Some species listed here could be native to all or part of this country, but are recorded as introduced or intercepted elsewhere.
[n] = native to the country but introduced elsewhere
[n?] = possibly native to at least some portion of country
Anoplolepis gracilipes
Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi [n?]
Cardiocondyla mauritanica
Cardiocondyla minutior
Cardiocondyla wroughtonii
Cerapachys biroi
Dolichoderus thoracicus [n?]
Hypoponera ragusai
Iridomyrmex anceps
Lasius alienus [n?]
Monomorium destructor
Monomorium pharaonis
Nylanderia bourbonica
Ochetellus glaber
Odontomachus simillimus
Paratrechina longicornis [n?]
Pheidole fervens
Pheidole megacephala
Plagiolepis exigua
Solenopsis geminata
Strumigenys emmae
Strumigenys godeffroyi
Strumigenys lewisi
Strumigenys membranifera
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Technomyrmex albipes
Technomyrmex vitiensis
Tetramorium bicarinatum
Tetramorium caespitum
Tetramorium caldarium
Tetramorium lanuginosum
Tetramorium pacificum
Tetramorium simillimum
Tetramorium tonganum
Original source | http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/India
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