Sweden



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

A

 * Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)

C

 * Camponotus herculeanus 	Linnaeus, 1758

F

 * Formica aquilonia 	Yarrow, 1955


 * Formica forsslundi 	Lohmander, 1949


 * Formica lugubris 	Zetterstedt, 1838


 * Formica polyctena 	Foerster, 1850


 * Formica pratensis 	Retzius, 1783


 * Formica rufa 	Linnaeus, 1761


 * Formica suecica 	Adlerz, 1902


 * Formica uralensis 	Ruzsky, 1895


 * Formicoxenus nitidulus 	Nylander, 1846

H

 * Harpagoxenus sublaevis (Nylander, 1849)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

 * Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Leptothorax acervorum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Leptothorax goesswaldi Kutter, 1967


 * Leptothorax gredleri Mayr, 1855


 * Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1966


 * Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander, 1846)

M

 * Myrmecina graminicola 	Latreille, 1802


 * Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920


 * Myrmica hirsuta 	Elmes, 1978


 * Myrmica karavajevi 	Arnol’di, 1930


 * Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmica ruginodis (Nylander, 1846)


 * Myrmica rugulosa Nylander, 1849


 * Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861


 * Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903


 * Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846


 * Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)

N

 * Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1846)

S

 * Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)


 * Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839

T

 * Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)


 * Temnothorax corticalis (Schenck, 1852)


 * Temnothorax nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)


 * Temnothorax tuberum 	Fabricius, 1775