Ant Species of Texas

Return to Texas Entomology - Compiled by Mike Quinn

List of Species per The TIARA Biodiversity Project

Genus Acanthomyops
     Acanthomyops interjectus (Mayr)
     Acanthomyops latipes (Walsh)
Genus Acanthostichus
     Acanthostichus texanus Forel
Genus Acromyrmex
     Acromyrmex versicolor chisosensis (Wheeler)
Genus Amblyopone
     Amblyopone pallipes (Haldeman)
Genus Aphaenogaster
     Aphaenogaster albisetosa Mayr
     Aphaenogaster boulderensis smithi Gregg
     Aphaenogaster cockerelli Andre
     Aphaenogaster fulva Roger
     Aphaenogaster lamellidens Mayr
     Aphaenogaster mutica Pergande
     Aphaenogaster punctaticeps MacKay
     Aphaenogaster rudis (Enzmann)
     Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Mayr)
     Aphaenogaster texana carolinensis Wheeler
     Aphaenogaster texana (Emery)
     Aphaenogaster treatae pluteicornis Wheeler & Wheeler
Genus Atta
     Atta texana (Buckley)
Genus Brachymyrmex
     Brachymyrmex depilis Emery
     Brachymyrmex obscurior Forel
Genus Camponotus
     Camponotus acutirostris Wheeler
     Camponotus americanus Mayr
     Camponotus atriceps (F. Smith)
     Camponotus caryae (Fitch)
     Camponotus castaneus (Latreille)
     Camponotus cuauhtemoc Snelling
     Camponotus decipiens Emery
     Camponotus discolor (Buckley)
     Camponotus etiolatus Wheeler
     Camponotus festinatus (Buckley)
     Camponotus hunteri Wheeler
     Camponotus impressus (Roger)
     Camponotus maccooki Forel
     Camponotus nearcticus Emery
     Camponotus noveboracensis (Fitch)
     Camponotus ocreatus Emery
     Camponotus pennsylvanicus (Degeer)
     Camponotus planatus Roger
     Camponotus pylartes Wheeler
     Camponotus sansabeanus (Buckley)
     Camponotus sayi Emery
     Camponotus semitestaceus Emery
     Camponotus snellingi Bolton
     Camponotus sp.
     Camponotus texanus Wheeler
     Camponotus ulcerosus Wheeler
     Camponotus vafer Wheeler
     Camponotus vicinus Mayr
Genus Cardiocondyla
     Cardiocondyla ectopia Snelling
     Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel
     Cardiocondyla nuda (Mayr)
Genus Cephalotes
     Cephalotes angustus (Mayr)
     Cephalotes texanus (Santschi)
Genus Cerapachys
     Cerapachys augustae Wheeler
     Cerapachys davisi Smith
Genus Crematogaster
     Crematogaster arizonensis Wheeler
     Crematogaster ashmeadi Mayr
     Crematogaster browni Buren
     Crematogaster cerasi (Fitch)
     Crematogaster colei Buren
     Crematogaster depilis Wheeler
     Crematogaster emeryana Creighton
     Crematogaster hespera Buren
     Crematogaster isolata Buren
     Crematogaster laeviuscula Mayr
     Crematogaster larrea Buren
     Crematogaster lineolata (Say)
     Crematogaster minutissima missuriensis Emery
     Crematogaster minutissima Mayr
     Crematogaster mormonum Emery
     Crematogaster punctulata Emery
     Crematogaster rifelna Buren
     Crematogaster vermicullata Emery
Genus Cryptopone
     Cryptopone gilva (Roger)
Genus Cyphomyrmex
     Cyphomyrmex minutus Mayr
     Cyphomyrmex rimosus (Spinola)
     Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel
Genus Dorymyrmex
     Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler
     Dorymyrmex flavus McCook
     Dorymyrmex insanus (Buckley)
     Dorymyrmex lipan Snelling
     Dorymyrmex pyramicus (Roger)
     Dorymyrmex smithi Cole

