This checklist was made from a list found in "The Ants of Colorado" by Robert E Gregg (1963). This fine book is definitely the place to start if you are interested in Colorado ants. Gregg states there are 165 species in the state, which included three species he had not recorded but fully expected to be found there. In his "ants.. in relation to" tables, 162 species are given. This list gives the 162 species given from table 8. Unfortunately more than a few of the species names given in Gregg's opus are no longer correct. All the species in this current list conform to Bolton (1995).
Like many western states that have not had any recent, extensive ant survey work done, there are likely to be numerous undescribed species present - both among collected material that has been misidentified as a know species and under rocks that are just waiting to be turned over.....
Printable PDF - species list
Subfamily DolichoderinaeDorymyrmex pyramicusForelius foetidus Iridomyrmex pruinosus analis Liometopum apiculatum Liometopum occidentale luctuosum Tapinoma sessile Subfamily EcitoninaeEciton nigrescensSubfamily FormicinaeBrachymyrmex depilisCamponotus herculeanus Camponotus laevigatus Camponotus ligniperdus noveboracensis Camponotus nearcticus Camponotus pennsylvanicus modoc Camponotus rasilis Camponotus sansabeanus Camponotus vicinus Formica altipetens Formica bradleyi Formica ciliata Formica cinera lepida Formica comata Formica criniventris Formica dakotensis montigena Formica emeryi Formica exsectoides Formica fusca Formica fusca argenta Formica hewitti Formica integra haemorrhoidalis Formica integroides coloradensis Formica intergroides planipilis Formica intergroides propimqua Formica laeviceps Formica lasioides Formica limata Formica microgyna Formica mucescens Formica neoclara Formica neogagates Formica neorufibarbis Formica neorufibarbis gelida Formica obscuripes Formica obscuriventris Formica obscuriventris cliva Formica obtusopilosa Formica opaciventris Formica oreas Formica pallidefulva Formica pallidefulva nitidiventris Formica perpilosa Formica pruinosa Formica puberula Formica rasilis Formica rasilis densiventris Formica ravida Formica rubicunda Formica rufibarbis gnava Formica sanguinea subnuda Formica schaufussi dolosa Formica sublucida Formica subnitens Formica subpolita ficticia Formica wheeleri Formica whymperi alpina Lasius alienus americanus Lasius brevicornis Lasius brevicornis microps Lasius claviger Lasius claviger coloradensis Lasius flavus nearcticus Lasius humilis Lasius interjectus Lasius latipes Lasius murphyi Lasius niger neoniger Lasius niger sitkaensis Lasius occidentalis Lasius pogonogynus Lasius subglaber Lasius subumbratus Lasius umbratus aphidicola Myrmecocystus melliger mendax Myrmecocystus mexicanus hortideorum Myrmecocystus navajo Myrmecocystus semirufus Polyergus bicolor Polyergus lucidus Polyergus rufescens breviceps Polyergus rufescens umbratus Prenolepis imparis coloradensis |
Bibliography:
Bolton, B. 1995. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Gregg, Robert E. 1963. The ants of Colorda. University of Colorado Press, Denver
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