FAUNA Paraguay List of the Ants of Paraguay
The following is an incomplete list of the ants of Paraguay based on publications by Alex Wild and his superb website of ant images Myrmecos.net. We highly recommend this site for people interested in ants as it contains a wealth of information and extraordinary images of ants from all over the world. This is a work in progress and information will be added as and when it becomes available. The species scientific name is given in italics. Click on the family links for access to their image galleries or click here for the ant home page. Species marked with a * are those for which we currently have images. Currently 84 species are listed here. Click on reference links to download the publication in pdf format. Click on the subfamilial links for access to the image galleries.
SUBFAMILY DOLICHIDERINAE "Odorous Ants" (13)
*Azteca alfari
*Azteca sp.
*Dolichoderus bispinosus
*Dolichoderus germaini
*Dorymyrmex brunneus
*Dorymyrmex thoracicus
*Forelinus brasiliensis
*Forelinus sp.
*Gracilidris pombero
*Linepithema aztecoides
*Linepithema cerradense
*Linepithema iniquum
*Linepithema neotropicum
SUBFAMILY ECITONINAE "Army Ants" (4)
*Eciton burchelli
*Labidus coecus
*Labidus praedator
*Neivamyrmex sp.
SUBFAMILY ECTATOMINAE (4)
*Ectatomma brunneum
*Ectatomma edentatum
*Ectatomma tuberculatum
*Gnamptogenys rastrata
SUBFAMILY FORMICINAE (17)
*Brachymyrmex patagonicus
*Camponotus atriceps
*Camponotus blandus complex sp.
*Camponotus crassus
*Camponotus crispulus
*Camponotus depressus
*Camponotus leydigi
*Camponotus melanoticus
*Camponotus personatus
*Camponotus punctulatus
*Camponotus renggeri
*Camponotus rufipes
*Camponotus sericeiventris
*Camponotus sexguttatus
*Camponotus substitutus
*Myrmelachista catharinae
*Paratrechina fulva
SUBFAMILY MYRMICINAE "Harvester Ants, Fire Ants" Part 1 (29)
Part 2 Pheidole to Solenopsis
*Acromyrmex fracticornis
*Acromyrmex heyeri
*Acromyrmex rugosus
*Acromyrmex sp nr crassispinus
*Atta laevigata
*Atta vollenweideri
*Baraiamyrma hispidula
*Cephalotes clypeatus
*Cephalotes persimilis
*Cephalotes pusillus
*Crematogaster acuta
*Crematogaster corticicola
*Crematogaster crinosa complex sp.
*Crematogaster cisplatinalis
*Mycetarotes parallelus
*Mycetophylax emeryi
*Mycocepurus goeldii
*Pheidole cornicula
*Pheidole fallax complex sp.
*Pheidole fimbriata
*Pheidole gertrudae
*Pheidole jelskii
*Pheidole radoszkowskii
*Pheidole radoszkowskii complex sp.
*Pogonomyrmex (Ephebomyrmex) cunicularius
*Pogonomyrmex micans
*Pogonomyrmex (Ephebomyrmex) naegelii
*Pogonomyrmex uruguayensis
*Solenopsis saevissima
SUBFAMILY PONERINAE "Hunting Ants, Trap-jaw Ants" (14)
*Dinoponera australis
*Odontomachus haematodus
Pachycondyla (12) (Wild 2002)
Pachycondyla commutata (Roger)
Pachycondyla crassinoda (Latreille)
Pachycondyla crenata (Roger)
Pachycondyla harpax (Fabricius)
Pachycondyla lunaris Emery
*Pachycondyla marginata (Roger)
Pachycondyla obscuricornis Emery
Pachycondyla cf obscuricornis
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius)
*Pachycondyla striata Smith
Pachycondyla verenae
Pachycondyla villosa (Fabricius)
SUBFAMILY PSEUDOMYRMECINAE "Twig Ants" (4)
*Pseudomyrmex denticollis
*Pseudomyrmex gracilis
*Pseudomyrmex kuenckeli
*Pseudomyrmex termitarius
Many thanks to Alex Wild at www.myrmecos.net for his work on Paraguayan ants and his permission to reproduce much of the information included in the ant sections of the FAUNA Paraguay page.
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