Subfamily Ecitoninae - Army Ants

Genus Eciton
     Eciton mexicanum Roger
Genus Labidus
     Labidus coecus (Latreille)
Genus Neivamyrmex
     Neivamyrmex baylori Watkins
     Neivamyrmex fuscipennis (M. R. Smith)
     Neivamyrmex harrisii (Haldeman)
     Neivamyrmex isodentatus MacKay
     Neivamyrmex leonardi (Wheeler)
     Neivamyrmex macropterus Borgmeier
     Neivamyrmex melshaemeri (Haldeman)
     Neivamyrmex minor (Cresson)
     Neivamyrmex moseri Watkins
     Neivamyrmex nigrescens (Cresson)
     Neivamyrmex opacithorax (Emery)
     Neivamyrmex pauxillus (Wheeler)
     Neivamyrmex pilosus mexicanus (F. Smith)
     Neivamyrmex spinolae (Westwood)
     Neivamyrmex spoliator (Forel)
     Neivamyrmex swainsonii (Shuckard)
     Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins
Genus Nomamyrmex
     Nomamyrmex esenbecki wilsoni (Santschi)

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Genus Ectatomma
     Ectatomma tuberculatum (Olivier)
Genus Forelius
     Forelius foetidus (Buckley)
     Forelius mccooki (McCook)
     Forelius pruinosus (Roger)
Genus Formica
     Formica bradleyi Wheeler
     Formica gnava Buckley
     Formica gynocrates Snelling & Buren
     Formica montana Emery
     Formica neoclara Emery
     Formica neogagates Emery
     Formica neorufibarbis Emery
     Formica nitidiventris Emery
     Formica pallidefulva Latreille
     Formica perpilosa Wheeler
     Formica puberula Emery
     Formica schaufussi dolosa Wheeler
     Formica schaufussi Mayr
     Formica subsericea Say
Genus Gnamptogenys
     Gnamptogenys hartmanni (Wheeler)
Genus Hypoponera
     Hypoponera ergatandria (Forel)
     Hypoponera inexorata (Wheeler)
     Hypoponera opaciceps (Mayr)
     Hypoponera opacior (Forel)
     Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger)

Genus Lasius
     Lasius neoniger Emery
     Lasius sitiens Wilson
Genus Leptogenys
     Leptogenys elongata (Buckley)
Genus Leptothorax
     Leptothorax carinatus Cole
     Leptothorax curvispinosus Mayr
     Leptothorax hispidus Cole
     Leptothorax nevadensis Wheeler
     Leptothorax nitens Emery
     Leptothorax obliquicanthus Cole
     Leptothorax obturator Wheeler
     Leptothorax pergandei Emery
     Leptothorax rugatulus brunnescens Wheeler
     Leptothorax schaumii Roger
     Leptothorax subditivus (Wheeler)
     Leptothorax terrigena Wheeler
     Leptothorax texanus Wheeler
     Leptothorax tricarinatus neomexicanus Wheeler
     Leptothorax wilda M. R. Smith
Genus Linepithema
     Linepithema humile (Mayr)
Genus Liometopum
     Liometopum apiculatum Mayr
     Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler
Genus Monomorium
     Monomorium carbonarium (Smith)
     Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler
     Monomorium minimum (Buckley)
     Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus)
     Monomorium viridum Brown
Genus Mycetosoritis
     Mycetosoritis hartmanni (Wheeler)
Genus Myrmecina
     Myrmecina americana Emery
Genus Myrmecocystus
     Myrmecocystus depilis Forel
     Myrmecocystus melliger Forel
     Myrmecocystus mendax Wheeler
     Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael
     Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler
     Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler
     Myrmecocystus placodops Forel
     Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling
Genus Myrmica
     Myrmica colax (Cole)
     Myrmica latifrons Starcke
     Myrmica punctiventris Roger
     Myrmica striologaster Cole

