United Republic of Tanzania

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Tanzania
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Location
Region Africa
Subregion Eastern Africa
BioRegion Afrotropical Region
Diversity
Subfamilies 9
Genera 76
Endemic Genera 0
% Endemic Genera 0.0%
Species/Subspecies 305
Endemic Species 67
% Endemic Species 22.0%
Introduced Species 1

The following 305 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Tanzania. Unidentified and undescribed species will be added to this list as identifications are verified and taxonomic revisions are published. This species list is based upon the effort of many ant collectors as well as myrmecologists who have published on the taxonomy of Tanzania ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Tanzania Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Acropyga

Aenictogiton

Aenictus

Agraulomyrmex

Anillomyrma

Anochetus

Anoplolepis

Asphinctopone

Atopomyrmex

Axinidris

Bothroponera

Brachymyrmex

Calyptomyrmex

Camponotus

Cardiocondyla

Carebara

Cataulacus

Centromyrmex

Crematogaster

Cyphoidris

Dicroaspis

Discothyrea

Dorylus

Eburopone

Erromyrma

Euponera

Fisheropone

Hypoponera

Lepisiota

Leptanilla

Leptogenys

Megaponera

Melissotarsus

Meranoplus

Mesoponera

Messor

Microdaceton

Monomorium

Myrmicaria

Nesomyrmex

Nylanderia

Ocymyrmex

Odontomachus

Oecophylla

Ophthalmopone

Oxyopomyrmex

Paltothyreus

Paraparatrechina

Parasyscia

Paratrechina

Parvaponera

Pheidole

Phrynoponera

Plagiolepis

Platythyrea

Plectroctena

Polyrhachis

Ponera

Prionopelta

Pristomyrmex

Probolomyrmex

Proceratium

Rhopalomastix

Simopone

Solenopsis

Stigmatomma

Strumigenys

Syllophopsis

Tapinoma

Technomyrmex

Terataner

Tetramorium

Tetraponera

Trichomyrmex

Vicinopone

References

[1] [Bolton, B. 1981a. A revision of the ant genera Meranoplus F. Smith, Dicroaspis Emery and Calyptomyrmex Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 42: 43-81