Turkey



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

A

 * Aenictus rhodiensis 	Menozzi, 1936


 * Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)


 * Aphaenogaster aktaci Kiran & Tezcan, 2008


 * Aphaenogaster balcanica (Emery, 1898)


 * Aphaenogaster burri 	Donisthorpe, 1950


 * Aphaenogaster depressa 	Bolton, 1995


 * Aphaenogaster epirotes (Emery, 1895)


 * Aphaenogaster festae 	Emery, 1915


 * Aphaenogaster holtzi 	Emery, 1898


 * Aphaenogaster maculifrons Kiran & Aktaç,, 2008


 * Aphaenogaster radchenkoi Kiran et al. 2008


 * Aphaenogaster subcostata Viehmeyer, 1922

B

 * Bothriomyrmex communista anatolicus 	Emery, 1925

C

 * Camponotus aethiops escherichi 	Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus boghossiani Forel, 1911


 * Camponotus cilicicus 	Emery, 1908


 * Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1856)


 * Camponotus festai 	Emery, 1894


 * Camponotus lateralis 	Olivier, 1792


 * Camponotus libanicus 	André, 1881


 * Camponotus samius 	Forel, 1889


 * Camponotus vogti 	Forel, 1906


 * Cardiocondyla brachyceps


 * Cardiocondyla bulgarica 	Forel, 1892


 * Cardiocondyla elegans 	Emery, 1869


 * Cardiocondyla semirubra 	Seifert, 2003


 * Carebara oertzeni aeolia 	Forel, 1911


 * Cataglyphis livida 	André, 1881


 * Cataglyphis lunatica 	Baroni Urbani, 1969


 * Cataglyphis noda 	Brullé, 1833


 * Chalepoxenus muellerianus (Finzi, 1922)


 * Crematogaster ionia 	Forel, 1911


 * Crematogaster sordidula aeolia 	Forel, 1911


 * Crematogaster sordidula osmanica Santschi, 1921

F

 * Formica anatolica Seifert & Schultz, 2009


 * Formica georgica


 * Formica lugubris


 * Formica picea 	Nylander, 1846


 * Formica pratensis 	Retzius, 1783


 * Formica pressilabris Nylander, 1846


 * Formica rufa 	Linnaeus, 1761

H

 * Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894)

L

 * Lasius balcanicus


 * Lasius flavoniger 	Seifert, 1992


 * Lasius schulzi 	Seifert, 1992


 * Lasius turcicus 	Santschi, 1921


 * Lepisiota dolabellae 	Forel, 1911

M

 * Messor barbarus mediosanguineus 	Donisthorpe, 1946


 * Messor luridus 	Santschi, 1927


 * Messor oertzeni amasiensis 	Emery, 1921


 * Messor orientalis 	Emery, 1898


 * Messor structor aegaeus 	Menozzi, 1928


 * Messor testaceus 	Donisthorpe, 1950


 * Myrmica anatolica 	Elmes, Radchenko & Aktaç, 2002


 * Myrmica jennyae 	Elmes, Radchenko & Aktaç, 2002


 * Myrmica ravasinii  Finzi, 1923


 * Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918


 * Myrmica tamarae 	Elmes, Radchenko & Aktaç, 2002


 * Myrmica tulinae 	Elmes, Radchenko & Aktaç, 2002


 * Myrmoxenus kraussei (Emery, 1915)

O

 * Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911

P

 * Plagiolepis ancyrensis Santschi, 1920


 * Plagiolepis pygmaea minu Forel, 1911


 * Plagiolepis xene Starcke, 1936


 * Polyergus rufescens 	Latreille, 1798


 * Prenolepis nitens 	Mayr, 1853


 * Proceratium melinum 	Roger, 1860


 * Proceratium numidicum 	Santschi, 1912


 * Proformica korbi 	Emery, 1909


 * Proformica kosswigi 	Donisthorpe, 1950

R

 * Rossomyrmex anatolicus Tinaut, 2007

S

 * Strongylognathus kervillei 	Santschi, 1921

T

 * Tapinoma subboreale


 * Temnothorax antigoni 	Forel, 1911


 * Temnothorax artvinensis Seifert, 2006


 * Temnothorax bulgaricus aeolius 	Forel, 1911


 * Temnothorax bulgaricus smyrnensis (Forel, 1911)


 * Temnothorax exilis 	Emery, 1869


 * Temnothorax kemali 	Santschi, 1934


 * Temnothorax schoedli Seifert, 2006


 * Temnothorax turcicus 	Santschi, 1934


 * Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)


 * Tetramorium anatolicum Csosz & Schulz, 2007


 * Tetramorium caespitum flavidulum 	Emery, 1924


 * Tetramorium chefketi 	Forel, 1911


 * Tetramorium diomedeum 	Emery, 1908


 * Tetramorium feroxoides Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985


 * Tetramorium goniommoide 	Poldi, 1979


 * Tetramorium hippocratis 	Agosti & Collingwood, 1987


 * Tetramorium semilaeve galaticum 	Menozzi, 1936