Subfamily Genus Species SpeciesAuthorDate Distribution Identification SimilarSpecies Biology Notes References TextAuthor RevDate Intr. Endemic OriginalCombination CurrentValidName TypeLocality Comments Myrmicinae Adelomyrmex SC01 Myrmicinae Adelomyrmex SC02 Myrmicinae Adelomyrmex SC03 Myrmicinae Adelomyrmex SC04 Amblyoponinae Stigmatomma besucheti "Baroni Urbani, 1978" Inner Seychelles: La Digue. Endemic. Amblyoponinae Stigmatomma SC01 Ponerinae Anochetus madagascarensis "Forel, 1887" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from the Comoros (Grande Comore, Anjouan) and Madagascar." Ponerinae Anochetus pattersoni Ponerinae Anochetus SC01 Formicinae Anoplolepis gracilipes "(Smith, 1857)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Anonyme, Conception, St. Anne, Thérèse, Praslin, Cousin, La Digue, Félicité, Marianne, Petite Soeur, Bird, Denis. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega." 1 Formicinae Brachymyrmex cordemoyi "Forel, 1895" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, L'Islette, Silhouette, Cousin, Praslin, Chauve Souris, Grande Soeur, Petite Soeur, Aride, Fregate. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded the Comores (Moheli), Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and Agalega." 1 Formicinae Camponotus auropubens Formicinae Camponotus auropubens aldabrensis "Forel, 1897" Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from the Comores (Grande Comore). Nominale species is known from the Ethiopian Region. Formicinae Camponotus grandidieri "Forel, 1886" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Round, Silhouette, Praslin, Aride, Chauve Souris, Cousin, Cousine, Curieuse, St. Pierre, Albatross, Grande Soeur, Petite Soeur, Fregate – Farquhar Group: Farquhar – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Known from the Ethiopian Region. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from the Comores (Grande Comore, Moheli, Anjouan), Madagascar, Mauritius and Europa." Formicinae Camponotus hova "Forel, 1891" "Inner Seychelles: L'Islette, Round, Thérèse, North, Aride, Cousin, Curieuse – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar and Juan de Nova." Formicinae Camponotus hova boivini "Forel, 1891" Inner Seychelles: Mahé. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar and Chagos. Formicinae Camponotus hova fulvus "Emery, 1894" "Inner Seychelles Mahé, Silhouette, Praslin. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Chagos." Formicinae Camponotus hova_cf01 Formicinae Camponotus maculatus "(Fabricius, 1782)" "Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Known from the Ethiopian Region. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from the Comores (Grande Comore, Moheli), Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius." Formicinae Camponotus maculatus_cf01 Formicinae Camponotus maculatus_cf02 Formicinae Camponotus olivieri freyeri "Santschi, 1915" Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Endemic. Nominale species is known from the Ethiopian Region. Formicinae Camponotus robecchii assumptionis "Crawley, 1921" Aldabra Group: Assumption. Endemic. Nominale species is known from the Ethiopian Region. Formicinae Camponotus thomasseti "Forel, 1912" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Conception, Thérèse, Silhouette, Curieuse. Endemic." Myrmicinae Cardiocondyla emeryi "Forel, 1881" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Anonyme, Conception, Thérèse, Silhouette, North, Cousin, Curieuse, Albatross, Félicité, Grande Soeur, Marianne, Petite Soeur, Bird, Denis – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Known from the southern Palearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar, Mauritius and Agalega." 1 Myrmicinae Cardiocondyla minutior "Forel, 1899" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Praslin. Endemic." Myrmicinae Cardiocondyla nuda Myrmicinae Cardiocondyla SC01 Myrmicinae Cardiocondyla wroughtonii Myrmicinae Carebara fas05 Cerapachyinae Cerapachys biroi Cerapachyinae Cerapachys SC01 Myrmicinae Crematogaster gibba "Emery, 1894" "Distribution: Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Praslin. Endemic." Myrmicinae Crematogaster rasoherinae "Forel, 1891" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette." Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar. Myrmicinae Crematogaster voeltzkowi Proceratiinae Discothyrea SC01 Proceratiinae Discothyrea SC02 Proceratiinae Discothyrea SC03 Proceratiinae Discothyrea SCm01 Ponerinae Hypoponera johannae "(Forel, 1891)" Inner Seychelles: La Digue. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar and Mauritius. Ponerinae Hypoponera MG069 Ponerinae Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger) 1859 Ponerinae Hypoponera ragusai "(Emery, 1894)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Cousine, Albatross. Known from the Ethiopian Region." Ponerinae Hypoponera SC01 Ponerinae Hypoponera SC02 Ponerinae Hypoponera SC03 Ponerinae Leptogenys falcigera "Roger, 1861" Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Known from the Oriental and Australian Regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar. 1 Ponerinae Leptogenys maxillosa "(Smith, 1858)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Cousin, Grande Soeur, Bird, Denis – Amirantes: Rémire – Coetivy – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded the Comores (Moheli), Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius." 1 Myrmicinae Monomorium cryptobium Santschi (1921) Myrmicinae Monomorium destructor "(Jerdon, 1851)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Praslin, Fregate. Known from all zoogeographical regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar and Mauritius." 