Australasian Region Species List

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Australasian Region
Statistics
Countries 5
Subfamilies 11
Genera 116
Endemic Genera 17
% Endemic Genera 14.7
Species/Subspecies 1710
Endemic Species 1494
% Endemic Species 87.4
First Species Described 1758
Last Species Described 2022

The following species and subspecies are known from the Australasian Region. The countries listed are only those within this region. Species noted as 'introduced' are considered to be introduced into at least one country within the region (but may be native in other countries). Endemic species (those known only from this region) are noted except where the genus is endemic, in which case all of the listed species are endemic.

Acropyga

Adelomyrmex

Adlerzia

Genus endemic to this region

Aenictus

Amblyopone

Anochetus

Anonychomyrma

Anoplolepis

Aphaenogaster

Arnoldius

Austromorium

Genus endemic to this region

Austroponera

Genus endemic to this region

Brachymyrmex

Brachyponera

Calomyrmex

Calyptomyrmex

Camponotus

Cardiocondyla

Carebara

Chelaner

Colobopsis

Colobostruma

Crematogaster

Cryptopone

Diacamma

Dilobocondyla

Discothyrea

Doleromyrma

Genus endemic to this region

Dolichoderus

Echinopla

Ectomomyrmex

Epopostruma

Genus endemic to this region

Erromyrma

Eurhopalothrix

Froggattella

Genus endemic to this region

Fulakora

Heteroponera

Huberia

Genus endemic to this region

Hypoponera

Iridomyrmex

Iroponera

Genus endemic to this region

Leptanilla

Leptogenys

Leptomyrmex

Linepithema

Lioponera

Lordomyrma

Mayriella

Melophorus

Genus endemic to this region

Meranoplus

Mesoponera

Mesostruma

Genus endemic to this region

Metapone

Monomorium

Myopias

Myopopone

Myrmecia

Genus endemic to this region

Myrmecina

Myrmecorhynchus

Genus endemic to this region

Mystrium

Nebothriomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Nothomyrmecia

Genus endemic to this region

Notoncus

Notostigma

Genus endemic to this region

Nylanderia

Ochetellus

Odontomachus

Oecophylla

Onychomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Ooceraea

Opisthopsis

Orectognathus

Overbeckia

Papyrius

Paraparatrechina

Paratrechina

Parvaponera

Peronomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Pheidole

Philidris

Plagiolepis

Platythyrea

Podomyrma

Polyrhachis

Ponera

Prionopelta

Pristomyrmex

Probolomyrmex

Proceratium

Prolasius

Pseudolasius

Pseudoneoponera

Pseudonotoncus

Genus endemic to this region

Pseudoponera

Rhopalomastix

Rhopalothrix

Rhytidoponera

Rogeria

Romblonella

Solenopsis

Stereomyrmex

Stictoponera

Stigmacros

Genus endemic to this region

Strumigenys

Syllophopsis

Tapinoma

Technomyrmex

Teratomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Tetramorium

Tetraponera

Trichomyrmex

Turneria

Vollenhovia

Vombisidris

Wasmannia

Zasphinctus