Acropyga
- Acropyga kinomurai Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996
- Acropyga nipponensis Terayama, 1985
- Acropyga sauteri Forel, 1912
- Acropyga yaeyamensis Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996
Aenictus
- Aenictus ceylonicus (Mayr, 1866)
- Aenictus formosensis Forel, 1913
- Aenictus lifuiae Terayama, 1984
Anochetus
- Anochetus shohki Terayama, 1996
Aphaenogaster
- Aphaenogaster concolor
- Aphaenogaster donann
- Aphaenogaster edentula
- Aphaenogaster erabu
- Aphaenogaster famelica
- Aphaenogaster gracillima
- Aphaenogaster irrigua
- Aphaenogaster izuensis Terayama & Kubota, 2013
- Aphaenogaster japonica
- Aphaenogaster kumejimana
- Aphaenogaster luteipes
- Aphaenogaster minutula
- Aphaenogaster omotoensis Terayama & Kubota, 2013
- Aphaenogaster osimensis
- Aphaenogaster rugulosa
- Aphaenogaster tipuna
- Aphaenogaster tokarainsulana
Brachyponera
- Brachyponera chinensis
- Brachyponera luteipes
- Brachyponera nakasujii Yashiro, et al. 2010
Camponotus
- Camponotus albosparsus
- Camponotus amamianus
- Camponotus bishamon
- Camponotus brunni Forel, 1901
- Camponotus daitoensis
- Camponotus devestivus
- Camponotus friedae
- Camponotus habereri Forel, 1911
- Camponotus hemichlaena
- Camponotus itoi
- Camponotus iwoensis Terayama & Kubota, 2011
- Camponotus japonicus
- Camponotus kaguya
- Camponotus keihitoi
- Camponotus kiusiuensis
- Camponotus kunigamiensis Terayama, 2013
- Camponotus monju
- Camponotus nawai
- Camponotus nigronitidus Azuma, 1951
- Camponotus nipponensis
- Camponotus nipponicus
- Camponotus obscuripes
- Camponotus ogasawarensis
- Camponotus quadrinotatus
- Camponotus sachalinensis
- Camponotus senkakuensis Terayama, 2013
- Camponotus shohki
- Camponotus vitiosus
- Camponotus yamaokai
- Camponotus yambaru
- Camponotus yessensis
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi
- Cardiocondyla kazanensis Terayama, 2013
- Cardiocondyla minutior
- Cardiocondyla nuda
- Cardiocondyla wroughtonii
Carebara
- Carebara borealis
- Carebara diversa
- Carebara hannya
- Carebara oni Terayama, 1996
- Carebara sauteri
- Carebara yamatonis Terayama, 1996
Cerapachys
- Cerapachys biroi
- Cerapachys daikoku
- Cerapachys hashimotoi
- Cerapachys humicola
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster izanami Terayama, 2013
- Crematogaster matsumurai
- Crematogaster miroku Terayama, 2013
- Crematogaster nawai
- Crematogaster osakensis
- Crematogaster suehiro
- Crematogaster teranishii
- Crematogaster vagula
Cryptopone
- Cryptopone sauteri Wheeler, 1906
- Cryptopone tengu
Discothyrea
- Discothyrea kamiteta
- Discothyrea sauteri
Euponera
- Euponera pilosior
- Euponera sakishimensis
- Formica candida
- Formica fukaii
- Formica gagatoides
- Formica hayashi
- Formica japonica
- Formica lemani
- Formica sanguinea
- Formica truncorum
- Formica yessensis
- Formica yoshiokae Wheeler, W.M. 1933
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera beppin
- Hypoponera ergatandria (Forel, 1893)
- Hypoponera nippona
- Hypoponera nubatama
- Hypoponera opaciceps
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1857)
- Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)
- Hypoponera sauteri
- Hypoponera zwaluwenburgi
Lasius
- Lasius alienus
- Lasius capitatus
- Lasius flavus
- Lasius hayashi
- Lasius hikosanus
- Lasius japonicus
- Lasius meridionalis
- Lasius morisitai
- Lasius nipponensis
- Lasius orientalis
- Lasius productus
- Lasius sakagamii
- Lasius sonobei
- Lasius spathepus
- Lasius talpa
- Lasius umbratus
Leptanilla
- Leptanilla japonica
- Leptanilla kubotai
- Leptanilla morimotoi
- Leptanilla oceanica
- Leptanilla okinawensis Terayama, 2013
- Leptanilla tanakai
Monomorium
- Monomorium chinense
- Monomorium floricola
- Monomorium hiten
- Monomorium intrudens
- Monomorium latinode