1 Myrmicinae Monomorium floricola "(Jerdon, 1851)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette, Aride, Cousin, Chauve Souris, Albatross, Félicité, Grande Soeur, Marianne, Petite Soeur – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from the Comores, Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega." 1 Myrmicinae Monomorium madecassum Myrmicinae Monomorium pharaonis "(Linné, 1758)" "Farquhar Group: Cerf. Known from all zoogeographical regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Agalega and Juan de Nova." 1 Myrmicinae Monomorium SC01 Myrmicinae Monomorium sechellense "Emery, 1894" "Inner Seychelles: Silhouette, North, Marianne. Known from the Oriental and Australian Regions." Myrmicinae Monomorium termitobium Formicinae Nylanderia amblyops Formicinae Nylanderia bourbonica "(Forel, 1886)" "A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Réunion, Mauritius, Cargados and Agalega." 1 Formicinae Nylanderia bourbonica farquharensis "(Forel, 1907)" Distribution: Farquhar Group: Farquhar. Endemic unavailable name: Prenolepis bourbonica bourbonica farquharensis n. var.: Forel 1907b: Formicinae Nylanderia madagascarensis sechellensis "(Emery, 1894)" Inner Seychelles: Mahé. Endemic. Formicinae Nylanderia mixta "(Forel, 1897)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette, Praslin. Endemic." Formicinae Nylanderia SC01 Formicinae Nylanderia SC02 Formicinae Nylanderia SC03 Formicinae Nylanderia steinheili "(Forel, 1893)" Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Known from the Neotropical Region. 1 Formicinae Nylanderia vividula "(Nylander, 1846)" Inner Seychelles: Mahé. Known from all zoogeographical regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Mauritius Formicinae Nylanderia vividula_cf01 Ponerinae Odontomachus simillimus "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Conception, L'Islette, Round, Thérèse, Silhouette, North, Praslin, Aride, Chauve Souris, Cousin, Cousine, Curieuse, Albatross, Félicité, Grande Soeur, Marianne, Petite Soeur, Bird, Denis." Ponerinae Pachycondyla melanaria Ponerinae Pachycondyla melanaria macra "(Emery, 1894)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Conception, Praslin, Cousin, Grande Soeur. Endemic. The nominale species is known from the Oriental and Australian Regions." Formicinae Paraparatrechina albipes Formicinae Paratrechina longicornis "(Latreille, 1802)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Aride, Chauve Souris, Cousin, Cousine, Grande Soeur, Fregate – Coetivy – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega." 1 Myrmicinae Pheidole braueri "Forel, 1897" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette. Endemic." Myrmicinae Pheidole flavens farquharensis "Forel, 1907" Distribution: Farquhar Group: Farquhar. Endemic. The nominale species is known from the Neotropical Regions. unavailable name: Pheidole flavens flavens farquharensis n. var.: Forel 1907b: 91 Myrmicinae Pheidole megacephala "(Fabricius, 1793)" "Inner Seychelles: Cousin, Cousine – Amirantes: Desroches – Coetivy – Farquhar Group: Farquhar. Known from all zoogeographical regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from the Comores (Anjouan, Mayotte), Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Tromelin and Agalega." 1 Myrmicinae Pheidole megacephala scabrior "Forel, 1891" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Round, Marianne, Praslin, La Digue. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from the Comores (Anjouan), Madagascar and Mauritius." Myrmicinae Pheidole MG150 Myrmicinae Pheidole picata "Forel, 1891" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from the Comores (Mayotte), Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, the Cargados Islands and Juan de Nova." Myrmicinae Pheidole punctulata "(Mayr, 1866)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Long, Marianne, Round, Silhouette, Praslin, Cousine, La Digue, Grande Soeur, Aride, Bird – Amirantes: Desroches – Coetivy – Farquhar Group: Farquhar – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Known from the Ethiopian Region. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from the Comores (Grande Comore, Anjouan) and Madagascar." Myrmicinae Pheidole SCm01 Myrmicinae Pheidole voeltzkowii "Forel, 1894" Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar. Formicinae Plagiolepis alluaudi "Emery, 1894" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Conception, Thérèse, Silhouette, North, Curieuse, Félicité, Marianne – Farquhar Group: Farquhar. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar and Réunion." 