Entries based largely on collection records in W. MacKay and E. MacKay. 2002. The Ants of New Mexico. Edwin Mellen Press, NY and collections of B. Bestelmeyer. All entries represent collections within the Jornada Basin (JRN).
Important statistics:
- Species number at JRN: 74
- Species number in North America: 751
- Number of new species recently described from JRN: 4
JRN is an exceptionally species rich site (at about 10% of the entire North American fauna). This is probably due to the intensity of work here but also due to the geographic position of the area and the diversity of ant habitats.
Creosotebush-dominated (Larrea tridentata) communities, especially on the Summerford bajada, are the most species rich habitats in JRN. This plant community type is also the source of several newly described species.
| Subfamily | Notes |
| Species | |
| Ponerinae | |
| Hypoponera opacior (Forel) | |
| Cerapachyinae | |
| Acanthostichus punctiscapus MacKay | Type locality, from Larrea tridentata community |
| Cerapachys davisi M. Smith | Locally rare, from Larrea tridentata community |
| Ecitoninae | |
| Neivamyrmex fallax Borgmeier | |
| Neivamyrmex harrisii (Haldeman) | |
| Neivamyrmex macropterus Borgmeier | |
| Neivamyrmex minor (Cresson) | |
| Neivamyrmex nigrescens (Cresson) | |
| Neivamyrmex swainsonii (Shuckard) | |
| Neivamyrmex texanus Watkins | |
| Myrmicinae | |
| Aphaenogaster cockerelli Andre | Genus used to be Novomessor |
| Aphaenogaster punctaticeps MacKay | Type locality, from Larrea tridentata community |
| Crematogaster californica Wheeler | |
| Crematogaster cerasi (Fitch) | |
| Crematogaster depilis Wheeler | |
| Crematogaster hespera Buren | |
| Crematogaster larreae Buren | |
| Crematogaster opuntiae Buren | |
| Crematogaster punctulata Emery | |
| Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel | Rare, from Larrea tridentata community |
| Monomorium cyaneum Wheeler | |
| Monomorium minimum (Buckley) | |
| Pheidole cerebrosior Wheeler | |
| Pheidole desertorum Wheeler | |
| Pheidole hyatti Emery | |
| Pheidole militicida Wheeler | |
| Pheidole obtusospinosa Pergande | |
| Pheidole rugulosa Gregg | |
| Pheidole sciophila Wheeler | |
| Pheidole tepicana Pergande | |
| Pheidole tetra Creighton | |
| Pheidole tucsonica Wheeler | |
| Pheidole xerophila Wheeler | |
| Pogonomyrmex apache Wheeler | |
| Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith) | |
| Pogonomyrmex californicus (Buckley) | |
| Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler | |
| Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus Wheeler | |
| Pogonomyrmex maricopa Wheeler | |
| Pogonomyrmex rugosus Emery | |
| Pogonomyrmex texanus Francke&Merickel | |
| Rogeria foreli Emery | |
| Solenopsis amblychila Wheeler | There may be confusion between aurea and amblychila |
| Solenopsis aurea Wheeler | |
| Solenopsis krockowi Wheeler | |
| Solenopsis pergandei Forel | |
| Solenopsis xyloni McCook | |
| Solenopsis sp. nov. | |
| Temnothorax bestelmeyeri Mackay | Genus used to be Leptothorax; Type locality, from Larrea tridentata community |
| Temnothorax colleenae Mackay | Type locality, from Larrea tridentata community |
| Temnothorax neomexicanus Wheeler | |
| Temnothorax olbiquicanthus Cole | |
| Temnothorax pergandei Emery | Locally rare, from Larrea tridentata community |
| Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler) | |
| Trachymyrmex smithi Buren | |
| Tranopelta sp. | |
| Dolichoderinae | |
| Dorymyrmex bicolor Wheeler | Genus used to be Conomyrma |
| Dorymyrmex flavus McCook | |
| Dorymyrmex insanus (Buckley) | |
| Forelius mccooki McCook | Genus used to be Iridomyrmex |
| Forelius pruinosus (Roger) | |
| Liometopum apiculatum Mayr | |
| Formicinae | |
| Brachymyrmex depilis Emery | |
| Camponotus festinatus (Buckley) | |
| Camponotus ulcerosus Wheeler | |
| Formica perpilosa Wheeler | |
| Myrmecocystus depilis Forel | |
| Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael | |
| Myrmecocystus mimicus Wheeler | |
| Myrmecocystus navajo Wheeler | |
| Myrmecocystus placodops Forel | |
| Myrmecocystus romainei Snelling | |
| Paratrechina terricola (Buckley) | |
| Paratrechina vividula (Nylander) |