Guam



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

A

 * Anoplolepis gracilipies (Smith, F., 1857)

B

 * Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel, 1893

C

 * Camponotus chloroticus Emery, 1897


 * Camponotus reticulatus fullawayi Wheeler, W.M., 1912


 * Cardiocondyla kagutuchii Terayama, 1999


 * Cardiocondyla minutior Forel, 1899


 * Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1929


 * Cardiocondyla tjibodana Karavaiev, 1936


 * Cerapachys biroi Forel, 1907


 * Crematogaster biroi Mayr, 1897

H

 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861

M

 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium sechellense Emery, 1894

N

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)


 * Nylanderia minutula (Forel, 1901)

O

 * Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858

P

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pheidole fervens Smith, F., 1858


 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole nindi Mann, 1919


 * Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole recondita Clouse, 2007


 * Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870


 * Platythyrea parallela (Smith, F., 1859)


 * Polyrhachis dives Smith, F., 1857


 * Ponera loi Taylor, 1967


 * Pyramica membranifera Emery, 1869

S

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862


 * Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Technomyrmex kraepelini Forel, 1905


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)


 * Tetramorium smithii Mayr, 1879


 * Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870

V

 * Vollenhovia oblonga Smith, F., 1860