1 Formicinae Plagiolepis BMNH05 Formicinae Plagiolepis BMNH06 Formicinae Plagiolepis BMNH07 Formicinae Plagiolepis exigua "Forel, 1894" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Conception, Thérèse, Silhouette, Praslin, Aride, Curieuse, Grande Soeur, Petite Soeur. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar." 1 Formicinae Plagiolepis madecassa "Forel, 1892" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Anonyme, Silhouette, Praslin, Felicité, Aride – Amirantes: Desroches – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from the Comores (Mayotte), Madagascar and Rodrigues." Ponerinae Platythyrea parallela "(Smith, 1859)" Inner Seychelles: Praslin. Known from the Oriental and Australian Regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar. Ponerinae Ponera exotica Ponerinae Ponera SC01 Ponerinae Ponera SC02 Amblyoponinae Prionopelta descarpentriesi "Santschi, 1924" "Inner Seychelles: Silhouette, Petite Soeur. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar." Amblyoponinae Prionopelta SC01 Proceratiinae Proceratium SC01 Proceratiinae Proceratium SC02 Proceratiinae Proceratium SCm01 Proceratiinae Proceratium SCm02 Myrmicinae Solenopsis seychellensis "Forel, 1909" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Conception, Silhouette. Endemic." Myrmicinae Strumigenys emmae "(Emery, 1890)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette, Cousine, Grande Soeur, Petite Soeur – Aldabra Group: Aldabra." Known from the Ethiopian and Oriental Regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Réunion. Myrmicinae Strumigenys godeffroyi "Mayr, 1866" Inner Seychelles: Mahé. A tramp species known from the Oriental and Australian Regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Mauritius. Myrmicinae Strumigenys rogeri "Emery, 1890" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette, Cousin. A pantropical tramp species. Also in hot houses and constant heated buildings in the temperated zone. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius." 1 Myrmicinae Strumigenys scotti "Forel, 1912" Inner Seychelles: Silhouette. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar. Dolichoderinae Tapinoma melanocephalum "(Fabricius, 1793)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Conception, L'Islette, Silhouette, North, Praslin, Aride, Cousin, Cousine, Albatross, Félicité, Grande Soeur, Marianne, Petite Soeur, Bird – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Known from all zoogeographical regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius." 1 Dolichoderinae Tapinoma subtile Santschi 1911a:125 Dolichoderinae Technomyrmex albipes "(Smith, 1861)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Anonyme, Cerf, Conception, Round, Thérèse, Silhouette, North, Praslin, Aride, Cousin, Cousine, Chauve Souris, Curieuse, St. Pierre, Albatross, Félicité, Grande Soeur, Marianne, Petite Soeur, Fregate, Bird, Denis. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and Agalega." 1 Dolichoderinae Technomyrmex difficilis "Forel, 1892" Inner Seychelles. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar. Dolichoderinae Technomyrmex mayri "Forel, 1891" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar." Dolichoderinae Technomyrmex pallipes "Emery, 1893" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Long, Silhouette, North – Farquhar Group: Farquhar. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar. A further subspecies is known from the Ethiopian Region." Dolichoderinae Technomyrmex SC01 Dolichoderinae Technomyrmex vitiensis Myrmicinae Terataner scotti "(Forel, 1912)" "Inner Seychelles: Silhouette, Praslin. Endemic." Myrmicinae Tetramorium bicarinatum "(Nylander, 1846)" "Inner Seychelles: North, Cousin, Grande Soeur, Petite Soeur, Fregate, Bird – Aldabra Group: Cosmoledo. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar, Réunion and the Cargados Islands." 1 Myrmicinae Tetramorium lanuginosum "Mayr, 1870" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette, Aride, Cousin, Félicité – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Known from all zoogeographical regions. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Réunion and Mauritius." 1 Myrmicinae Tetramorium sericeiventre "Emery, 1877" "Aldabra Group: Aldabra, Cosmoledo. Known from the Ethiopian Region. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar and Juan de Nova." Myrmicinae Tetramorium scytalum "Bolton, 1979" Aldabra Group: Aldabra. Endemic to the Malagasy Subregion. Recorded from Madagascar. Myrmicinae Tetramorium simillimum "(Smith, 1851)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette, Aride, Cousin, Albatross, Grande Soeur, Petite Soeur – Amirantes: D'Arros – Aldabra Group: Aldabra. A pantropical tramp species. In the Malagasy Subregion recorded from Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius." 1 Myrmicinae Tetramorium pacificum Pseudomyrmecinae Tetraponera rufonigra "(Jerdon, 1851)" "Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Silhouette. Known from the Oriental Region." Myrmicinae Vollenhovia oblonga alluaudi Myrmicinae Vollenhovia piroskae "Forel, 1912" Inner Seychelles: Silhouette. Endemic. Two further subspecies are recorded from the Oriental Region.