Saudi Arabia



Gary D. Alpert: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

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.

A

 * Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884


 * Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904


 * Aphaenogaster muschtaidica Emery, 1908

B

 * Belonopelta loebli Baroni Urbani,, 1975

C

 * Camponotus (Myrmosericus) jizani 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Camponotus (Myrmotrema) fayfaensis 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) arabicus 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891


 * Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890


 * Cataglyphis asiriensis 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Cataglyphis holgerseni 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Cataglyphis minimus 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Cerapachys longitarsus (Mayr, 1878)


 * Cerapachys wittmeri 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster affabilis Forel, 1907


 * Crematogaster antaris Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster auberti Emery, 1869


 * Crematogaster chiarinii Emery, 1881


 * Crematogaster laestrygon Emery, 1869


 * Crematogater luctans Forel, 1907


 * Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863


 * Cryptopone ochracea (Mayr, 1855)

D

 * Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)

H

 * Hypoponera ebeillei (Andre, 1883)


 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

L

 * Lepisiota arabica 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Lepisiota dammama 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Lepisiota riyadha 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, 1858)


 * Leptothorax angulatus Mayr, 1862

M

 * Melissotarsus emeryi Forel,, 1907


 * 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 (Andre, 1883)


 * Messor minor (Andre, 1883)


 * Messor muraywahus 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor rufotestaceus (Foerster, 1850)


 * Messor striaticeps (Andre, 1883)


 * Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969


 * Monomorium abeillei Andre, 1881


 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium asiriense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium baushare Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium chobauti Emery, 1896


 * Monomorium clavicorne Andre, 1883


 * Monomorium dammame 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium desertorum 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium fayfaense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium fezzanense 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium garahe 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium hanage 	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 suleyile 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Monomorium tumaire 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996

P

 * Pachycondyla ambigua Andre, 1890


 * Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)


 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

T

 * Technomyrmex setosus 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Temnothorax saudiae 	Collingwood & Agosti, 1996


 * Tetramorium jizane 	Collingwood, 1985


 * Tetraponera bifoveolata (Mayr, 1895)