Belize

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

Acropyga

 * Acropyga exsanguis Wheeler, W.M., 1909
 * Acropyga smithii Forel, 1893

Adelomyrmex

 * Adelomyrmex silvestrii Menozzi, 1931

Anochetus

 * Anochetus micans Brown, 1978
 * Anochetus testaceus Forel, 1893

Apterostigma

 * Apterostigma pilosum Mayr, 1865

Atta

 * Atta cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758

Azteca

 * Azteca alfari Emery, 1893
 * Azteca instabilis Smith, F., 1862
 * Azteca schimperi Emery, 1893
 * Azteca xanthochroa Roger, 1863

Camponotus

 * Camponotus atriceps (Smith, F. 1858)
 * Camponotus claviscapus Forel, 1899
 * Camponotus formiciformis Forel, 1885
 * Camponotus integellus Forel,, 1899
 * Camponotus lindigi Mayr, 1870
 * Camponotus planatus continentis Forel, 1901
 * Camponotus rectangularis Emery, 1890

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla tjibodana

Carebara

 * Carebara intermedia Fernández, 2004
 * Carebara urichi Wheeler, W.M., 1922

Cephalotes

 * Cephalotes atratus Linnaeus, 1758
 * Cephalotes biguttatus Emery, 1890
 * Cephalotes cristatus Emery, 1890
 * Cephalotes kukulcan Snelling, 1999
 * Cephalotes minutus Fabricius, 1804
 * Cephalotes porrasi Wheeler, W.M., 1942
 * Cephalotes scutulatus Smith, F., 1867

Cheliomyrmex

 * Cheliomyrmex morosus Smith, F., 1859

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster obscurata Emery, 1895
 * Crematogaster crinosa Mayr, 1862
 * Crematogaster sumichrasti Mayr, 1870

Cyphomyrmex

 * Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1851
 * Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899

Discothyrea

 * Discothyrea denticulata Weber, 1939

Dolichoderus

 * Dolichoderus bispinosus Olivier, 1792

Dorymyrmex

 * Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler, 1906


 * Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger, 1863

Eciton

 * Eciton burchellii parvispinum Forel, 1899
 * Eciton hamatum Fabricius, 1782
 * Eciton mexicanum Roger, 1863

Eurhopalothrix

 * Eurhopalothrix gravis (Mann, 1922)

Gnamptogenys

 * Gnamptogenys sulcata (Smith, F. 1858)

Holcoponera

 * Holcoponera strigata (Norton, 1868)

Hylomyrma

 * Hylomyrma versuta Kempf, 1973

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera nitidula (Emery, 1890)

Labidus

 * Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
 * Labidus praedator Smith, F., 1858

Lachnomyrmex

 * Lachnomyrmex scrobiculatus Wheeler, W.M. 1910

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys quiriguana Wheeler, W.M., 1923
 * Leptogenys rufa Mann, 1922

Mayaponera

 * Mayaponera pergandei (Forel, 1909)

Megalomyrmex

 * Megalomyrmex megadrifti Boudinot, Sumnicht & Adams, 2013

Myrmicocrypta

 * Myrmicocrypta dilacerata Forel, 1885

Neoponera

 * Neoponera apicalis (Latreille, 1802)
 * Neoponera carinulata (Roger, 1861)
 * Neoponera crenata (Roger, 1861)
 * Neoponera unidentata Mayr, 1862
 * Neoponera villosa (Fabricius, 1804)

Octostruma

 * Octostruma amrishi (Makhan, 2007)
 * Octostruma ascrobis Longino, 2013
 * Octostruma balzani (Emery, 1894)
 * Octostruma excertirugis Longino, 2013
 * Octostruma trithrix Longino, 2013
 * Octostruma wheeleri (Mann, 1922)

