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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
170
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
169
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
116
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
46
291
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
46
291
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
46 Genera with 291 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Aenictus Shuckard, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1798Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1895Rover ants1SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1929Black carpenter ant21SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18908SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1881Desert ants30SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1985Ant-raiding ant2SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1909Acrobat Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopone Emery, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1839driver ant1SpeciesTaxom
Emeryopone Forel, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 189723SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1895Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 196920SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 185858SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1862Panther Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 2011Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Tapinolepis Emery, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 20224SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19857SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1996Acorn Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1924Fierce Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1895Slender ants1SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 20167SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
291 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aenictus arabicus Sharaf & Ald..., 2012
Anochetus ambiguus De Andrade, 1994
Anochetus annetteae Sharaf, 2017
Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884Herrington fingernailclam
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Brachymyrmex cordemoyi Forel, 1895Inflated axinopsid
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) atlantis Forel, 1890Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) baldaccii Emery, 1908
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) fellah Dalla Torre, 1893
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) oasium Forel, 1890
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thoracicus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) thraso Forel, 1893Cumberland leafshell
Camponotus thraso diogenes Forel, 1909
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes Forel, 1904
Camponotus adenensis Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Camponotus arabicus Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
Camponotus fayfaensis Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus ilgii Forel, 1894
Camponotus jizani Collingwood, 1985
Camponotus kersteni Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus pexus Santschi, 1929
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla hashemi Sharaf, 2024
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla melana Seifert, 2003
Cardiocondyla obscurior Wheeler, 1929Ant
Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Cardiocondyla ulianini Emery, 1889
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Forel, 1890Yellow sneaking ant
Carebara arabica Collingwood ..., 2001
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Carebara fayrouzae Sharaf, 2013
Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis abyssinicus Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis adenensis Forel, 1904
Cataglyphis arenaria Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis arenarius Finzi, 1940
Cataglyphis asiriensis Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis aurata Menozzi, 1932
Cataglyphis bombycina Roger, 1859Saharan silver ant
Cataglyphis cinnamomea Karavaiev, 1910
Cataglyphis diehlii Forel, 1902
Cataglyphis emmae Forel, 1909
Cataglyphis flavobrunnea Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis flavobrunneus Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis holgerseni Collingwood ..., 1996
Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913
Cataglyphis laevior Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis livida André, 1881
Cataglyphis lutea Pisarski, 1967
Cataglyphis minima Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis minimus Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis nigra André, 1881
Cataglyphis nodus Brullé, 1833
Cataglyphis rubra Forel, 1903
Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, J., 1981
Cataglyphis sabulosus Kugler, 1981Clery surfclam
Cataglyphis saharae Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis savignyi Dufour, 1862
Cataglyphis semitonsa Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis urens Collingwood, 1985
Cataglyphis viaticoides André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879Topless cannibal ants
Cerapachys wittmeri Collingwood, 1985
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) acaciae Forel, 1892Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) antaris Forel, 1894Lilliput
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) chiarinii Emery, 1881Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) jehovae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) laestrygon Emery, 1869Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) oasium Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) luctans Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster affabilis Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894
Crematogaster ghoneimi Sharaf, 2022
Crematogaster gryllsi Sharaf & Hit..., 2019
Crematogaster mimosae Santschi, 1914Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster pia Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863Nuttall cockle
Crematogaster striaticeps Forel, 1909
Cryptopone ochracea Mayr, 1855
Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839Blake lucine
Emeryopone loebli Baroni Urbani, 1975
Hypoponera abeillei André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera ragusai Emery, 1894Ant
Lepisiota arabica Collingwood, 1985
Lepisiota bipartita Smith, F., 1861
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota capensis simplex Mayr, 1862
Lepisiota carbonaria Emery, 1892
Lepisiota dammama Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota dhofara Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota erythraea Forel, 1910
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Lepisiota gracilicornis Forel, 1892Compact astarte
Lepisiota harteni Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota incisa Forel, 1913
Lepisiota karawaiewi Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota nigra Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Lepisiota nigrescens Karavaiev, 1912
Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901
Lepisiota opaciventris Finzi, 1936
Lepisiota riyadha Collingwood ..., 1996
Lepisiota sericea Forel, 1892
Lepisiota simplex Forel, 1892
Lepisiota spinisquama Kuznetsov-Ug..., 1929
Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897
Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptogenys polaszeki Sharaf & Akbar, 2017
Leptothorax nylanderi euxanthus (Plateaux, 1981)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) angulatus (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Lioponera longitarsus (Forel, 1895)⇒ Cerapachys longitarsus Mayr, 1879
Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Meranoplus pulcher Sharaf, 2014
Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Messor aralocaspius Ruzsky, 1902Green jackknife
Messor arenarius Fabricius, 1787Florida marshclam
Messor buettikeri Collingwood, 1985
Messor ceresis Santschi, 1934Tellin semele
Messor crawleyi Santschi, 1928
Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917Ringed lucine
Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor foreli Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Messor galla Mayr, 1904Japanese horseshoe crab
Messor hismai Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor intermedius Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor medioruber Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Messor meridionalis André, 1883
Messor minor André, 1883Cuba transennella
Messor muraywahus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor muscatus Collingwood ..., 1996
Messor picturatus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor rufotestaceus Förster, 1850Expanded macoma
Messor striaticeps André, 1883
Messor syriacus Tohme, 1969Pacific eggcockle
Monomorium abeillei André, 1881Eggcockle
Monomorium amri Sharaf, 2025
Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911
Monomorium asiriense Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium barbatulum Mayr, 1877
Monomorium baushare Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium brunneolucidulum Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium buxtoni Crawley, 1920
Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910
Monomorium clavicorne André, 1881Eggcockle
Monomorium cryptobium Santschi, 1921
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium dammame Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium dichroum Forel, 1902
Monomorium dryhimi Aldawood & S..., 2011
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium fayfaense Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium fezzanense Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium fridae Forel, 1905
Monomorium gallagheri Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium hanaqe Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium harithe Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium heggyi Sharaf, 2021
Monomorium hemame Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium holothir Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium indet
Monomorium jizane Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium khalidi Sharaf, 2021
Monomorium luteum Emery, 1881
Monomorium majarishe Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium malatu Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mantazenum Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium marshi Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mayri Forel, 1902
Monomorium mohammedi Sharaf & Hit..., 2018
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium montanum Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium najrane Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium niloticum Emery, 1881
Monomorium nitidiventre Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Monomorium osiridis Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium phoenicum Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Monomorium qarahe Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium rabirium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium riyadhe Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910
Monomorium sarawatense Sharaf & Ald..., 2013
Monomorium sarawatensis Sharaf & Ald..., 2013
Monomorium subdenticorne Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium suleyile Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium tumaire Collingwood ..., 1996
Monomorium venustum Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Oxyopomyrmex nitidior Santschi, 1910
Pachycondyla ambigua (André, 1890)⇒ Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890
Pachycondyla obtusa Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Parasyscia rifati Sharaf & Akbar, 2018
Parasyscia wittmeri Collingwood, 1985
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole katonae Forel, 1907
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
Pheidole sarae Sharaf, 2018
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel, 1894
Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Polyrhachis (Myrma) viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla) lacteipennis Smith, F., 1858Turgid blossom
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989
Solenopsis elhawagryi Sharaf & Ald..., 2012
Solenopsis saudiensis Sharaf & Ald..., 2011
Strumigenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Syllophopsis kondratieffi Sharaf & Ald..., 2013
Syllophopsis saudiensis Aldawood, 2016
Tapinolepis longitarsis Collingwood ..., 1996
Tapinolepis tumidula Emery, 1915
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Tapinoma wilsoni Sharaf & Ald..., 2012
Tapinoma yacoubi Sharaf, 2022
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex briani Sharaf, 2009
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892Ant
Technomyrmex horni Forel, 1912
Technomyrmex mayri Forel, 1891
Technomyrmex montaseri Sharaf, Coll..., 2011
Technomyrmex setosus Collingwood, 1985
Temnothorax almeqeri Sharaf, 2019
Temnothorax arabicus Sharaf & Akbar, 2017
Temnothorax elmenshawyi Sharaf, Wach..., 2019
Temnothorax saudiae Collingwood ..., 1996
Tetramorium amalae Sharaf & Ald..., 2012
Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904Horseshoe crabs
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium calidum Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Tetramorium chefketi Forel, 1911
Tetramorium depressiceps Menozzi, 1933Wabash riffleshell
Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881
Tetramorium hirsutum Collingwood ..., 2005
Tetramorium jizane Collingwood, 1985
Tetramorium jizani Collingwood, 1985
Tetramorium juba Collingwood, 1985
Tetramorium khyarum Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870Ant
Tetramorium latinode Collingwood ..., 1996
Tetramorium platynode Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium saudiae Collingwood ..., 1996
Tetramorium saudicum Sharaf, 2013
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium sericeum Arnold, 1926Lake fingernailclam
Tetramorium shirlae Sharaf, 2007
Tetramorium squaminode Santschi, 1911
Tetramorium syriacum Emery, 1924Carpenter carditid
Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895Horseshoe crabs
Trichomyrmex abyssinicus Forel, 1894
Trichomyrmex almosayari Sharaf & Ald..., 2016
Trichomyrmex chobauti Emery, 1896
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant
Trichomyrmex mayri Forel, 1902
Trichomyrmex robustior Forel, 1892
Trichomyrmex shakeri Sharaf & Al ..., 2016

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
9
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
20
169
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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