Nepal



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

A

 *  Acropyga yaeyamensis Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996


 * Aenictus sagei Forel, 1901


 * Amblyopone species


 * Aphaenogaster smythiesii (Forel, 1902)


 * Aphaenogaster smythiesii prudens (Forel, 1902)


 * Aphaenogaster sagei pachei (Forel, 1906)

C

 * Camponotus angusticollis Jerdon, 1851


 * Camponotus compressus Fabricius, 1787


 * Camponotus dolendus Forel, 1892


 * Camponotus himalayanus Forel, 1893


 * Camponotus lamarckii Forel, 1892


 * Camponotus rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851


 * Camponotus singularis Smith, F., 1858


 * Camponotus wroughtonii Forel, 1893


 * Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi Terrayama, 1999


 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890


 * Carebara lignata Westwood, 1840


 * Cataulacus granulatus (Latreille, 1802)


 * Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907


 * Chronoxenus dalyi (Forel, 1895)


 * Crematogaster binghamii Forel, 1904

D

 * Diacamma rugosum sculptum Jerson, 1851


 * Dorylus labiatus Schuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835

E

 * Emeryopone franzi Baroni Urbani, 1975

F

 * Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758

L

 * Lasius alienoflavus Bingham, 1903


 * Lasius crinitus Smith, F., 1858


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus 1758)


 * Lepisiota capensis lunaris (Mayr, 1862)


 * Lepisiota rothneyi wroughtonii (Forel, 1902)


 * Leptanilla buddhista Baroni Urbani, 1977


 * Leptogenys diminuta sarasinorum Forel, 1900


 * Lophomyrmex ambiguus Rigato, 1994


 * Lordomyrma bhutanensis (Baroni Urbani, 1977)

M

 * Mayriella transfuga Baroni Urbani, 1977


 * Meranoplus bicolor Guerin-Meneville, 1844


 * Meranoplus nepalensis Schödl, 1998


 * Meranoplus rothneyi Forel, 1902


 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Myrmica aimonissabaudiae Menozzi, 1939


 * Myrmica alperti Elmes & Radchenko, 2009


 * Myrmica bactriana Ruzsky, 1915


 * Myrmica boltoni Radchenko & Elmes, 1998


 * Myrmica brancuccii Radchenko, Elmes & Collingwood, 1999


 * Myrmica hecate Weber, 1947


 * Myrmica indica Weber, 1950


 * Myrmica kozlovi Ruzsky, 1915


 * Myrmica martensi Radchenko & Elmes, 1998


 * Myrmica pachei Forel, 1906b


 * Myrmica ritae Emery, 1889


 * Myrmica rugosa Mayr, 1865


 * Myrmica rupestris Forel, 1902


 * Myrmica smythiesii Forel, 1902


 * Myrmica urbanii Radchenko & Elmes, 1998


 * Myrmica weberi Elmes & Radchenko, 2009

N

 * Nylanderia indica (Forel, 1894)

O

 * Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775)

P

 * Pachycondyla rufipes (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Pachycondyla nigrita (Emery, 1895)


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Perissomyrmex nepalensis Radchenko, 2003


 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879


 * Pheidole indica himalayana Forel, 1902


 * Pheidole sagei Forel, 1902


 * Pheidole smythiesii Bingham, 1903


 * Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859


 * Polyrhachis lacteipennis Smith, F. 1858


 * Prenolepis naoroji Forel, 1902


 * Pristomyrmex sulcatus Emery, 1895

R

 * Recurvidris recurvispinosa (Forel, 1890)

S

 * Stenamma gurkhale DuBois, 1998


 * Strumigenys buddhista De Andrade, 2007


 * Strumigenys exilirhina Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys hemisobek Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys hindu De Andrade, 2007


 * Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869


 * Strumigenys nepalensis De Andrade, 1994


 * Strumigenys podarge Bolton, 2000

T

 * Technomyrmex elatior Forel, 1902


 * Technomyrmex obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1928


 * Tetramorium difficile Bolton, 1977


 * Tetraponera allaborans (Walker, 1859)


 * Tetraponera rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851)

REFERENCES:


 * Collingwood, C.A. 1970. Formicidae (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) from Nepal.  Himalaya Khumbu Himal, 3, 371-388