- Monomorium pharaonis
- Monomorium triviale
Myrmecina
- Myrmecina amamiana
- Myrmecina flava
- Myrmecina nipponica
- Myrmecina ryukyuensis
Myrmica
- Myrmica excelsa Kupyanskaya, 1990
- Myrmica jessensis
- Myrmica kotokui
- Myrmica kurokii
- Myrmica onoyamai Radchenko & Elmes, 2006
- Myrmica rubra
- Myrmica yezomonticola Terayama, 2013
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia amia
- Nylanderia flavipes
- Nylanderia nubatama
- Nylanderia ogasawarensis
- Nylanderia otome
- Nylanderia ryukyuensis
- Nylanderia sakurae
- Nylanderia teranishii (Santschi, 1937)
- Nylanderia yaeyamensis
- Nylanderia yambaru
Odontomachus
- Odontomachus kuroiwae Matsumura, 1912
- Odontomachus monticola
Paraparatrechina
- Paraparatrechina sakuya Terayama, 2013
- Pheidole fervens
- Pheidole fervida
- Pheidole indica
- Pheidole megacephala
- Pheidole noda
- Pheidole parva
- Pheidole pieli
- Pheidole ryukyuensis
- Pheidole susanowo
Plagiolepis
- Plagiolepis alluaudi
- Plagiolepis flavescens
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis dives
- Polyrhachis lamellidens
- Polyrhachis latona
- Polyrhachis moesta
Ponera
- Ponera bishamon
- Ponera japonica
- Ponera kohmoku
- Ponera scabra
- Ponera swezeyi
- Ponera takaminei
- Ponera tamon
Pristomyrmex
- Pristomyrmex brevispinosus
- Pristomyrmex punctatus
Probolomyrmex
- Probolomyrmex longinodus
- Probolomyrmex okinawensis
Proceratium
- Proceratium itoi
- Proceratium japonicum
- Proceratium morisitai
- Proceratium watasei
Protanilla
- Protanilla izanagi Terayama, 2013
Recurvidris
- Recurvidris recurvispinosa
Solenopsis
- Solenopsis geminata
- Solenopsis japonica
- Solenopsis tipuna
Stenamma
- Stenamma nipponense
- Stenamma owstoni
Stigmatomma
- Stigmatomma caliginosum (Onoyama, 1999)
- Stigmatomma fulvidum
- Stigmatomma sakaii
- Stigmatomma silvestrii
Strongylognathus
- Strongylognathus koreanus
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys alecto Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys benten
- Strumigenys canina
- Strumigenys circothrix
- Strumigenys emmae
- Strumigenys exilirhina
- Strumigenys hexamera
- Strumigenys hirashimai
- Strumigenys hiroshimensis
- Strumigenys incerta
- Strumigenys japonica
- Strumigenys kichijo
- Strumigenys kumadori Yoshimura & Onoyama, 2007
- Strumigenys lacunosa Lin & Wu, 1996
- Strumigenys leptothrix
- Strumigenys lewisi Cameron, 1886
- Strumigenys masukoi
- Strumigenys mazu
- Strumigenys membranifera
- Strumigenys minutula
- Strumigenys morisitai
- Strumigenys mutica
- Strumigenys rostrataeformis
- Strumigenys sauteri
- Strumigenys solifontis
- Strumigenys stenorhina
- Strumigenys strigatella
- Strumigenys terayamai
Syllophopsis
- Syllophopsis sechellensis (Emery, 1894)
Tapinoma
- Tapinoma melanocephalum
- Tapinoma sahohime Terayama, 2013
Technomyrmex
- Technomyrmex albipes
- Technomyrmex gibbosus Wheeler, W.M., 1906
Temnothorax
- Temnothorax anira
- Temnothorax antera
- Temnothorax arimensis
- Temnothorax basara
- Temnothorax bikara
- Temnothorax congruus
- Temnothorax haira
- Temnothorax indra
- Temnothorax kinomurai
- Temnothorax koreanus
- Temnothorax kubira
- Temnothorax makora
- Temnothorax mekira Terayama & Kubota, 2011
- Temnothorax santra
- Temnothorax spinosior
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium bicarinatum
- Tetramorium caespitum japonicum Röszler, 1936
- Tetramorium kraepelini
- Tetramorium lanuginosum
- Tetramorium nipponense
- Tetramorium simillimum
- Tetramorium smithi
- Tetramorium tonganum
- Tetramorium tsushimae
Trichomyrmex
- Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)
Vollenhovia
- Vollenhovia amamiana
- Vollenhovia benzai
- Vollenhovia emeryi
- Vollenhovia nipponica
- Vollenhovia okinawana
- Vollenhovia sakishimana
- Vollenhovia yambaru
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