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Checklist for Subfamily Myrmicinae Lepeletier, 1835
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
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
20
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
20 Genera with 169 Species
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1798Collared Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18908SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1909Acrobat Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Melissotarsus Emery, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 196920SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 185858SpeciesTaxom
Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1893Big-headed Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 2011Fire ants4SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1869Miniature Trap-jaw Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Syllophopsis Santschi, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1996Acorn Ants4SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1924Fierce Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 20167SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
169 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
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
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
Leptothorax nylanderi euxanthus (Plateaux, 1981)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Nesomyrmex) angulatus (Mayr, 1862)⇒ Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Meranoplus pulcher Sharaf, 2014
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
Oxyopomyrmex nitidior Santschi, 1910
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
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
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
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 Myrmicinae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
TribeCrematogastrini
Forel, 1893
4
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDacetonini
Forel, 1892
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeFormicoxenini
Forel, 1893
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelissotarsini
Emery, 1901
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMeranoplini
Emery, 1914
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePheidologetonini
Forel, 1917
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSolenopsidini
Forel, 1893
3
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTetramoriini
Emery, 1895
1
23
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Myrmicinae at antwiki.org
Myrmicinae at artfakta.se
Myrmicinae at dyntaxa.se
Myrmicinae at gbif.org
Myrmicinae at itis.gov