Tunisia



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

Aenictus

 * Aenictus rougieri 	André, 1893

Anochetus

 * Anochetus sedilloti 	Emery, 1884

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster crocea lenis 	Santschi, 1911


 * Aphaenogaster depilis numida 	Santschi, 1933


 * Aphaenogaster gibbosa homonyma 	Emery, 1921


 * Aphaenogaster mauritanica 	Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Aphaenogaster strioloides Forel, 1890


 * Aphaenogaster ujhelyii 	Szabó, 1910

Bothriomyrmex

 * Bothriomyrmex atlantis inquilinus 	Santschi, 1919


 * Bothriomyrmex atlantis perfidus Santschi, 1926


 * Bothriomyrmex breviceps 	Santschi, 1919


 * Bothriomyrmex cuculus 	Santschi, 1919


 * Bothriomyrmex decapitans 	Santschi, 1911


 * Bothriomyrmex emarginatus 	Santschi, 1919


 * Bothriomyrmex pubens 	Santschi, 1919


 * Bothriomyrmex regicidus 	Santschi, 1919

Camponotus

 * Camponotus atlantis 	Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus planitae 	Santschi, 1929

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla batesii 	Forel, 1894


 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica 	Forel, 1890


 * Cardiocondyla nigra 	Forel, 1905


 * Cardiocondyla paranuda 	Seifert, 2003


 * Cardiocondyla sahlbergi

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis albicans kairuana 	Santschi, 1912


 * Cataglyphis albicans opaca Santschi, 1912


 * Cataglyphis bicolor adusta 	Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis bombycina (Roger, 1859)


 * Cataglyphis bombycina bruneipes 	Santschi, 1911


 * Cataglyphis hannae 	Agosti, 1994


 * Cataglyphis mauritanica 	Emery, 1906


 * Cataglyphis oasium 	Menozzi, 1932

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys noctambulus 	Santschi, 1910

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster inermis lucida 	Forel, 1890


 * Crematogaster laestrygon diminuta 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster laestrygon granulata Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster oasium 	Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster scutellaris 	Olivier, 1792

Dorylus

 * Dorylus fulvus punicus 	Santschi, 1926

Goniomma

 * Goniomma hispanicum André, 1883


 * Goniomma punicum 	Forel, 1907

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera abeillei (André, 1881)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi barbara 	Santschi, 1917


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi pubescens (Forel, 1892)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi truncata (Finzi, 1940)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi variabilis (Santschi, 1917)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi velox (Baroni Urbani, 1968)


 * Lepisiota nigrescens 	Karavaiev, 1912

Leptanilla

 * Leptanilla exigua 	Santschi, 1908


 * Leptanilla minuscula 	Santschi, 1907


 * Leptanilla nana 	Santschi, 1915


 * Leptanilla tanit 	Santschi, 1907


 * Leptanilla tenuis 	Santschi, 1907

Messor

 * Messor aegyptiacus tunetinus 	Santschi, 1923


 * Messor barbarus 	Linnaeus, 1767


 * Messor barbarus santschii Emery, 1908


 * Messor beduinus 	Emery, 1922


 * Messor foreli 	Santschi, 1923


 * Messor lobicornis normandi 	Santschi, 1918


 * Messor lobicornis submuticus Emery, 1908


 * Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910


 * Messor medioruber maurus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor medioruber postpetiolatus santschi, 1917


 * Messor sanctus 	Emery, 1921


 * Messor semirufus grandinidus 	Emery, 1912


 * Messor striatulus 	Emery, 1891

Monomorium

 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium clavicorne punicum 	Santschi, 1915


 * Monomorium major 	Bernard, 1953


 * Monomorium salomonis didonis 	Santschi, 1921


 * Monomorium salomonis scipionis Santschi, 1921


 * Monomorium santschii 	(Forel, 1905)


