Morocco



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

Aenictus

 * Aenictus mauritanicus Santschi, 1910


 * Aenictus vaucheri 	Emery, 1915

Anochetus

 * Anochetus ghilianii 	Spinola, 1851

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster atlantis 	Santschi, 1929


 * Aphaenogaster baronii 	Cagniant, 1988


 * Aphaenogaster curiosa 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster dejeani 	Cagniant, 1982


 * Aphaenogaster espadaleri 	Cagniant, 1984


 * Aphaenogaster fallax 	Cagniant, 1992


 * Aphaenogaster foreli 	Cagniant, 1996


 * Aphaenogaster gemella marocana 	Forel, 1903


 * Aphaenogaster koniari Cagniant & Galkowski, 2013


 * Aphaenogaster miniata 	Cagniant, 1990


 * Aphaenogaster nadigi 	Santschi, 1923


 * Aphaenogaster praedo Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster praedo ellipsoida 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster praenoda Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster praenoda confinis 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster rifensis 	Cagniant, 1994


 * Aphaenogaster sardoa anoemica 	Santschi, 1910


 * Aphaenogaster senilis disjuncta 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster sicardi 	Cagniant, 1990


 * Aphaenogaster theryi 	Santschi, 1923


 * Aphaenogaster tinauti 	Cagniant, 1992


 * Aphaenogaster torossiani 	Cagniant, 1988


 * Aphaenogaster weulersseae 	Cagniant, 1989


 * Aphaenogaster wilsoni 	Cagniant, 1988

B

 * Bajcaridris theryi 	Santschi, 1936


 * Bothriomyrmex meridionalis marocanus 	Santschi, 1923

C

 * Camponotus atlantis marocanus 	Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus cruentatus 	Latreille, 1802


 * Camponotus foreli tingitanus 	Santschi, 1921


 * Camponotus hoelldobleri 	Cagniant, 1991


 * Camponotus magister 	Santschi, 1925


 * Camponotus micans  asniensis 	Santschi, 1939


 * Camponotus obscuriventris 	Cagniant, 1991


 * Camponotus pexus 	Santschi, 1929


 * Camponotus pupillus 	Santschi, 1939


 * Camponotus serotinus 	Cagniant, 1996


 * Camponotus vagus ifranensis 	Cagniant, 1987


 * Cardiocondyla batesii


 * Cardiocondyla nigra


 * Cataglyphis albicans cubica 	Forel, 1903


 * Cataglyphis bicolor pubens 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis cana 	Santschi, 1925


 * Cataglyphis espadaleri Cagniant, 2009


 * Cataglyphis fossilis Cagniant, 2009


 * Cataglyphis gaetula 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis marroui Cagniant, 2009


 * Cataglyphis mauritanica occidentalis Cagniant, 2009


 * Cataglyphis mauritanica tonsilis Santschi, 1936


 * Cataglyphis otini 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis pilisquamis Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis theryi 	Santschi, 1921


 * Cataglyphis vaucheri 	Emery, 1906


 * Chalepoxenus brunneus 	Cagniant, 1985


 * Chalepoxenus tramieri 	Cagniant, 1983


 * Crematogaster auberti regilla 	Santschi, 1937


 * Crematogaster laestrygon 	Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster laestrygon theryi Santschi, 1921


 * Crematogaster sordidula marocana 	Santschi, 1921

D

 * Dorylus fulvus juvenculus 	Shuckard, 1840

F

 * Formica fusca maura 	Santschi, 1929

G

 * Goniomma hispanicum 	André, 1883

H

 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	Roger, 1859

L

 * Lasius rabaudi 	Bondroit, 1917


 * Lasius lasioides 	Emery, 1869


 * Lasius myops Forel, 1894


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi marocana 	Santschi, 1936


 * Leptanilla revelierii Emery, 1870


 * Leptanilla vaucheri 	Emery, 1899

M

 * Messor abdelazizi 	Santschi, 1921


 * Messor antennatus 	Emery, 1908


 * Messor antennatus personatus Santschi, 1931


 * Messor barbarus 	Linnaeus, 1767


 * Messor barbarus gallaoides Santschi, 1929


 * Messor boyeri Cagniant, 2006


 * Messor erectus 	Espadaler, 1998


 * Messor foreli brevispinosus 	Santschi, 1923


 * Messor marocanus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor vaucheri 	Emery, 1908


 * Monomorium salomonis bedui 	Santschi, 1936


 * Monomorium salomonis obscuriceps Santschi, 1921


 * Monomorium salomonis transversale Santschi, 1921


 * Monomorium salomonis volubile Santschi, 1936


 * Myrmica cagnianti 	Espadaler, 1996

O

 * Oxyopomyrmex gaetulus 	Santschi, 1929


 * Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi latinodis 	Santschi, 1939

P

 * Plagiolepis pallescens maura 	Santschi, 1920


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii tingitana 	Santschi, 1936


 * Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802


 * Proceratium algiricum 	Forel, 1899

S

 * Solenopsis lusitanica gaetula 	Santschi, 1936


 * Stenamma punctiventre 	Emery, 1908


 * Stigmatomma emeryi (Saunders, 1890)


 * Stigmatomma gaetulicum (Baroni Urbani, 1978)


 * Strumigenys baudueri 	Emery, 1875

T

 * Tapinoma minor 	Bernard, 1945


 * Tapinoma nigerrimum


 * Technomyrmex vexatus (Santschi, 1919)


 * Temnothorax algiricus 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax anacanthus 	Santschi, 1912


 * Temnothorax anacanthus maximus (Santschi, 1931)


 * Temnothorax atomus 	Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax bucheti 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax bucheti mixtus (Santschi, 1929)


 * Temnothorax convexus 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax curtulus 	Santschi, 1929


 * Temnothorax ditifet 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax formosus 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax gaetulus 	Santschi, 1923


 * Temnothorax kiudiria 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax laurae antoniae 	Cagniant, 1997


 * Temnothorax marocana 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax mauritanicus 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax maurus 	Santschi, 1921


 * Temnothorax mimeuri 	Cagniant, 1997


 * Temnothorax mirabilis 	Espadaler & Cagniant, 1996


 * Temnothorax neminan 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax nitidiceps (Dalla Torre, 1893)


 * Temnothorax obscurior 	Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Temnothorax pan 	Santschi, 1936


 * Temnothorax personatus 	Cagniant, 1987


 * Temnothorax productus 	Santschi, 1918


 * Temnothorax santschii 	Forel, 1905


 * Temnothorax simesno 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax theryi 	Santschi, 1921


 * Temnothorax tricolor 	Santschi, 1925


 * Temnothorax turritellus 	Espadaler, 1997


 * Temnothorax tyndalei 	Forel, 1909


 * Temnothorax unifasciatus 	Latreille, 1798


 * Tetramorium alternans Santschi, 1929


 * Tetramorium biskrense 	Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium exasperatum acutiseta 	Santschi, 1921


 * Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium semilaeve gaetulum 	Santschi, 1936

Uncertain species
The following species was described from Morocco but its true identity is currently unknown.
 * Neivamyrmex maroccanus (Santschi, 1926)