Ants, ranked by commonness in publications. This is the whole list. All ant species (binomial names) which were found in at least 40 publications and with at least one mention after 1970.
- Solenopsis invicta, Solenopsis - red imported fire ant
- Formica rufa, Formica
- Lasius niger, Lasius
- Formica fusca, Formica - silky ant
- Oecophylla smaragdina, Oecophylla
- Formica polyctena, Formica
- Atta cephalotes, Atta
- Monomorium pharaonis, Monomorium - pharaoh ant
- Solenopsis geminata, Solenopsis - fire ant
- Myrmica rubra, Myrmica
- Solenopsis saevissima, Solenopsis
- Formica sanguinea, Formica
- Lasius flavus, Lasius
- Pheidole megacephala, Pheidole - bigheaded ant
- Oecophylla longinoda, Oecophylla
- Tetramorium caespitum, Tetramorium - pavement ant
- Atta sexdens, Atta
- Pogonomyrmex badius, Pogonomyrmex - florida harvester ant
- Atta texana, Atta - texas leafcutting ant
- Pogonomyrmex barbatus, Pogonomyrmex - red harvester ant
- Linepithema humile, Linepithema - argentine ant
- Cataglyphis bicolor, Cataglyphis
- Lasius fuliginosus, Lasius
- Solenopsis richteri, Solenopsis - black imported fire ant
- Lasius alienus, Lasius - cornfield ant
- Formica lugubris, Formica
- Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus - black carpenter ant
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, Pogonomyrmex - western harvester ant
- Camponotus herculeanus, Camponotus
- Paraponera clavata, Paraponera
- Acromyrmex octospinosus, Acromyrmex
- Myrmica ruginodis, Myrmica
- Polyergus rufescens, Polyergus
- Myrmica sabuleti, Myrmica
- Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pogonomyrmex - rough harvester ant
- Myrmica scabrinodis, Myrmica
- Eciton hamatum, Eciton
- Solenopsis xyloni, Solenopsis - southern fire ant
- Formica pratensis, Formica
- Pheidole pallidula, Pheidole
- Monomorium minimum, Monomorium - little black ant
- Wasmannia auropunctata, Wasmannia
- Leptothorax acervorum, Leptothorax
- Formica obscuripes, Formica - western thatching ant
- Formica exsectoides, Formica - allegheny mound ant
- Formica exsecta, Formica
- Tapinoma sessile, Tapinoma - odorous house ant
- Iridomyrmex purpureus, Iridomyrmex
- Myrmecia gulosa, Myrmecia
- Pheidole dentata, Pheidole
- Nothomyrmecia macrops, Nothomyrmecia (monotypic)
- Acanthomyops claviger, Acanthomyops - smaller yellow ant
- Harpagoxenus sublaevis, Harpagoxenus
- Formica aquilonia, Formica
- Lasius neoniger, Lasius
- Cataglyphis fortis, Cataglyphis
- Formica cinerea, Formica
- Myrmecia pilosula, Myrmecia
- Paratrechina longicornis, Paratrechina - crazy ant
- Camponotus vagus, Camponotus
- Neivamyrmex nigrescens, Neivamyrmex
- Solenopsis fugax, Solenopsis
- Ectatomma ruidum, Ectatomma
- Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex - california harvester ant
- Messor barbarus, Messor
- Acromyrmex versicolor, Acromyrmex
- Solenopsis molesta, Solenopsis - thief ant
- Tapinoma erraticum, Tapinoma
- Atta laevigata, Atta
- Cataglyphis cursor, Cataglyphis
- Myrmecocystus mimicus, Myrmecocystus
- Tapinoma melanocephalum, Tapinoma
- Formica rufibarbis, Formica
- Prenolepis imparis, Prenolepis
- Technomyrmex albipes, Technomyrmex
- Plagiolepis pygmaea, Plagiolepis
- Leptothorax nylanderi, Leptothorax
- Camponotus floridanus, Camponotus
- Lasius umbratus, Lasius
- Rhytidoponera metallica, Rhytidoponera
- Formica cunicularia, Formica
- Leptothorax curvispinosus, Leptothorax
- Camponotus compressus, Camponotus
- Ectatomma tuberculatum, Ectatomma
- Leptothorax unifasciatus, Leptothorax
- Messor pergandei, Messor
- Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Myrmecocystus
- Anoplolepis custodiens, Anoplolepis
- Formica subsericea, Formica
- Sphecomyrma freyi, Sphecomyrma
- Leptothorax duloticus, Leptothorax
- Formica truncorum, Formica
- Camponotus sericeus, Camponotus
- Formica subintegra, Formica
- Anoplolepis gracilipes, Anoplolepis
- Formica yessensis, Formica
- Pheidole bicarinata, Pheidole
- Formica schaufussi, Formica
- Myrmica schencki, Myrmica
- Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, Trachymyrmex
- Camponotus maculatus, Camponotus
- Crematogaster ashmeadi, Crematogaster
