Taiwan

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Taiwan
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Location
Region Asia
Subregion Eastern Asia
BioRegion Oriental Region
Diversity
Subfamilies 10
Genera 61
Endemic Genera 1
% Endemic Genera 1.6%
Species/Subspecies 182
Endemic Species 82
% Endemic Species 45.1%
Introduced Species 1

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Taiwan. Unidentified and undescribed species will be added to this list as identifications are verified and taxonomic revisions are published. This species list is based upon the effort of many ant collectors as well as myrmecologists who have published on the taxonomy of Taiwanese ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Taiwan Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Acanthomyrmex

Acropyga

Aenictus

Anillomyrma

Anochetus

Aphaenogaster

Brachyponera

Camponotus

Cardiocondyla

Carebara

Centromyrmex

Chronoxenus

Chrysapace

Colobopsis

Crematogaster

Cryptopone

Discothyrea

Ectomomyrmex

Formica

Formosimyrma

Hypoponera

Iridomyrmex

Lasius

Lepisiota

Leptanilla

Leptogenys

Lioponera

Lophomyrmex

Meranoplus

Metapone

Monomorium

Myopias

Myrmecina

Myrmica

Nylanderia

Odontomachus

Ooceraea

Paraparatrechina

Parasyscia

Paratopula

Pheidole

Plagiolepis

Polyrhachis

Ponera

Prionopelta

Pristomyrmex

Probolomyrmex

Proceratium

Protanilla

Pseudolasius

Recurvidris

Rhopalomastix

Solenopsis

Stictoponera

Stigmatomma

Strumigenys

Technomyrmex

Temnothorax

Tetramorium

Tetraponera

Vollenhovia

References

  • [1] Terayama, M. 1984. A new species of the army ant genus Aenictus from Taiwan (Insecta; Hymenoptera; Formicidae). Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Jpn. 39: 13-16
  • [2] Terayama, M. 1985d. Two new species of the ant genus Myrmecina (Insecta; Hymenoptera; Formicidae) from Japan and Taiwan. Edaphologia 32: 35-40
  • [3] Terayama, M. 1985e. Two new species of the genus Acropyga (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Taiwan and Japan. Kontyû 53: 284-289
  • [4] Terayama, M. 1985f. Descriptions of a new species of the genus Proceratium Roger from Taiwan (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Kontyû 53: 406-408
  • [5] Terayama, M. 1986. Two new ants of the genus Ponera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Taiwan. Kontyû 54(4): 591-595
  • [6] Terayama, M. 1989a. The ant tribe Odontomachini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Taiwan, with a description of a new species. Edaphologia 40: 25-29
  • [7] Terayama, M. 1989b. The ant tribe Amblyoponini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Taiwan with description of a new species. Jpn. J. Entomol. 57: 343-346
  • [8]Terayama, M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan. Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.
  • [9] Terayama, M.; Kubota, S. 1989. The ant tribe Dacetini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Taiwan, with descriptions of three new species. Jpn. J. Entomol. 57: 778-792
  • [10] Terayama, M.; Lin, C.-C.; Wu, W.-J. 1995. The ant genera Epitritus and Kyidris from Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Jpn. Soc. Syst. Zool. 53: 85-89
  • [11] Terayama, M.; Lin, C.-C.; Wu, W.-J. 1996. The Taiwanese species of the ant genus Smithistruma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Jpn. J. Entomol. 64: 327-339
  • [12] Ogata, K.; Terayama, M.; Masuko, K. 1995. The ant genus Leptanilla: discovery of the worker-associated male of L. japonica, and a description of a new species from Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae). Syst. Entomol. 20: 27-34
  • Terayama, M.; Hashimoto, Y. 1996. Taxonomic studies on the Japanese Formicidae, part 1. Introduction to this series and descriptions of four new species of the genera Hypoponera, Formica and Acropyga. Nat. Hum. Act. 1: 1-8
  • Wheeler, W. M. 1909d. Ants of Formosa and the Philippines. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 26: 333-345.