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus yucatecus Brown, 1976

Paratrachymyrmex

 * Paratrachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802

Pheidole

 * Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896
 * Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870
 * Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870
 * Pheidole branstetteri Longino, 2009
 * Pheidole browni Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole deceptrix Forel, 1899
 * Pheidole dossena Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863
 * Pheidole gulo Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole harrisonfordi Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole insipida Forel, 1899
 * Pheidole nitella Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole nitidicollis Emery, 1896
 * Pheidole punctatissima Mayr, 1870
 * Pheidole rectispina Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole roushae Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole rugiceps Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole simonsi Wilson, 2003
 * Pheidole ursus Mayr, 1870
 * Pheidole walkeri Mann,, 1922
 * Pheidole wardi Wilson, 2003

Prionopelta

 * Prionopelta amabilis Borgmeier, 1949
 * Prionopelta dubia Ladino & Feitosa, 2020

Proceratium

 * Proceratium mancum Mann, 1922

Procryptocerus

 * Procryptocerus belti Forel, 1899
 * Procryptocerus scabriusculus Forel, 1899

Pseudomyrmex

 * Pseudomyrmex elongatulus (Dalle Torre 1892)
 * Pseudomyrmex elongatus (Mayr, 1870)
 * Pseudomyrmex evitus Ward, 2017
 * Pseudomyrmex flavicornis (Smith, F., 1877)
 * Pseudomyrmex ferrugineus (Smith, F., 1877)
 * Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius, 1804)
 * Pseudomyrmex ita (Forel, 1906)
 * Pseudomyrmex oculatus Smith, F., 1855
 * Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith, F., 1855
 * Pseudomyrmex peperi (Forel, 1913)
 * Pseudomyrmex salvini (Forel 1899)
 * Pseudomyrmex sericeus Mayr, 1870
 * Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877
 * Pseudomyrmex spinicola (Emery, 1890)
 * Pseudomyrmex tenuissimus Emery, 1906

Pseudoponera

 * Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804

Rhopalothrix

 * Rhopalothrix stannardi Brown & Kempf, 1960

Rogeria

 * Rogeria belti Mann, 1922
 * Rogeria cornuta Kugler, C., 1994
 * Rogeria creightoni Snelling, 1973
 * Rogeria cuneola Kugler, C., 1994
 * Rogeria inermis Mann, 1922

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis bicolor (Emery, 1906)
 * Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804
 * Solenopsis laeviceps Mayr, 1870
 * Solenopsis picea Emery, 1896
 * Solenopsis pollux Forel, 1893
 * Solenopsis tenuis Mayr, 1878

Stenamma

 * Stenamma diversum Mann, 1922
 * Stenamma felixi Mann, 1922
 * Stenamma hojarasca Branstetter, 2013
 * Stenamma saenzae Branstetter, 2013

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys asaphes Bolton, 2000
 * Strumigenys azteca Kempf, 1960
 * Strumigenys biolleyi Forel, 1908
 * Strumigenys boneti Brown, 1959
 * Strumigenys brevicornis Mann, 1922
 * Strumigenys cassicuspis Bolton, 2000
 * Strumigenys cordovensis Mayr, 1887
 * Strumigenys eggersi Emery, 1890
 * Strumigenys elongata Roger, 1863
 * Strumigenys emeryi Mann, 1922
 * Strumigenys emmae Emery, 1890
 * Strumigenys excisa Weber, 1934
 * Strumigenys ludia Mann, 1922
 * Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893
 * Strumigenys myllorhapha (Brown, 1959)
 * Strumigenys nigrescens Wheeler, W.M., 1911
 * Strumigenys prex Bolton, 2000
 * Strumigenys schulzi Emery, 1894
 * Strumigenys smithii Forel, 1886
 * Strumigenys spathula Lattke & Goitia, 1997
 * Strumigenys subedentata Mayr, 1887

Syscia

 * Syscia honduriana Mann, 1922

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma litorale Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793

Trachymyrmex

 * Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885

Typhlomyrmex

 * Typhlomyrmex pusillus Emery, 1894
 * Typhlomyrmex rogenhoferi Mayr, 1862

Wasmannia

 * Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, )