- Formicoxenus nitidulus, Formicoxenus
- Pogonomyrmex maricopa, Pogonomyrmex - maricopa harvester ant
- Crematogaster scutellaris, Crematogaster
- Teleutomyrmex schneideri, Teleutomyrmex
- Atta vollenweideri, Atta
- Camponotus socius, Camponotus
- Leptothorax muscorum, Leptothorax
- Monomorium destructor, Monomorium
- Atta mexicana, Atta
- Polyergus lucidus, Polyergus
- Leptothorax longispinosus, Leptothorax
- Lasius brunneus, Lasius
- Myrmica sulcinodis, Myrmica
- Pogonomyrmex desertorum, Pogonomyrmex
- Crematogaster longispina, Crematogaster
- Daceton armigerum, Daceton (monotypic)
- Myrmica lobicornis, Myrmica
- Melophorus bagoti, Melophorus
- Anergates atratulus, Anergates (monotypic)
- Leptothorax allardycei, Leptothorax
- Pheidole militicida, Pheidole
- Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus
- Camponotus femoratus, Camponotus
- Eciton rapax, Eciton
- Rhytidoponera impressa, Rhytidoponera
- Polyergus breviceps, Polyergus
- Tetramorium guineense, Tetramorium
- Amblyopone australis, Amblyopone
- Aphaenogaster longiceps, Aphaenogaster
- Camponotus modoc, Camponotus
- Camponotus rufipes, Camponotus
- Labidus praedator, Labidus
- Manica rubida, Manica
- Harpagoxenus canadensis, Harpagoxenus
- Myrmecina graminicola, Myrmecina
- Formica lemani, Formica
- Aneuretus simoni, Aneuretus (monotypic)
- Camponotus gigas, Camponotus
- Camponotus planatus, Camponotus
- Diacamma rugosum, Diacamma
- Dolichoderus thoracicus, Dolichoderus
- Formica pallidefulva, Formica
- Crematogaster peringueyi, Crematogaster
- Pachycondyla apicalis, Pachycondyla
- Pheidole desertorum, Pheidole
- Cyphomyrmex rimosus, Cyphomyrmex
- Formica ulkei, Formica
- Messor capitatus, Messor
- Pheidologeton diversus, Pheidologeton
- Rhytidoponera confusa, Rhytidoponera
- Camponotus lateralis, Camponotus
- Dolichoderus quadripunctatus, Dolichoderus
- Formica japonica, Formica
- Hypoponera punctatissima, Hypoponera
- Pheidole bicornis, Pheidole
- Acromyrmex landolti, Acromyrmex
- Crematogaster lineolata, Crematogaster
- Liometopum apiculatum, Liometopum
- Monomorium salomonis, Monomorium
- Pachycondyla villosa, Pachycondyla
- Amblyopone pallipes, Amblyopone
- Dorylus nigricans, Dorylus
- Odontomachus troglodytes, Odontomachus
- Camponotus acvapimensis, Camponotus
- Cephalotes atratus, Cephalotes
- Monomorium floricola, Monomorium
- Camponotus senex, Camponotus
- Harpegnathos saltator, Harpegnathos
- Monomorium indicum, Monomorium
- Myrmica rugulosa, Myrmica
- Camponotus japonicus, Camponotus
- Myrmicaria natalensis, Myrmicaria
- Aphaenogaster fulva, Aphaenogaster
- Atta insularis, Atta
- Atta columbica, Atta
- Azteca chartifex, Azteca
- Myrmecia pyriformis, Myrmecia
- Camponotus inflatus, Camponotus
- Camponotus sericeiventris, Camponotus
- Dorylus orientalis, Dorylus
- Acanthomyops interjectus, Acanthomyops - larger yellow ant
- Carebara vidua, Carebara
- Leptothorax tuberum, Leptothorax
- Strongylognathus testaceus, Strongylognathus
- Messor structor, Messor
- Pheidole sitarches, Pheidole
- Azteca trigona, Azteca
- Dorymyrmex pyramicus, Dorymyrmex
- Tetramorium simillimum, Tetramorium
- Formica omnivora, Formica
- Camponotus ligniperdus, Camponotus
- Myrmecia forficata, Myrmecia
- Myrmecocystus melliger, Myrmecocystus
- Pheidole fallax, Pheidole
- Bothriomyrmex decapitans, Bothriomyrmex
- Camponotus consobrinus, Camponotus
- Formica integra, Formica
- Messor semirufus, Messor
- Myrmica punctiventris, Myrmica
- Ponera coarctata, Ponera
- Liometopum occidentale, Liometopum
- Dorylus helvolus, Dorylus
- Lasius emarginatus, Lasius
- Ponera pennsylvanica, Ponera
- Gigantiops destructor, Gigantiops (monotypic)
- Lasius mixtus, Lasius
- Myrmicaria brunnea, Myrmicaria
- Pheidole lamia, Pheidole
- Pheidole punctulata, Pheidole
- Pachycondyla harpax, Pachycondyla
- Polyrhachis dives, Polyrhachis
- Camponotus americanus, Camponotus
- Leptogenys elongata, Leptogenys
- Strongylognathus huberi, Strongylognathus
- Formica gagates, Formica
- Formica nigra, Formica
- Azteca instabilis, Azteca
- Formica saccharivora, Formica
- Bothriomyrmex meridionalis, Bothriomyrmex
- Pheidole providens, Pheidole