Checklist of Nesomyrmex species

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Nesomyrmex. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Nesomyrmex species and for distribution information see Nesomyrmex species by Country.

A
anduzei (Weber, 1943) (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela)

angulatus (Mayr, 1862) (Algeria, Botswana, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Israel, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mayotte, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zimbabwe)

• Leptothorax angulatus concolor Santschi, 1914

• Leptothorax angulatus ilgii Forel, 1894

• Leptothorax latinodis Mayr, 1895

angulatus lybica (Menozzi, 1934) (Libya)

antoinetteae Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

antoniensis (Forel, 1912) (Colombia, Venezuela)

argentinus (Santschi, 1922) (Argentina, Ecuador)

asper (Mayr, 1887) (Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)

• Leptothorax asper rufa Emery, 1896

• Leptothorax asper sufurea Forel, 1912

• Leptothorax tristani Emery, 1896

B
bidentatus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

brasiliensis (Kempf, 1958) (Brazil, Ecuador)

braunsi (Forel, 1912) (South Africa)

brevicornis Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

brimodus (Bolton, 1995) (Mexico, Venezuela)

• Leptothorax timidus Kempf, 1959

brunneus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

C
capricornis Csösz & Fisher, 2015 (Madagascar)

cataulacoides (Snelling, R.R., 1992) (Cameroun, Kenya)

cederbergensis Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

cingulatus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

clavipilis Wheeler, W.M., 1910 (Brazil, Grenada)

clypeatus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

costatus (Emery, 1896) (Brazil, Ecuador)

D
denticulatus (Mayr, 1901) (South Africa)

devius Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

E
echinatinodis (Forel, 1886) (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela)

• Leptothorax aculeatinodis Emery, 1896

• Leptothorax echinatinodis cordincola Wheeler, W.M., 1942

• Leptothorax echinatinodis dalmasi Forel, 1899

• Leptothorax echinatinodis schmidti Menozzi, 1927

• Leptothorax pungentinodis Emery, 1896

edentatus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

entabeni Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

evelynae (Forel, 1916) (Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda)

excelsior Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

exiguus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

ezantsi Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

F
flavigaster Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

flavus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

fragilis Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

G
gibber (Donisthorpe, 1946) (Madagascar, Mauritius)

gracilis Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

grisoni (Forel, 1916) (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana)

H
hafahafa Csösz & Fisher, 2015 (Madagascar)

hirtellus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

humerosus (Emery, 1896) (Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen)

I
inhaca Hita Garcia, Mbanyana, Audisco & Alpert, 2017 (Mozambique)

innocens (Forel, 1913) (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya)

inye Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

itinerans (Kempf, 1959) (Venezuela)

K
karooensis Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

koebergensis Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

L
larsenae Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

longiceps Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

M
madecassus (Forel, 1892) (Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte)

mcgregori Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

medusus Csösz & Fisher, 2015 (Madagascar)

micheleae Sharaf, 2020 (Oman)

minutus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

mirassolis (Diniz, 1975) (Brazil)

modestus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

N
nanniae Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

nitidus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

njengelanga Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

P
pittieri (Forel, 1899) (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama)

pleuriticus (Kempf, 1959) (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Suriname, Venezuela)

pulcher (Emery, 1917) (Bolivia)

• Leptothorax formosus Emery, 1915

punctaticeps Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

R
reticulatus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

retusispinosus (Forel, 1892) (Madagascar)

ruani Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

rugosus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

rutilans (Kempf, 1958) (Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname)

S
saasveldensis Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

schwebeli (Forel, 1913) (Brazil)

sculptiventris (Mayr, 1887) (Brazil)

• Leptothorax sculptiventris borgmeieri Wheeler, W.M., 1931

• Leptothorax sculptiventris distincta Crawley, 1922

• Leptothorax sculptiventris major Forel, 1899

sellaris Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

sikorai (Emery, 1896) (Madagascar)

simoni (Emery, 1895) (South Africa)

spininodis (Mayr, 1887) (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)

• Leptothorax genualia Santschi, 1922

• Leptothorax umbratilis Wheeler, W.M., 1921

spinosus Csösz & Fisher, 2015 (Madagascar)

stramineus (Arnold, 1948) (South Africa, Swaziland)

striatus Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

T
tamatavensis Csösz & Fisher, 2016 (Madagascar)

tonsuratus (Kempf, 1959) (Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela)

tshiguvhoae Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

V
vannoorti Mbanyana & Robertson, 2008 (South Africa)

vargasi Longino, 2006 (Costa Rica)

vicinus (Mayr, 1887) (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay)

• Leptothorax vicinus testaceus Emery, 1894

W
wilda (Smith, M.R., 1943) (Guatemala, Mexico, United States)

Z
zaheri Sharaf, Akbar & Hita Garcia, 2017 (Yemen)

=Fossil Species=

C
caritatis (De Andrade, 1999)

D
dominicanus (De Andrade, 1999)