Barbados

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

Acropyga

 * Acropyga goeldii Forel, 1893

Anochetus

 * Anochetus inermis André, 1889
 * Anochetus mayri Emery, 1884

Atta

 * Atta cephalotes (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Atta cephalotes lutea Forel, 1893

Brachymyrmex

 * Brachymyrmex cf. heeri
 * Brachymyrmex obscurior

Camponotus

 * Camponotus atriceps (Smith, F., 1858)
 * Camponotus sexguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
 * Cardiocondyla minutior Forel, 1899
 * Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1929
 * Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, W.M., 1908

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster brevidentata
 * Crematogaster carinata Mayr, 1862
 * Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862
 * Crematogaster curvispinosa Mayr, 1862
 * Crematogaster steinheili Forel, 1881

Cyphomyrmex

 * Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862

Holcoponera

 * Holcoponera striatula (Mayr, 1884)

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)
 * Hypoponera punctatissima

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys arcuata
 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)
 * Leptogenys pubiceps Emery, 1890

Monomorium

 * Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891
 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, )
 * Nylanderia guatemalensis
 * Nylanderia pubens

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus bauri Emery, 1892
 * Odontomachus insularis Guérin-Méneville, 1844
 * Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884
 * Pheidole flavens
 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
 * Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
 * Pheidole megacephala
 * Pheidole sculptior
 * Pheidole subarmata
 * Pheidole susannae
 * Pheidole transversostriata

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis alluaudi

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea punctata

Pseudomyrmex

 * Pseudomyrmex gracilis
 * Pseudomyrmex maculatus

Pseudoponera

 * Pseudoponera stigma (Fabricius, 1804)

Rogeria

 * Rogeria curvipubens
 * Rogeria foreli

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis azteca Forel, 1893
 * Solenopsis geminata
 * Solenopsis globularia (Smith, F., 1858)
 * Solenopsis pollux Forel, 1893
 * Solenopsis pygmaea Forel, 1901
 * Solenopsis zeteki Wheeler, W.M., 1942

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys eggersi
 * Strumigenys emmae
 * Strumigenys louisianae
 * Strumigenys margaritae
 * Strumigenys membranifera
 * Strumigenys rogeri
 * Strumigenys schulzi (Emery, )

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis sechellensis (Emery, 1894)
 * Syllophopsis subcoeca

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum
 * Tetramorium caldarium
 * Tetramorium lanuginosum
 * Tetramorium simillimum

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)

Wasmannia

 * Wasmannia auropunctata