Philippines



The following 441 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in the Philippines. 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 Philippine ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Philippine Ants web page.

A

 * Acanthomyrmex mindanao Moffett, 1986


 * Acropyga acutiventris Roger, 1862


 * Acropyga nipponensis Terayama, 1985


 * Acropyga pallida (Donisthorpe, 1938)


 * Aenictus alticola Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1930


 * Aenictus bakeri Menozzi, 1925


 * Aenictus camposi Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1925


 * Aenictus carolianus Zettel & Sorger, 2010


 * Aenictus ceylonicus (Mayr, 1866)


 * Aenictus gracilis Emery, 1893


 * Aenictus laeviceps Smith, F. 1857


 * Aenictus luzoni Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1925


 * Aenictus nesiotis Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1930


 * Aenictus pangantihoni Zettel & Sorger, 2010


 * Aenictus philippinensis Chapman, 1963


 * Aenictus piercei Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1930


 * Aenictus powersi Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1930


 * Aenictus rabori Chapman, 1963


 * Aenictus reyesi Chapman, 1963


 * Amblyopone luzonica (Wheeler, W. M. & Chapman, 1925)


 * Amblyopone reclinata Mayr, 1879


 * Amblyopone rothneyi Forel, 1900


 * Anillomyrma decamera (Emery, 1901)


 * Anochetus brevis Brown, 1978


 * Anochetus cato Forel, 1901


 * Anochetus graeffei (Mayr, 1870)


 * Anochetus incultus Brown, 1978


 * Anochetus isolatus Mann, 1919


 * Anochetus modicus Brown, 1978


 * Anochetus princeps Emery, 1884


 * Anochetus turneri Forel, 1900


 * Anoplolepis gracilipes (F. Smith, 1857)


 * Aphaenogaster species

B

 * Bothriomyrmex sp_phi1 unidentified

F

 * Forelophilus philippinensis Zettel & Zimmermann, 2007


 * Forelophilus stefanschoedli Zettel & Zimmermann, 2007

I

 * Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)


 * Iridomyrmex angusticeps Forel, 1901

L

 * Lepisiota aurea punctaticeps (Wheeler, W. M., 1935)


 * Lepisiota chapmani (Wheeler, W. M. 1935)


 * Leptanilla astylina Petersen, 1968


 * Leptogenys chinensis (Mayr, 1870)


 * Leptogenys diminuta (Smith, F., 1857)


 * Leptogenys falcigera Roger, 1861


 * Leptogenys iridescens (Smith, F., 1857)


 * Leptogenys maxillosa (F. Smith, 1858)


 * Leptogenys mutabilis Smith, F. 1861


 * Leptogenys peugueti (Andre, 1887)


 * Leptogenys pruinosa Forel, 1900


 * Leptogenys punctiventris (Mayr, 1879)


 * Leptogenys varicosa Stitz, 1925


 * Leptogenys watsoni Forel, 1900


 * Leptomyrmex fragilis (Smith, F. 1859)


 * Liomyrmex gestroi (Emery, 1887)


 * Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893


 * Lordomyrma species

N

 * Noonilla copiosa Petersen, 1968

S

 * Simopone bakeri Menozzi, 1926


 * Simopone chapmani Taylor, 1966


 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Strumigenys arrogantia Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys chapmani Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)


 * Strumigenys esrossi Brown, 1957


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866


 * Strumigenys godeffroyi geococci Calilung, 2000


 * Strumigenys imantodes Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys indigatrix W.M. Wheeler, 1919


 * Strumigenys inhonesta Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys juliae Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys koningsbergeri Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886


 * Strumigenys mirifica Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys mododonta Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys morphica Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys perplexa (Smith, F., 1876)


 * Strumigenys phytibia Brown, 1957


 * Strumigenys rantan Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys signeae Forel, 1905


 * Strumigenys synchysis Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys szalayi Emery, 1897


 * Strumigenys tenitecta Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys uichancoi Brown, 1957

T

 * Tapinoma emeryi (Ashmead, 1905)


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tapinoma philippinense Donisthorpe, 1942


 * Tapinoma williamsi (Wheeler, W. M., 1935)


 * Technomyrmex albipes (F. Smith, 1861)


 * Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892


 * Technomyrmex elatior Forel, 1902


 * Technomyrmex grandis Emery, 1887


 * Technomyrmex kraepelini Forel, 1905


 * Technomyrmex pratensis (Smith, F., 1860)


 * Technomyrmex sundaicus (Emery, 1900)


 * Technomyrmex textor Forel, 1909


 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921


 * Technomyrmex wheeleri (Emery, 1913)


 * Tetramorium aspersum (Smith, F., 1865)


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)


 * Tetramorium chapmani Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium cynicum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium eleates Forel, 1913


 * Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)


 * Tetramorium insolens (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Tetramorium katypum (Bolton, 1976)


 * Tetramorium kheperra (Bolton, 1976)


 * Tetramorium khnum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium kraepelini Forel, 1905


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium laparum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium manobo (Calilung, 2000)


 * Tetramorium obtusidens Viehmeyer, 1916


 * Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium parvispinum Emery, 1893


 * Tetramorium rinatum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)


 * Tetramorium smithi Mayr, 1879


 * Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870


 * Tetramorium tortuosum Roger, 1863


 * Tetramorium walshi (Forel, 1890)


 * Tetramorium zypidum Bolton, 1977


 * Tetraponera allaborans (Walker, 1859)


 * Tetraponera attenuata Smith, F., 1877


 * Tetraponera difficilis (Emery, 1900)


 * Tetraponera extenuata Ward, 2001


 * Tetraponera inversinodis Ward, 2001


 * Tetraponera modesta (Smith, F., 1860)


 * Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Tetraponera nitida (Smith, F., 1860)


 * Tetraponera pilosa (F. Smith, 1858)


 * Tyrannomyrmex species