Bahamas

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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus micans Brown, 1978


 * Anochetus testaceus Forel, 1893

Brachymyrmex

 * Brachymyrmex australis Forel, 1901
 * Brachymyrmex bahamensis Ortiz-Sepulveda et al., 2019

Camponotus

 * Camponotus conspicuus Smith, F., 1858
 * Camponotus fumidus Roger, 1863
 * Camponotus lucayanus Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Camponotus ramulorum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Camponotus ramulorum marcidus Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Camponotus santosi Forel, 1908

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881

Cephalotes

 * Cephalotes varians Smith, F., 1876

Colobopsis

 * Colobopsis culmicola Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Colobopsis riehlii Roger, 1863

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster ashmeadi Mayr, 1886
 * Crematogaster lucayana Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Crematogaster lucayana etiolata Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Crematogaster steinheili Forel, 1881

Cyphomyrmex

 * Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr, 1862

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
 * Hypoponera opaciceps Mayr, 1887

Monomorium

 * Monomorium floricola Jerdon, 1851
 * Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758

Mycetomoellerius

 * Mycetomoellerius jamaicensis (André, 1893)

Myrmelachista

 * Myrmelachista ramulorum Wheeler, W.M., 1908

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia guatemalensis (Forel, 1885)
 * Nylanderia lucayana LaPolla & Kallal, 2019

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus haematodus Linnaeus, 1758
 * Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802

Pheidole

 * Pheidole androsana Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Pheidole bilimeki Mayr, 1870
 * Pheidole flavens Roger, 1863
 * Pheidole megacephala Fabricius, 1793
 * Pheidole subarmata Mayr, 1884

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea punctata Smith, F., 1858

Pseudomyrmex

 * Pseudomyrmex cubaensis Forel, 1901
 * Pseudomyrmex flavidulus Smith, F., 1858
 * Pseudomyrmex simplex Smith, F., 1877

Pseudoponera

 * Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804

Rogeria

 * Rogeria brunnea Santschi, 1930

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis bicolor (Emery, 1906)
 * Solenopsis lucayensis Wheeler, W.M., 1908

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys gundlachi Roger, 1862
 * Strumigenys margaritae Forel, 1893
 * Strumigenys lanuginosa Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Strumigenys louisianae Roger, 1863
 * Strumigenys nitens Santschi, 1932
 * Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906

Tapinoma

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

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax allardycei Mann, 1920
 * Temnothorax androsanus Wheeler, W.M., 1905
 * Temnothorax pastinifer Emery, 1894
 * Temnothorax splendens Wheeler, W.M., 1905

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905

Xenomyrmex

 * Xenomyrmex floridanus Emery, 1895