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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Europe |
| Subregion | Northern Europe |
| BioRegion | Palaearctic Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 4 |
| Genera | 27 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 80 |
| Endemic Species | 5 |
| % Endemic Species | 6.3% |
| Introduced Species | 2 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 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 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Information about the ants of the United Kingdom is also available at the BWARS (Bees, wasps and ants recording Society) website
Aphaenogaster
Camponotus
- Camponotus britteni Donisthorpe, 1931
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla britteni Crawley, 1920
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792)
- Crematogaster terminalis (Shuckard, 1838)
Formica
- Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1951
- Formica candida Smith, F., 1878
- Formica clara
- Formica cunicularia Latreille, 1798
- Formica exsecta Nylander, 1846
- Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758
- Formica lemani Bondroit, 1917
- Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838
- Formica picea
- Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783
- Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
- Formica rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793
- Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798
Formicoxenus
- Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846)
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera gibbinota (Forel, 1912)
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
Lasius
- Lasius alienus
- Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)
- Lasius emarginatus
- Lasius flavus
- Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)
- Lasius meridionalis
- Lasius mixtus
- Lasius neglectus
- Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lasius platythorax Seifert 1991
- Lasius psammophilus
- Lasius sabularum
- Lasius umbratus
Leptothorax
Linepithema
Monomorium
- Monomorium floricola
- Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monomorium salomonis
Myrmecina
- Myrmecina graminicola (Latreille, 1802)
Myrmica
- Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978
- Myrmica karavajevi
- Myrmica lobicornis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica lonae
- Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861
- Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica schencki Emery, 1895
- Myrmica specioides Bondroit,, 1918
- Myrmica sulcinodis Nylander, 1846
- Myrmica vandeli
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia braueri donisthorpei (Forel, 1908)
- Nylanderia vividula
Paratrechina
Pheidole
- Pheidole megacephala
- Pheidole punctatissima Mayr, 1870 (introduced)
Plagiolepis
- Plagiolepis pallescens Forel, 1889
Ponera
- Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802
- Ponera testacea (Emery, 1895)
Prenolepis
- Prenolepis nitens (Mayr, 1853)
Solenopsis
- Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798)
Stenamma
- Stenamma debile
- Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839
Strongylognathus
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
Tapinoma
- Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille, 1798)
- Tapinoma ibericum Santschi, 1925
- Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
- Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793
Temnothorax
- Temnothorax albipennis (Curtis)
- Temnothorax interruptus
- Temnothorax nylanderi
- Temnothorax unifasciatus
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium atratulum (Schenck, 1852)
- Tetramorium caespitum
- Tetramorium caldarium
- Tetramorium simillimum
Trichomyrmex
- Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851) (introduced)
Fossils known from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
REFERENCES
- Attewell, P. J., C. A. Collingwood and A. Godfrey. 2010. Ponera testacea (Emery, 1895) (Hym: Formicidae) new to Britain from Dungeness, East Kent. Entomologists Record and Journal of Variation 122: 113-119.
- Baroni Urbani, C.; Collingwood, C. A. 1976. A numerical analysis of the distribution of British Formicidae (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 85:51-91. [1976-03-31]
- Blacker, N.C. & Collingwood, C.A. 2002. Some significant new records of ants from the Salisbury area, South Wiltshire, England, with a key to the British species of Lasius. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 15: 25-46.
- Collingwood, C. A. 1958b. A key to the species of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) found in Britain. Trans. Soc. Br. Entomol. 13: 69-96.