【摘要】 作者自1987～1998年对宁夏荒漠地区蚁科昆虫进行了标本搜集、采集和整理。本文记述了2亚科（切叶蚁亚科Myrmicinae和蚁亚科Formicinae）、11属（火蚁属SolenopsisWestwood、铺道蚁属TetramoriumMayr、收获蚁属MessorForel、细胸蚁属LeptothoraxMayr、斜结蚁属PlagioepisMayr、弓背蚁属CamponotusMayr、悍蚁属PolyegusLatreille、毛蚁属LasiusFabricius、蚁属FormicaLinnaeus、箭蚁属CataglyphisFoerster和原蚁属ProformicaRuzsky）、23种，其中宁夏新记录13种，并附有地理分布。此外还编制了亚科分属检索表。更多还原

【Abstract】 The ants in the desert regions of Ningxia and their distributions were investigated and systematized from 1987 to 1998. In the paper, 23 species belonging to 11 genera which are Solenopsis Westwood, Messor Forel, Tetramorium Mary, Leptothorax Mayr, Plagiolepis Mayr, Camponotus Mayr, Polyergus Latreille, Lasius Fabricius, Formica Linnaeus, Cataglyphis Foerster, and Proformica Ruzsky, 2 families (Myrmicinae and Formicinae) were recorded. 13 species among them were first recorded in Ningxia. At the same time the diagnosis key of 11 genera above and the geographic distributions of 23 species were provided.更多还原