Sweden

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Sweden. 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 Sweden ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Sweden Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

C

• Camponotus herculeanus Linnaeus, 1758

F

• Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955

• Formica forsslundi Lohmander, 1949

• Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838

• Formica polyctena Foerster, 1850

• Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783

• Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761

• Formica suecica Adlerz, 1902

• Formica uralensis Ruzsky, 1895

• Formicoxenus nitidulus Nylander, 1846

H

• Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

L

• Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798)

• Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)

• Leptothorax acervorum Fabricius, 1793

• Leptothorax goesswaldi Kutter, 1967

• Leptothorax gredleri Mayr, 1855

• Leptothorax kutteri Buschinger, 1966

M

• Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802

• Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920

• Myrmica hirsuta Elmes, 1978

• Myrmica karavajevi Arnol’di, 1930

N

• Nylanderia vividula mjobergi Forel, 1908

T

• Temnothorax tuberum Fabricius, 1775