Saudi Arabia



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

Aenictus

 * Aenictus arabicus Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012

Anochetus

 * Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884


 * Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904

Aphaenogaster

 * Aphaenogaster gibbosa (Latreille, 1798)

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus arabicus 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Camponotus fayfaensis 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Camponotus jizani 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)


 * Camponotus thoracicus (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Camponotus xerxes Forel, 1904

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891


 * Cardiocondyla ulianini


 * Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890

Carebara

 * Carebara arabica (Collingwood & van Harten, 2001)


 * Carebara fayrouzae Sharaf, 2013

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis asiriensis 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Cataglyphis bombycina (Roger, 1859)


 * Cataglyphis holgerseni 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Cataglyphis livida (André, 1881)


 * Cataglyphis minima 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Cataglyphis nigra (André, 1881)


 * Cataglyphis viaticoides (André, 1881)

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys longitarsus (Mayr, 1878)


 * Cerapachys wittmeri 	Collingwood, 1985

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster affabilis Forel, 1907


 * Crematogaster antaris Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster auberti Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster chiarinii Emery, 1881


 * Crematogaster laestrygon Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster luctans Forel, 1907


 * Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863

Cryptopone

 * Cryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855)

Dorylus

 * Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)

Emeryopone

 * Emeryopone loebli (Baroni Urbani, 1975)

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera abeillei (André, 1881)


 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota arabica 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Lepisiota dammama 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Lepisiota riyadha 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Lepisiota capensis simplex (Forel, 1892)

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, 1858)

Melissotarsus

 * Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890

Messor

 * Messor aralocaspius (ruzsky, 1902)


 * Messor arenarius (Fabricius, 1787)


 * Messor buettikeri 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Messor ceresis Santschi, 1934


 * Messor crawleyi Santschi, 1928


 * Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917


 * Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor foreli Santschi, 1923


 * Messor galla (Mayr, 1904)


 * Messor hismai Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910


 * Messor meridionalis (André, 1883)


 * Messor minor (André, 1883)


 * Messor muraywahus 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor rufotestaceus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Messor striaticeps (André, 1883)


 * Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969

Monomorium

 * Monomorium abeillei André, 1881


 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium asiriense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium baushare Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium clavicorne André, 1883


 * Monomorium dammame 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium dryhimi Aldawood & Sharaf, 2011


 * Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium fayfaense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium fezzanense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium qarahe 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium hanaqe 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium harithe 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium jizane 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium majarishe 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium montanum 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium najrane 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium riyadhe 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium sarawatense Sharaf & Aldawood, 2013


 * Monomorium suleyile 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium tumaire 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium venustum (Smith, F., 1858)

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953


 * Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865


 * Pheidole teneriffana Forel, 1893

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis abyssinica


 * Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011


 * Plagiolepis schmitzii

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis saudiensis Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011


 * Solenopsis elhawagryi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis kondratieffi (Sharaf & Aldawood, 2013)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1911


 * Tapinoma wilsoni Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex briani Sharaf, 2009


 * Technomyrmex setosus 	Collingwood, 1985

Temnothorax

 * Temnothorax saudiae 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium saudicum Sharaf, 2013


 * Tetramorium amalae Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012


 * Tetramorium chefketi Forel, 1911


 * Tetramorium jizane 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Tetramorium juba Collingwood, 1985


 * Tetramorium latinode Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877


 * Tetramorium shirlae Sharaf, 2007

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera ambigua (Emery, 1895)

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex chobauti (Emery, 1896)


 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel, 1902)

Uncertain species
The following species was described from Saudi Arabia but its true identity is currently unknown.
 * Formica aequalis Walker, 1871