Genus Odontomachus
     Odontomachus clarus Roger
Genus Oligomyrmex
     Oligomyrmex longii (Wheeler)
Genus Pachycondyla
     Pachycondyla harpax (Fabricius)
     Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius)
Genus Paratrechina
     Paratrechina arenivaga (Wheeler)
     Paratrechina austroccidua Trager
     Paratrechina bourbonica (Forel)
     Paratrechina bruesii (Wheeler)
     Paratrechina faisonensis (Forel)
     Paratrechina guatemalensis (Forel)
     Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille)
     Paratrechina parvula (Mayr)
     Paratrechina terricola (Buckley)
     Paratrechina vividula (Nylander)
Genus Pheidole
     Pheidole anastasii Emery
     Pheidole bicarinata vinelandica Forel
     Pheidole casta Wheeler
     Pheidole ceres Wheeler
     Pheidole clydei Gregg
     Pheidole cockerelli Wheeler
     Pheidole constipata Wheeler
     Pheidole crassicornis tetra Wheeler
     Pheidole crassicornis Emery
     Pheidole dentata Mayr
     Pheidole desertorum Wheeler
     Pheidole diversipilosa Wheeler
     Pheidole floridana Emery
     Pheidole greggi Naves
     Pheidole humeralis Wheeler
     Pheidole hyatti Emery
     Pheidole lamia Wheeler
     Pheidole longula Emery
     Pheidole macclendoni Wheeler
     Pheidole marcidula Wheeler
     Pheidole metallescens splendidula Wheeler
     Pheidole metallescens Emery
     Pheidole micula Wheeler
     Pheidole militicida Wheeler
     Pheidole morrisi impexa Wheeler
     Pheidole nuculiceps Wheeler
     Pheidole pilifera artemisia Cole
     Pheidole pilifera coloradensis Emery
     Pheidole pinealis Wheeler
     Pheidole porcula Wheeler
     Pheidole ridicula Wheeler
     Pheidole rugulosa Gregg
     Pheidole sciara Cole
     Pheidole sciophila Wheeler
     Pheidole senex Gregg
     Pheidole sitarches rufescens Wheeler
     Pheidole sitarches soritis Wheeler
     Pheidole sitarches Wheeler
     Pheidole sp.
     Pheidole tepicana Pergande
     Pheidole texana Wheeler
     Pheidole titanis Wheeler
     Pheidole tysoni Forel
     Pheidole vallicola Wheeler
     Pheidole virago Wheeler
     Pheidole xerophila Wheeler
Genus Platythyrea
     Platythyrea punctata (F. Smith)
Genus Pogonomyrmex
     Pogonomyrmex apache Wheeler
     Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith)
     Pogonomyrmex bigbendensis Francke
     Pogonomyrmex californicus (Buckley)
     Pogonomyrmex comanche Wheeler
     Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler
     Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler
     Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler
     Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Cresson)
     Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery
     Pogonomyrmex texanus Francke & Merickel
Genus Ponera
     Ponera exotica M .R. Smith
     Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley
Genus Prenolepsis
     Prenolepsis imparis (Say)
Genus Proceratium
     Proceratium compitale Ward
     Proceratium pergandei (Emery)
Genus Pseudomyrmex
     Pseudomyrmex apache Creighton
     Pseudomyrmex brunneus (F. Smith)
     Pseudomyrmex ejectus Smith
     Pseudomyrmex elongatus (Mayr)
     Pseudomyrmex gracilis (Fabricius)
     Pseudomyrmex pallidus (F. Smith)
     Pseudomyrmex seminole Ward
Genus Rogeria
     Rogeria creightoni Snelling
Genus Smithistruma
     Smithistruma clypeata (Roger)
     Smithistruma laevinasis (Smith)
     Smithistruma margaritae (Forel)
     Smithistruma ohioensis (Kennedy & Schramm)
     Smithistruma ornata (Mayr)
     Smithistruma reflexa (Wesson & Wesson)
     Smithistruma rostrata (Emery)
Genus Solenopsis
     Solenopsis amblychila Wheeler
     Solenopsis aurea Wheeler
     Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius)
     Solenopsis invicta Buren
     Solenopsis krockowi Wheeler
     Solenopsis molesta (Say)
     Solenopsis picta Emery
     Solenopsis pilosula Wheeler
     Solenopsis puncticeps MacKay & Vinson
     Solenopsis salina Wheeler
     Solenopsis subterranea MacKay & Vinson
     Solenopsis tennesseensis M. R. Smith
     Solenopsis texana Emery
     Solenopsis xyloni McCook
Genus Strumigenys
     Strumigenys louisianae Roger
     Strumigenys silvestrii Emery
Genus Tapinoma
     Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricus)
     Tapinoma sessile (Say)
Genus Tetramorium
     Tetramorium guineense (Bernard)
     Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler)
     Tetramorium spinosum (Pergande)
Genus Trachymyrmex
     Trachymyrmex arizonensis (Wheeler)
     Trachymyrmex desertorum (Wheeler)
     Trachymyrmex septentrionalis (McCook)
     Trachymyrmex smithi Buren
     Trachymyrmex turrifex caroli (Wheeler)
     Trachymyrmex turrifex (Wheeler)
Genus Trichoscapa
     Trichoscapa membranifera (Emery)