Neotropical Region Species List

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Neotropical Region
Statistics
Countries 51
Subfamilies 13
Genera 153
Endemic Genera 11
% Endemic Genera 7.2
Species/Subspecies 4337
Endemic Species 1885
% Endemic Species 43.5
First Species Described 1758
Last Species Described 2023

The following species and subspecies are known from the Neotropical 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.

Acanthognathus

Genus endemic to this region

Acanthoponera

Genus endemic to this region

Acanthostichus

Acromyrmex

Acropyga

Adelomyrmex

Alfaria

Genus endemic to this region

Allomerus

Genus endemic to this region

Amoimyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Anillidris

Genus endemic to this region

Anochetus

Anoplolepis

Aphaenogaster

Apterostigma

Genus endemic to this region

Atta

Azteca

Genus endemic to this region

Bariamyrma

Genus endemic to this region

Basiceros

Genus endemic to this region

Bazboltonia

Genus endemic to this region

Belonopelta

Genus endemic to this region

Blepharidatta

Genus endemic to this region

Bothriomyrmex

Brachymyrmex

Camponotus

Cardiocondyla

Carebara

Centromyrmex

Cephalotes

Cheliomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Colobopsis

Condylodon

Genus endemic to this region

Corrieopone

Genus endemic to this region

Crematogaster

Cryptomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Cryptopone

Cyatta

Genus endemic to this region

  • Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo, Schultz, Brandão, Klingenberg, Feitosa, Rabeling, Bacci, Lopes, Heraldo & Vasconcelos, 2013 (Brazil)

Cylindromyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Cyphomyrmex

Daceton

Genus endemic to this region

Diaphoromyrma

Genus endemic to this region

Dinoponera

Genus endemic to this region

Discothyrea

Dolichoderus

Dorymyrmex

Eciton

Genus endemic to this region

Ectatomma

Genus endemic to this region

Eurhopalothrix

Forelius

Formica

Fulakora

Gigantiops

Genus endemic to this region

Gnamptogenys

Gracilidris

Genus endemic to this region

Heteroponera

Holcoponera

Hylomyrma

Genus endemic to this region

Hypoponera

Igaponera

Genus endemic to this region

Kalathomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Kempfidris

Genus endemic to this region

Labidus

Lachnomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Lasiophanes

Genus endemic to this region

Lasius

Lenomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Leptanilloides

Leptogenys

Leptomyrmex

Leptothorax

Linepithema

Liometopum

Martialis

Genus endemic to this region

Mayaponera

Genus endemic to this region

Megalomyrmex

Monomorium

Mycetagroicus

Genus endemic to this region

Mycetarotes

Genus endemic to this region

Mycetomoellerius

Mycetophylax

Genus endemic to this region

Mycetosoritis

Mycocepurus

Genus endemic to this region

Myrcidris

Genus endemic to this region

Myrmecina

Myrmecocystus

Myrmelachista

Genus endemic to this region

Myrmica

Myrmicocrypta

Genus endemic to this region

Neivamyrmex

Neocerapachys

Genus endemic to this region

Neoponera

Nesomyrmex

Nomamyrmex

Novomessor

Nylanderia

Ochetomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Octostruma

Genus endemic to this region

Odontomachus

Ooceraea

Oxyepoecus

Genus endemic to this region

Pachycondyla

Paramycetophylax

Genus endemic to this region

Paraponera

Genus endemic to this region

Paratrachymyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Paratrechina

Patagonomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Perissomyrmex

Phalacromyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Pheidole

Plagiolepis

Platythyrea

Pogonomyrmex

Polyergus

Ponera

Poneracantha

Prenolepis

Prionopelta

Probolomyrmex

Proceratium

Procryptocerus

Genus endemic to this region

Protalaridris

Genus endemic to this region

Pseudoatta

Genus endemic to this region

Pseudomyrmex

Pseudoponera

Rasopone

Genus endemic to this region

Rhopalothrix

Rogeria

Sericomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Simopelta

Genus endemic to this region

Solenopsis

Sphinctomyrmex

Stegomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Stenamma

Strumigenys

Syllophopsis

Syscia

Talaridris

Genus endemic to this region

Tapinoma

Tatuidris

Genus endemic to this region

Technomyrmex

Temnothorax

Tetramorium

Thaumatomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Trachymyrmex

Tranopelta

Genus endemic to this region

Trichomyrmex

Tropidomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Typhlomyrmex

Veromessor

Wadeura

Genus endemic to this region

Wasmannia

Xenomyrmex

Xerolitor

Genus endemic to this region

Zatania

Genus endemic to this region