Tonga



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

Adelomyrmex

 * Adelomyrmex species

Anochetus

 * Anochetus graeffei (Mayr, 1870)

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, F., 1857)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus chloroticus Emery, 1897
 * Camponotus nigrifrons Mayr, 1870

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
 * Cardiocondyla nuda (Mayr, 1866)

Carebara

 * Carebara atoma (Emery, 1900)

Colobopsis

 * Colobopsis conica Mayr, 1876

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera confinis (Roger, 1860)
 * Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr, 1887)
 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)
 * Monomorium liliuokalanii Forel, 1899

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia bourbonica (Forel, 1886)
 * Nylanderia vaga (Forel, 1901)

Ochetellus

 * Ochetellus species

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus simillimus Smith, F., 1858

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole fervens Smith, F. 1858
 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866
 * Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis alluaudi

Ponera

 * Ponera incerta (Wheeler, W.M., 1933)
 * Ponera tenuis (Emery, 1900)

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex minusculus 	Wang, 2003

Rogeria

 * Rogeria stigmatica Emery, 1897

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 18040
 * Solenopsis papuana Emery, 1900

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)
 * Strumigenys godeffroyi 	Mayr, 1866
 * Strumigenys karawajewi (Brown, 1948)
 * Strumigenys membranifera (Emery, 1869)
 * Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890
 * Strumigenys zakharovi Dlussky, 1993

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis australica (Forel 1907)
 * Syllophopsis sechellensis (Emery, 1894)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Tapinoma minutum Mayr, 1862

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex species

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, 1846)
 * Tetramorium insolens (Smith, F., 1861)
 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870
 * Tetramorium pacificum Mayr, 1870
 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)
 * Tetramorium tonganum 	Mayr, 1870

Vollenhovia

 * Vollenhovia samoensis Mayr, 1876