Balearic Islands

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

A

 * Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908


 * Aphaenogaster senilis Mayr, 1853


 * Aphaenogaster subterranea (Latreille, 1798)

B

 * Bothriomyrmex meridionalis (Roger, 1863)

C

 * Camponotus lateralis (Olivier, 1792)


 * Camponotus piceus (Leach, 1825)


 * Camponotus ruber Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus truncatus (Spinola, 1890)


 * Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894


 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890


 * Crematogaster auberti Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster laestrygon Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792)


 * Crematogaster sordidula (Nylander, 1849)

H

 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Lasius grandis Forel, 1909


 * Lasius lasioides (Emery, 1869)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Mayr, 1855)


 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

M

 * Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)


 * Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918


 * Messor capitatus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor hispanicus Santschi, 1919


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)


 * Monomorium andrei Saunders, 1890


 * Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)


 * Myrmica aloba Forel, 1909

N

 * Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi (Mayr, 1904)


 * Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1849)

P

 * Pachycondyla ochracea (Mayr, 1855)


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893


 * Plagiolepis pygmaea (Latreille, 1798)


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel, 1895


 * Plagiolepis xene Starcke, 1936


 * Ponera coarctata (Latreille, 1802)


 * Ponera testacea Emery, 1895

S

 * Solenopsis fairchildi Wheeler, W.M., 1926


 * Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)


 * Solenopsis latro Forel, 1894


 * Strumigenys argiola (Emery, 1869)


 * Strumigenys membranifera (Emery, 1869)

T

 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)


 * Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895


 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse-Heldrungen, 1911


 * Temnothorax algiricus (Forel, 1894)


 * Temnothorax aveli (Bondroit, 1918)


 * Temnothorax lichtensteini (Bondroit, 1918)


 * Temnothorax luteus racovitzai (Bondroit, 1918)


 * Temnothorax recedens (Nylander, 1856)


 * Temnothorax specularis (Emery, 1916


 * Tetramorium caldarium (Roger, 1857)


 * Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium meridionale Emery, 1870


 * Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883