List of ants of Sweden

Over 80 species of ants can be found in Sweden, distributed across 21 genera belonging to four subfamilies.

Genera

Species

Subfamily	Species	Swedish name	Conservation status[lower-alpha 1]	Image	Ref
Dolichoderinae	Linepithema humile[lower-alpha 2]	Invasionsmyra	N/A		[2]
Dolichoderinae	Tapinoma ambiguum	Alvarmyra	LC		[3]
Dolichoderinae	Tapinoma melanocephalum[lower-alpha 2]	Mindre husmyra	N/A		[4]
Dolichoderinae	Technomyrmex albipes	Vitfotsmyra	N/A		[5]
Formicinae	Camponotus fallax	Ekhästmyra	CR		[6][7]
Formicinae	Camponotus herculeanus	Hushästmyra	LC		[8]
Formicinae	Camponotus ligniperda	Jordhästmyra	LC		[9]
Formicinae	Camponotus vagus[lower-alpha 3]	Sothästmyra	RE		[10][11]
Formicinae	Formica aquilonia	Nordskogsmyra	LC		[12]
Formicinae	Formica bruni	Sydhedmyra	LC		[13]
Formicinae	Formica cinerea	Gråmyra	LC		[14]
Formicinae	Formica cunicularia	Brun slavmyra	LC		[15]
Formicinae	Formica exsecta	Hårig hedmyra	LC		[16]
Formicinae	Formica foreli	Matt hedmyra	LC		[17]
Formicinae	Formica forsslundi	Mindre hedmyra	LC		[18]
Formicinae	Formica fusca	Svart slavmyra	LC		[19]
Formicinae	Formica gagatoides	Fjällmyra	LC		[20]
Formicinae	Formica lemani	Nordslavmyra	LC		[21]
Formicinae	Formica lugubris	Hårig skogsmyra	LC		[22]
Formicinae	Formica lusatica	Större slavmyra	LC		[23]
Formicinae	Formica picea	Vitmossmyra	LC		[24]
Formicinae	Formica polyctena	Kal skogsmyra	LC		[25]
Formicinae	Formica pratensis	Ängsmyra	LC		[26]
Formicinae	Formica pressilabris	Blank hedmyra	LC		[27]
Formicinae	Formica rufa	Röd skogsmyra	LC		[28]
Formicinae	Formica rufibarbis	Röd slavmyra	LC		[29]
Formicinae	Formica sanguinea	Blodröd rövarmyra	LC		[30]
Formicinae	Formica suecica	Ljus hedmyra	LC		[31]
Formicinae	Formica transkaukasica	Vitmossemyra	LC		[32]
Formicinae	Formica truncorum	Stubbmyra	LC		[33]
Formicinae	Formica uralensis	Uralmyra	LC		[34]
Formicinae	Lasius alienus	Hedjordmyra	LC		[35]
Formicinae	Lasius bicornis	Stubbjordmyra	EN		[36][37]
Formicinae	Lasius brunneus	Brun trämyra	LC		[38]
Formicinae	Lasius carniolicus	Citronjordmyra	LC		[39]
Formicinae	Lasius flavus	Gul tuvmyra	LC		[40]
Formicinae	Lasius fuliginosus	Blanksvart trämyra	LC		[41]
Formicinae	Lasius meridionalis	Kustjordmyra	LC		[42]
Formicinae	Lasius mixtus	Vinterjordmyra	LC		[43]
Formicinae	Lasius niger	trädgårdsmyra	LC		[44]
Formicinae	Lasius paralienus	kalkjordmyra	LC		[45]
Formicinae	Lasius platythorax	Skogsjordmyra	LC		[46]
Formicinae	Lasius psammophilus	Sandjordmyra	LC		[47]
Formicinae	Lasius sabularum	Höstjordmyra	LC		[48]
Formicinae	Lasius umbratus	Ängsjordmyra	LC		[49]
Formicinae	Paratrechina longicornis[lower-alpha 2]	Slank växthusmyra	N/A		[50]
Formicinae	Paratrechina vividula[lower-alpha 2]	Hårig växthusmyra	N/A		[51]
Formicinae	Polyergus rufescens	Amasonmyra	CR		[52][53]
Myrmicinae	Anergates atratulus	Gökmyra	LC		[54]
Myrmicinae	Formicoxenus nitidulus	Gästmyra	LC		[55]
Myrmicinae	Harpagoxenus sublaevis	Rostbrun rövarmyra	LC		[56]
Myrmicinae	Leptothorax acervorum	Hårig smalmyra	LC		[57]
Myrmicinae	Leptothorax goesswaldi	Parasitsmalmyra	CR		[58][59]
Myrmicinae	Leptothorax gredleri	Eksmalmyra	LC		[60]
Myrmicinae	Leptothorax kutteri	Snyltsmalmyra	LC		[61]
Myrmicinae	Leptothorax muscorum	Tallsmalmyra	LC		[62]
Myrmicinae	Monomorium floricola[lower-alpha 2]	Mörk faraomyra	N/A		[63]
Myrmicinae	Monomorium pharaonis	Faraomyra	LC		[64]
Myrmicinae	Myrmecina graminicola	Trögmyra	LC		[65]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica gallienii	Strandrödmyra	LC		[66]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica hellenica[lower-alpha 4]	Mindre rödmyra	N/A		[67]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica hirsuta	Hårig rödmyra	LC		[68]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica karavajevi	Snyltrödmyra	LC		[69]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica lobicornis	Mörk rödmyra	LC		[70]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica lonae	Skålrödmyra	LC		[71]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica rubra	Trädgårdsrödmyra	LC		[72]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica ruginodis	Skogsrödmyra	LC		[73]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica rugulosa	Sandrödmyra	LC		[74]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica sabuleti	Hedrödmyra	LC		[75]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica scabrinodis	Ängsrödmyra	LC		[76]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica schencki	Fältrödmyra	LC		[77]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica specioides	Dynrödmyra	NT		[78][79]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica sulcinodis	Större rödmyra	LC		[80]
Myrmicinae	Myrmica vandeli	Prydlig rödmyra	LC		[81]
Myrmicinae	Solenopsis fugax	Tjuvmyra	EN		[82][83]
Myrmicinae	Stenamma debile	Skuggmyra	LC		[84]
Myrmicinae	Strongylognathus testaceus[lower-alpha 5]	sabelmyra	EN		[85][86]
Myrmicinae	Temnothorax affinis	Kvistsmalmyra	LC		[87]
Myrmicinae	Temnothorax corticalis	Barksmalmyra	LC		[88]
Myrmicinae	Temnothorax interruptus	Hedsmalmyra	NT		[89][90]
Myrmicinae	Temnothorax nylanderi	Skogssmalmyra	LC		[91]
Myrmicinae	Temnothorax parvulus	Busksmalmyra	LC		[92]
Myrmicinae	Temnothorax tuberum	Mörkhuvad smalmyra	LC		[93]
Myrmicinae	Tetramorium caespitum	Grästorvmyra	LC		[94]
Ponerinae	Hypoponera punctatissima	Kompostmyra	LC		[95]

Endangered species

The Red List of the Swedish Species Information Center at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences lists two species as near threatened and six threatened: three endangered and three critically endangered.^{[lower-alpha 6]} One species, Camponotus vagus, is extinct in Sweden,^[11] but is still widespread in Central Europe.^[97]

Notes

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