Formicidae

Preliminary List of Ants (Formicidae) of Alberta
James Glasier, MSc. Candidate Conservation Biology Department of Renewable Resources Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H1
* indicates ant species that have been reported in Alberta by other publications, but have not been encountered by the author.

◊ indicates ant species that would be predicted to be in Alberta, but have not been encountered by the author.
Subfamily Dolichoderinae
Genus Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus taschenbergi (Mayr)
Genus Tapinoma Tapinoma sessile (Say)
Subfamily Formicinae
Genus Camponotus
Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus)
Camponotus laevigatus (Smith) *
Camponotus modoc Wheeler
Camponotus nearcticus Emery
Camponotus novaeboracensis (Fitch)
Camponotus vicinus Mayr *
Genus Formica
Formica accreta Francoeur
Formica adamsi whymperi Wheeler
Formica aserva Forel
Formica argentea Wheeler
Formica bradleyi Wheeler
Formica canadensis Santschi
Formica dakotensis Emery
Formica densiventris Viereck
Formica emeryi Krausse ◊
Formica fossaceps Buren
Formica fusca Linnaeus ◊
Formica glacialis Wheeler
Formica hewitti Wheeler
Formica impexa Wheeler
Formica integroides Wheeler
Formica lasioides Emery
Formica limata Wheeler
Formica microgyna Wheeler
Formica montana Wheeler
Formica neoclara Emery
Formica neogagates Emery
Formica neorufibarbis Emery
Formica obscuripes Forel
Formica obscuriventris Mayr
Formica obtusopilosa Emery
Formica opaciventris Emery
Formica oreas comptula Wheeler
Formica perpilosa Wheeler
Formica planipilis Creighton
Formica podzolica Francoeur
Formica puberula Emery
Formica ravida Creighton
Formica rubicunda Emery
Formica subintegra Wheeler
Formica subpolita Mayr
Formica ulkei Emery
Genus Lasius
Lasius alienus (Fvrster)
Lasius coloradensis Wheeler
Lasius crypticus Wilson
Lasius fallax (Fabricius)
Lasius flavus (Fabricius)
Lasius latipes (Linnaeus)
Lasius neoniger Emery
Lasius niger (Linnaeus)
Lasius pallitarsis (Procancher)
Lasius subglaber (Emery)
Lasius subumbratus Viereck
Lasius umbratus (Nylander)
Genus Polygerus
Polygerus breviceps Emery
Subfamily Myrmecinae
Genus Solenopsis
Solenopsis molesta (Say)
Genus Formicoxenus
Formicoxenus hirticornis (Emery)
Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur
Formicoxenus provancheri (Emery)
Genus Leptothorax
Leptothorax athabasca Buschinger & Schulz
Leptothorax faberi Buschinger *
Leptothorax muscorum (Nylander)
Leptothorax pocahontas (Buschinger) *
Leptothorax retractus Francoeur)
Leptothorax wilsoni Heinze
Genus Manica
Manica hunteri (Wheeler)
Manica invidia Bolton *
Genus Monomorium
Monomorium minimum (Buckley)
Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus)
Genus Myrmica
Myrmica ab001, near americana
Myrmica ab002, near crassirugis
Myrmica alaskensis Wheeler
Myrmica americana Weber
Myrmica brevispinosa Wheeler
Myrmica crassirugis Francoeur *
Myrmica detritinodis Emery
Myrmica fracticornis Forel
Myrmica incompleta Provancher
Myrmica latifrons Storcke
Myrmica lobifrons Pergande
Myrmica nearctica Weber
Genus Pogonomyrmex
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Cresson)
Pogonomyrmex salinus Olsen
Genus Temnothorax
Temnothorax ambiguus (Emery)
Temnothorax fragosus (Mackay and Buschinger
Temnothorax rugatulus Emery
web page updated January 28, 2011