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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Bulgaria (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
431
4531
13442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
430
4529
13440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
413
4487
13359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
3601
11380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
48
462
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
356
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
181
720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
46
250
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
46
250
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bulgaria
46 Genera with 250 Species
#ABCDEFHLMOPST
Amblyopone Erichson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anergates Forel, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1881Collared Ants10SpeciesTaxom
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1913Black carpenter ant19SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18928SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants5SpeciesTaxom
Chalepoxenus Menozzi, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1853Acrobat Ants8SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Epimyrma Ruzsky, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1893And Field Ants20SpeciesTaxom
Formicoxenus Mayr, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Harpagoxenus Forel, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Labidus Jurine, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 2016Citronella ants24SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 185614SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Liometopum Mayr, 1798Velvety Tree Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Manica Jurine, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 191011SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 192020SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1849Big-headed Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Prenolepis Mayr, 1853False Honey Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1912Hairy Curltail Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1798Fire ants1SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1915Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1798Acorn Ants34SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1944Fierce Ants13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bulgaria
250 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amblyopone denticulata Roger, 1859
Anergates atratulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) epirotes Emery, 1895
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) pallida (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) subterranea Latreille, 1798Many-line lucine
Aphaenogaster festae Emery, 1915
Aphaenogaster graeca Schulz, 1994
Aphaenogaster illyrica Bra?ko, Lape..., 2019
Aphaenogaster lesbica Forel, 1913
Aphaenogaster radchenkoi Kiran, Aktaç..., 2008
Aphaenogaster subterraneoides Emery, 1881
Bothriomyrmex communista Santschi, 1919
Bothriomyrmex corsicus Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Bothriomyrmex meridionalis Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758Black carpenter ant
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) ligniperdus (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Camponotus ligniperda Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) dalmaticus Nylander, 1849
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) tergestinus Müller, 1921
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) ionius Emery, 1920
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) samius Forel, 1889Yellow pricklycockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) universitatis Forel, 1890
Camponotus aegaeus Emery, 1915
Camponotus atricolor Nylander, 1849
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla bulgarica Forel, 1892
Cardiocondyla elegans (Emery, 1869)⇒ Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla scambaloffi
Cardiocondyla stambouloffii
Cardiocondyla stambuloffi Forel, 1892
Cardiocondyla stambuloffii Forel, 1892
Cataglyphis aenescens Nylander, 1849
Cataglyphis bicolor bicolor Fabricius, 1793
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis viaticus viaticus Fabricius, 1787
Chalepoxenus muellerianus (Finzi, 1922)⇒ Temnothorax muellerianus Finzi, 1922
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ionia Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) lorteti Forel, 1910Southern acornshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) sordidula Nylander, 1849Southern acornshell
Crematogaster gordani Karaman, 2008
Crematogaster marioni Buren, 1968
Crematogaster schmidti Mayr, 1853
Cryptopone ochracea Mayr, 1855
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus Linnaeus, 1771
Epimyrma ravouxi (André, 1896)⇒ Temnothorax ravouxi André, 1896
Formica (Coptoformica) exsecta Nylander, 1846Excised wood ant
Formica (Coptoformica) pressilabris Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Formica (Formica) aquilonia Yarrow, 1955Scottish Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838Hairy wood ant
Formica (Formica) polyctena Förster, 1850European Red Wood Ant
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Formica) truncorum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) candida Smith, F., 1878Black bog ant
Formica (Serviformica) cinerea Mayr, 1853
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) glauca Ruzsky, 1896
Formica (Serviformica) lemani Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) picea (Nylander, 1846)⇒ Camponotus piceus Leach, 1825
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Formica clara Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Formica lasioides Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846Shining guest ant
Harpagoxenus sublaevis Nylander, 1849
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Labidus coeca Latreille, 1802
Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Lasius (Austrolasius) carniolicus Mayr, 1861Wrinkled montacutid
Lasius (Austrolasius) reginae Faber, 1967
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Chthonolasius) balcanicus Seifert, 1988Pointed macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) bicornis Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) citrinus Emery, 1922Carpenter carditid
Lasius (Chthonolasius) distinguendus Emery, 1916Constricted macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) jensi Seifert, 1982Pointed macoma
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) mixtus Nylander, 1846