 * Monomorium sommieri 	Emery, 1908

Myrmecina

 * Myrmecina graminicola 	Latreille, 1802

Oxyopomyrmex

 * Oxyopomyrmex emeryi Santschi, 1908


 * Oxyopomyrmex emeryi brunnescens 	Santschi, 1929


 * Oxyopomyrmex sabulonis Santschi, 1915


 * Oxyopomyrmex sabulonis rugocciput 	Santschi, 1923


 * Oxyopomyrmex santschii Forel, 1904


 * Oxyopomyrmex santschii nigripes 	Santschi, 1907


 * Oxyopomyrmex santschii nitidior Santschi, 1910

Pheidole

 * Pheidole pallidula tasdelenia Özdikmen, 2010


 * Pheidole sinaitica santschii 	Forel, 1907

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis pallescens atlantis 	Santschi, 1920


 * Plagiolepis pallescens kabyla Santschi, 1920


 * Plagiolepis pallescens polygyna Santschi, 1922


 * Plagiolepis pallescens sordida Santschi, 1920


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii 	Forel, 1895

Ponera

 * Ponera coarctata 	Latreille, 1802

Proceratium

 * Proceratium algiricum 	Forel, 1899


 * Proceratium numidicum 	Santschi, 1912

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis alecto 	Santschi, 1934


 * Solenopsis atlantis 	Santschi, 1934


 * Solenopsis emeryi 	Santschi, 1934


 * Solenopsis fugax tisiphone 	Santschi, 1934


 * Solenopsis longiceps Forel, 1907


 * Solenopsis longiceps barbara 	Santschi, 1934


 * Solenopsis lotophaga 	Santschi, 1911


 * Solenopsis megera 	Santschi, 1934


 * Solenopsis normandi 	Santschi, 1934


 * Solenopsis occipitalis 	Santschi, 1911


 * Solenopsis santschii 	Forel, 1905


 * Solenopsis scipio 	Santschi, 1911

Stenamma

 * Stenamma africanum Santschi, 1939


 * Stenamma msilanum 	Forel, 1901

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma normandi 	(Santschi, 1915)

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys argiola (Emery,, 1869)


 * Strumigenys baudueri 	Emery, 1875


 * Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis subcoeca (Emery, 1894)
 * Syllophopsis subopaca planidorsa (Emery, 1915)

Tapinolepis

 * Tapinolepis simulans 	Santschi, 1908

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax algiricus 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax annibalis 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax annibalis numidicus (Santschi, 1929)


 * Temnothorax arenarius 	Santschi, 1908


 * Temnothorax arenarius fusciventris (Santschi, 1911)


 * Temnothorax bucheti tuneticus 	Santschi, 1918


 * Temnothorax bugnioni pupseli 	Santschi, 1909


 * Temnothorax curtulus gentilis 	Santschi, 1923


 * Temnothorax exilis 	Emery, 1869


 * Temnothorax flavispinus amilcaris 	Santschi, 1939


 * Temnothorax flavispinus clivulus (Santschi, 1939)


 * Temnothorax flavispinus impurus (Santschi, 1939


 * Temnothorax flavispinus rufescens (Forel, 1907)


 * Temnothorax foreli 	Santschi, 1907


 * Temnothorax hadrumetensis 	Santschi, 1918


 * Temnothorax laurae (Emery, 1884)


 * Temnothorax laurae colettae 	Santschi, 1915


 * Temnothorax laurae rosae (Santschi, 1915)


 * Temnothorax longipilosus 	Santschi, 1912


 * Temnothorax miserabilis 	Santschi, 1918


 * Temnothorax naeviventris (Santschi, 1910)


 * Temnothorax naeviventris kefensis 	Santschi, 1929


 * Temnothorax nigritus salambo 	Santschi, 1912


 * Temnothorax nitidiceps (Dalla Torre, 1893)


 * Temnothorax normandi 	Santschi, 1912


 * Temnothorax oraniensis 	Forel, 1894


 * Temnothorax pallidipes 	Santschi, 1910


 * Temnothorax recedens 	Nylander, 1856


 * Temnothorax santschii 	Forel, 1905


 * Temnothorax tebessae gapsensis 	Santschi, 1929


 * Temnothorax tenuispinus 	Santschi, 1911

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium biskrense 	Forel, 1904


 * Tetramorium exasperatum 	Emery, 1891


 * Tetramorium maurum 	Santschi, 1918


 * Tetramorium semilaeve atlante 	Cagniant, 1970


 * Tetramorium semilaeve jugurtha Menozzi, 1934


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre 	Emery, 1877