Philippine Ants

This page is intended to promote international collaboration on the study of the ants of the Philippines. David M.General is working in the Philippines and is focusing on the biodiversity of Philippine ants. Gary D. Alpert is at Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology and is interested in the biodiversity of ants from the Philippines. Herbert Zettel from the Natural History Museum in Vienna is working on the biodiversity and taxonomy of Philippine ants. Robert Taylor, adjunct professor at the Australian National University is working on the taxonomy of ant genera many of which are found in the Philippines. Others interested in this topic are welcome to join this AntWiki group.

The richness of the Philippine ant fauna has not been fully examined. There are many areas that have not been inventoried for ants and surveying these areas will yield many new species records.We currently know that the following 479 valid species and subspecies occur in the Philippines. This species list is based upon the effort of many ant collectors as well as myrmecologists who have published on the taxonomy of Philippine ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Philippine Ants web page.

Lists of Taxa
List of Philippine Ant Species