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Angola
| Angola | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Middle Africa |
| BioRegion | Afrotropical Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 7 |
| Genera | 37 |
| Endemic Genera | 1 |
| % Endemic Genera | 2.7% |
| Species/Subspecies | 171 |
| Endemic Species | 56 |
| % Endemic Species | 32.7% |
| Introduced Species | 0 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Angola. 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 Angolan ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Angolan Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Anochetus
- Anochetus angolensis Brown, 1978
Bondroitia
- Bondroitia lujae (Forel, 1909)
Bothroponera
- Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
- Bothroponera picardi Forel, 1901
- Bothroponera soror (Emery, 1899)
Calyptomyrmex
- Calyptomyrmex kaurus Bolton, 1981
- Calyptomyrmex piripilis Santschi, 1923
Camponotus
- Camponotus abjectus Santschi, 1937
- Camponotus auropubens argentopubens Santschi, 1915
- Camponotus avius hertigi Santschi, 1937
- Camponotus benguelensis Santschi, 1911
- Camponotus buchneri (Forel, 1886)
- Camponotus brutus Forel, 1886
- Camponotus caesar Forel, 1886
- Camponotus chrysurus apellis Wheeler, W.M., 1922
- Camponotus crucheti Santschi, 1911
- Camponotus cubangensis Forel, 1901
- Camponotus foraminosus cuitensis Forel, 1901
- Camponotus maculatus Fabricius, 1782
- Camponotus mayri chimporensis Santschi, 1930
- Camponotus monardi Santschi, 1930
- Camponotus olivieri Forel, 1886
- Camponotus olivieri concordius Santschi, 1915
- Camponotus olivieri lemma Forel, 1886
- Camponotus perrisii Forel, 1886
- Camponotus solon Forel, 1886
- Camponotus varus Forel, 1910
- Camponotus vestitus anthracinus Santschi, 1930
- Camponotus vestitus bombycinus Santschi, 1930
- Camponotus vestitus intuens Santschi, 1926
- Camponotus vividus meinerti Forel, 1886
- Camponotus vestitus pectitus Santschi, 1930
- Camponotus vividus reginae Forel, 1901
- Camponotus wellmani Forel, 1909
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
- Cardiocondyla monardi Santschi, 1930
Carebara
- Carebara aberrans (Santschi, 1937)
- Carebara angolensis Santschi, 1914
- Carebara paeta Santschi, 1937
Cataulacus
- Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901
- Cataulacus elongatus Santschi, 1924
- Cataulacus intrudens Smith, F., 1876
- Cataulacus jeanneli Santschi, 1914
Centromyrmex
- Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
- Centromyrmex bequaerti (Forel, 1913)
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster ancipitula Forel, 1917
- Crematogaster buchneri Forel, 1894
- Crematogaster senegalensis goliathula Forel, 1922
- Crematogaster wellmani Forel, 1909
Cyphoidris
- Cyphoidris spinosa Weber, 1952
Discothyrea
- Discothyrea mixta Brown, 1958
- Discothyrea venus Hita-Garcia & Lieberman, 2019
Dorylus
- Dorylus kohli minor Santschi, 1911
Ecphorella
- Ecphorella wellmani Forel, 1909
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
- Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
Lepisiota
- Lepisiota alexis dulcis Santschi, 1937
- Lepisiota angolensis Santschi, 1937
- Lepisiota arnoldi mota Santschi, 1937
- Lepisiota capensis subopaciceps Santschi, 1937
- Lepisiota carbonaria baumi Forel, 1910
- Lepisiota monardi
- Lepisiota monardi australis Santschi, 1930
- Lepisiota ngangela Santschi, 1937
- Lepisiota rugithorax Santschi, 1930
Megaponera
- Megaponera analis subpilosa Santschi, 1937
Meranoplus
- Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895
Messor
- Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
- Messor tropicorum Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Monomorium
- Monomorium borlei Santschi, 1937
- Monomorium dictator Santschi, 1937
- Monomorium draxocum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium ebangaense Santschi, 1937
- Monomorium egens Forel, 1901
- Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
- Monomorium minor Stitz, 1923
- Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
- Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913
- Monomorium personatum Santschi, 1937
- Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monomorium setuliferum
- Monomorium rufulum Stitz,, 1923
- Monomorium tynsorum Bolton, 1987
Myrmicaria
- Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901
- Myrmicaria natalensis nigriventris Santschi, 1930
- Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893
- Myrmicaria opaciventris crucheti Santschi, 1925
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fisher, 2011
- Nylanderia lepida (Santschi, 1915)
Ocymyrmex
- Ocymyrmex ankhu Bolton, 1981
- Ocymyrmex cursor Bolton, 1981
- Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
- Ocymyrmex laticeps Forel, 1901
- Ocymyrmex monardi Santschi, 1930
- Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1901
- Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932
Paraparatrechina
- Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Paratrechina
- Paratrechina zanjensis LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2013
Pheidole
- Pheidole cuitensis Forel, 1910
- Pheidole megacephala duplex Santschi, 1937
- Pheidole rohani Santschi, 1925
- Pheidole rohani monardi Santschi, 1930
- Pheidole rohani pellax Santschi, 1930
- Pheidole schultzei ebangana Santschi, 1937
- Pheidole speculifera cubangensis Forel, 1901
Plagiolepis
- Plagiolepis vanderkelleni Forel, 1901
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899
- Platythyrea crucheti Santschi, 1911
- Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
- Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910
Plectroctena
- Plectroctena dentata Santschi, 1912
- Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
- Plectroctena minor Emery, 1891
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858
- Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
- Polyrhachis militaris (Fabricius, 1782)
- Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)
- Polyrhachis wellmani Forel, 1909
Pristomyrmex
- Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931
- Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914
Promyopias
- Promyopias silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys bernardi Brown, 1954
- Strumigenys cavinasis Brown, 1950
- Strumigenys concolor Santschi, 1914
- Strumigenys dextra Brown, 1954
- Strumigenys emarginata (Mayr, 1901)
- