List of Minnesota ants
Encyclopedia
This List of Minnesota ants lists all identified ant
species found within Minnesota
's borders.
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
species found within Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
's borders.
Myrmicinae
- Aphaenogaster mariae
- A. picea
- A. picea rudis
- A. tennesseensis
- A. treatae
- Crematogaster cerasi
- Crematogaster lineolata
- Harpagoxenus canadensisHarpagoxenus canadensisHarpagoxenus canadensis is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is found in Canada and the United States.-Source:* Social Insects Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
- Leptothorax ambiguous
- L. longispinosus
- L. muscorum
- L. texanus
- L. texanus davisi
- Monomorium minimum
- M. pharaonisPharaoh antThe pharaoh ant is a small yellow or light brown, almost transparent ant notorious for being a major indoor nuisance pest, especially in hospitals. The origin of this "tramp" ant is uncertain, although favoured alternatives include West Africa and Indonesia...
Pharaoh ant - Myrmica alaskensi
- M. americana
- M. detrinodis
- M. emeryana
- M. evanida
- M. fracticornis
- M. incomplete
- M. lobifrons
- M. punctiventris
- M. sculptilis
- Pheidole bicarinata
- P. pilifera
- Protomognathus americanusProtomognathus americanusProtomognathus americanus is a species of ant that is 2-3 mm in size. It is endemic to the northeastern United States and adjacent Canadian regions. P. americanus is a species of slave maker ant. They do not forage for food, but instead 'scout workers' from the colony seek out nearby host colonies...
- Smithistruma perandei (Strumigenys pergandei)
- S. pulchella (Strumigenys pulchella)
- Solenopsis molestaSolenopsis molestaSolenopsis molesta, also known as thief ants, get their names from their habit of nesting close to other ant nests, from which they steal food. They are also called grease ants because they are attracted to grease.-Appearance:...
- Stenamma brevicorne
- S. diecki
- S. impar
- S. schmitti
Dolichoderinae
- Dolichoderus mariaeDolichoderus mariaeDolichoderus mariae is a species of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae and is found in North America.-Description:This ant is distinctively coloured with the head, antennae, thorax, legs and petiole and the anterior part of the first abdominal segment reddish or ochre-brown. The remainder of the...
- Dolichoderus plagiatus (Hypoclinea plagiata)
- D. pustulatus (Hypoclinea pustulatas)
- D. taschenbergi (Hypoclinea taschenbergi)
- Dorymyrmex pyramicus
- Forelius pruinosus (Iridomyrmex pruinosum)
- Tapinoma melanocephalumTapinoma melanocephalumTapinoma melanocephalum is a species of ant that goes by the common name ghost ant.They are recognised by their dark head and pale or translucent legs and gaster . This colouring makes this tiny ant seem even smaller....
Ghost Ant (tropical species found in greenhouses in Hennepin and Ramsey counties) - T. sessile
Formicinae
- Acanthomyops clavige
- A. interjectus
- A. latipes
- A. occidentalis
- A. plumopilosus
- A. pubescens
- A. subglaber
- Brachymyrmex depilis
- Camponotus americanusCamponotus americanusCamponotus americanus is a species of carpenter ant. The ant is above average in length with worker ants being long. Despite normally nesting in soil, it is known that the species may nest under stones, under litter, or in rotten logs....
- C. discolor (C. caryae discolor)
- C. herculeanus
- C. modoc (C. pennsylvanicus modoc)
- C. nearcticus
- C. noveboracensis
- C. pennsylvanicus
- Formica argentea
- F. aserva (F. subnuda)
- F. bradleyi
- F. ciliate
- F. dakotensis
- F. emeryi
- F. exsectoides
- F. fossaceps
- F. fuscaFormica fuscaFormica fusca, the common black ant of Europe, is a palaearctic ant with a range extending from Portugal in the west to Japan in the east and from Italy in the south to Fennoscandia in the north. F...
- F. glacialis
- F. hewitti
- F. impexa
- F. incerta
- F. lasioides
- F. limata
- F. montana
- F. neogagates
- F. neorufibarbis
- F. obscuripes
- F. obscuriventris(F. rufa gymnamma)
- F. obtusopilosa
- F. nitidiventris
- F. oreas comptula
- F. podzolica
- F. reflexa
- F. spatulata
- F. subsericea
- F. pergandei(F. sublucida)
- F. ulkei
- F. whymperi adamsi
- Lasius alienus (L. alienus americanus)
- L. minutus (L. bicornis minutus)
- L. flavus (L. brevicornis)
- L. nearcticus (L. flavus nearcticus)
- L. neoniger (L. niger neoniger)
- L. pallitarsis
- L. speculiventris
- L. subumbratus
- L. umbratus (L. subumbratus epinotalis, L. umbratus aphidcola)
- Paratrechina parvula
- Polyergus brevicepsPolyergus brevicepsPolyergus breviceps is a species of ant which is endemic to the United States. It is a social parasite of other ants, namely of Formica gnava but also of Formica occulta and Formica argentea. Polyergus is an inquiline parasite, having lost its ability to take care of its young and themselves...
(rusfescens fusciventris, rufescens fusciventris) - Prenolepis impairs