Lasius (Chthonolasius) nitidigaster Seifert, 1996
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) neglectus Van Loon, Bo..., 1990Invasive garden ant
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius (Lasius) paralienus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) platythorax Seifert, 1991Morsel macoma
Lasius (Lasius) psammophilus Seifert, 1992
Lasius (Lasius) turcicus Santschi, 1921
Lasius bombycina Seifert & Ga..., 2016
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota splendens Karavaiev, 1912
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846Horseshoe crabs
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Mychothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Mychothorax) muscorum Nylander, 1846
Leptothorax (Myrafant) affinis (Mayr, 1855)⇒ Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
Leptothorax (Myrafant) bulgaricus (Forel, 1892)⇒ Temnothorax bulgaricus Forel, 1892
Leptothorax (Myrafant) crassispinus (Karavaiev, 1926)⇒ Temnothorax crassispinus Karavaiev, 1926
Leptothorax (Myrafant) flavicornis (Emery, 1870)⇒ Temnothorax flavicornis Emery, 1870
Leptothorax (Myrafant) interruptus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852
Leptothorax (Myrafant) parvulus (Schenck, 1852)⇒ Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Leptothorax (Myrafant) rottenbergii (Emery, 1870)⇒ Temnothorax rottenbergii Emery, 1870
Leptothorax (Myrafant) sordidulus (Mueller, 1923)⇒ Temnothorax sordidulus Müller, 1923
Leptothorax (Temnothorax) recedens (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Liometopum microcephalum Panzer, 1798
Manica rubida Latreille, 1802
Messor atanassovii Atanassov, 1982Mottled fingernailclam
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor caducus T. Victor, 1839
Messor capitatus Latreille, 1798European Seed Harvesting Ant
Messor hellenius Agosti & Col..., 1987Banded transennella
Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Messor mcarthuri
Messor oertzeni Forel, 1910Elegant dwarf cockle
Messor ponticus Steiner & al., 2018
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Messor wasmanni Krauße-Heldr..., 1910Varnished liocyma
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmica constricta Karavaiev, 1934
Myrmica curvithorax Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Myrmica deplanata (Emery, 1921)⇒ Myrmica lacustris Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926Thin cyclinella
Myrmica lacustris Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica lonae Finzi, 1926
Myrmica microrubra Seifert, 1993
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica rugulosa (Nylander, 1849)⇒ Myrmica hellenica Finzi, 1926
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica salina Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica schencki Viereck, 1903
Myrmica slovaca (Sadil, 1952)⇒ Myrmica salina Ruzsky, 1905
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846Micro-whip scorpions
Myrmica vandeli Bondroit, 1920Disk dosinia
Oxyopomyrmex krueperi Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole balcanica Seifert, 2016
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Plagiolepis (Paraplagiolepis) xene Stärcke, 1936
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889Giant cleftclam
Plagiolepis taurica Santschi, 1920Giant cleftclam
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis thrinax thrinax Roger, 1863
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Prenolepis nitens Mayr, 1853
Proceratium melinum Roger, 1860
Proceratium numidicum Santschi, 1912Florida marshclam
Proformica kobachidzei Arnoldi, 1968
Proformica korbi Emery, 1909
Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856
Proformica pilosiscapa Dlussky, 1969
Proformica striaticeps Forel, 1911
Pyramica baudueri (Emery, 1875)⇒ Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Stenamma striatulum Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Stigmatomma denticulatum Roger, 1859
Stigmatomma impressifrons Emery, 1869
Strongylognathus bulgaricus Pisarski, 1966
Strongylognathus christophi Emery, 1889
Strongylognathus huberi Forel, 1874
Strongylognathus kratochvili Silhavy, 1937
Strongylognathus rehbinderi Forel, 1904
Strongylognathus testaceus Schenck, 1852Surinam strigilla
Strumigenys argiola Emery, 1869
Strumigenys baudueri Emery, 1875
Strumigenys tenuipilis Emery, 1915
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma glabrella Nylander, 1849
Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
Tapinoma subboreale Seifert, 2012
Temnothorax aeolius Forel, 1911
Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax bulgaricus Forel, 1892
Temnothorax clypeatus Mayr, 1853
Temnothorax corticalis Schenck, 1852
Temnothorax crasecundus Seifert & Cssz, 2015
Temnothorax crassispinus Karavaiev, 1926
Temnothorax finzii Menozzi, 1925
Temnothorax flavicornis Emery, 1870
Temnothorax gordiagini Ruzsky, 1902
Temnothorax graecus Forel, 1911
Temnothorax helenae Csösz, Heinz..., 2015
Temnothorax interruptus Schenck, 1852Long-spined Ant
Temnothorax korbi Emery, 1922
Temnothorax kraussei Emery, 1916
Temnothorax lichtensteini Bondroit, 1918
Temnothorax menozzii Finzi, 1924
Temnothorax muellerianus Finzi, 1922
Temnothorax nadigi Kutter, 1925
Temnothorax nigriceps Mayr, 1855
Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Temnothorax ravouxi André, 1896
Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Temnothorax rogeri Emery, 1869
Temnothorax saxonicus Seifert, 1995
Temnothorax semiruber André, 1881
Temnothorax sordidulus Müller, 1923
Temnothorax strymonensis Cs?sz, Salat..., 2018
Temnothorax tauricus Ruzsky, 1902
Temnothorax tergestinus Finzi, 1928
Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Tetramorium atratulum Schenck, 1852
Tetramorium buschingeri Lapeva-Gjonova, 2017
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium chefketi Forel, 1911
Tetramorium chefteki Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Tetramorium diomedeum Emery, 1908
Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903Humpbacked peaclam
Tetramorium hungaricum Röszler, 1935Antillean sphenia
Tetramorium immigrans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Tetramorium indocile (Santschi, 1927)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium moravicum Kratochvíl, 1941
Tetramorium staerckei Kratochvíl, ..., 1944

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Bulgaria
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcitoninae
Forel, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
11
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
23
144
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Formicidae (Latreille 1809)
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