Kazakhstan



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

A

 * Alloformica aberrans (Mayr, 1877)


 * Alloformica nitidior Forel, 1904


 * Aphaenogaster rhaphidiiceps Mayr, 1877


 * Aphaenogaster turkestanica Arnol'di, 1976

B

 * Bothriomyrmex kusnezovi Emery, 1925


 * Bothriomyrmex turcomenicus Emery, 1925

C

 * Camponotus fedtschenkoi Mayr, 1877


 * Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877


 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus semirufus Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus turkestanicus Emery, 1887


 * Camponotus turkestanus André, 1882


 * Cardiocondyla gibbosa Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Cardiocondyla littoralis 	Seifert, 2003


 * Cataglyphis aenescens (Nylander, 1849)


 * Cataglyphis bergiana  Arnol’di, 1964


 * Cataglyphis emeryi (Forel, 1910)


 * Cataglyphis longipedem (Eichwald, 1841)


 * Cataglyphis pallida Mayr, 1877


 * Chalepoxenus spinosus  Arnol’di, 1968

F

 * Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846


 * Formica litoralis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926


 * Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850)


 * Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783


 * Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1758


 * Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798


 * Formica truncorum Fabricius, 1804


 * Formica uralensis 	Ruzsky, 1895

L

 * Lasius alienus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1766)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi ferganica (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)


 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi surchanica (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)


 * Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929


 * Lepisiota melanogaster (Emery, 1915)


 * Lepisiota semenovi Ruzsky, 1905


 * Lepisiota spinisquama (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)

M

 * Messor aralocaspius infumatus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929


 * Messor caducus glabrescens Arnol'di, 1977


 * Messor clypeatus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Messor denticulatus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor diabarensis Arnol’di, 1970


 * Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905


 * Messor excursionis sillemi Stärcke, 1935


 * Messor incorruptus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929


 * Messor inermis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929


 * Messor kasakorum 	Arnol’di, 1970


 * Messor kasakorum nadezhdae Arnol'di, 1970


 * Messor lamellicornis Arnol’di, 1968


 * Messor marikovskii 	Arnol’di, 1970


 * Messor melancholicus Arnol'di, 1977


 * Messor minor laboriosus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor perantennatus Arnol'di, 1970


 * Messor reticuliventris Karavaiev, 1910


 * Messor rufus Santschi, 1923


 * Messor structor (Latreille, 1798)


 * Messor turcmenochorassanicus Arnol'di, 1977


 * Messor variabilis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Messor vicinus Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877


 * Monomorium indicum kusnezowi Santschi, 1928


 * Monomorium spatulicorne Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926


 * Myrmica bergi Ruszky, 1902


 * Myrmica deplanata Emery, 1921


 * Myrmica dshungarica Ruzsky, 1905


 * Myrmica georgica 	Seifert, 1987


 * Myrmica inucta Radchenko & Elmes, 2006


 * Myrmica tobiasi  Radchenko & Elmes, 2004

P

 * Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1848)


 * Plagiolepis regis Karavaiev, 1931


 * Proformica alaica Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926


 * Proformica dolichocephala Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927


 * Proformica kusnezowi (Santschi, 1928)


 * Proformica similis Dlussky, 1969

S

 * Solenopsis celata (Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985)


 * Stenamma sogdianum Arnol'di, 1975

T

 * Temnothorax archangelskiji (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1926)


 * Temnothorax leoni 	Arnol’di, 1971


 * Temnothorax melleus Forel, 1904


 * Temnothorax steinbergi  Arnol’di, 1971


 * Tetramorium concaviceps  Bursakov, 1984


 * Tetramorium feroxoides Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985


 * Tetramorium reticuligerum  Bursakov, 1984