenys frivaldszkyi
 * Strumigenys godeffroyi (introduced)
 * Strumigenys karawajewi
 * Strumigenys membranifera (introduced)
 * Strumigenys mocsaryi
 * Strumigenys rogeri (introduced)
 * Strumigenys szalayi
 * Strumigenys undras
 * Strumigenys yaleopleura

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis australica (Forel 1907)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma indicum timidum
 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (introduced)
 * Tapinoma minutum

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex albipes (introduced)
 * Technomyrmex vitiensis

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium antennatum
 * Tetramorium aspersum
 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (introduced)
 * Tetramorium carinatum
 * Tetramorium insolens
 * Tetramorium lanuginosum (introduced)
 * Tetramorium solomonensis Ward, Brady, Fisher & Schultz, 2014
 * Tetramorium melanogyna
 * Tetramorium mutatum
 * Tetramorium pacificum
 * Tetramorium salomo
 * Tetramorium simillimum (introduced)
 * Tetramorium tonganum
 * Tetramorium vombis

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera laeviceps

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)

Turneria

 * Turneria dahlii
 * Turneria pacifica

Vollenhovia

 * Vollenhovia dentata marginata
 * Vollenhovia dentata
 * Vollenhovia elysii
 * Vollenhovia foveaceps
 * Vollenhovia loboii
 * Vollenhovia oblonga pedestris
 * Vollenhovia oblonga
 * Vollenhovia subtilis

Wasmannia

 * Wasmannia auropunctata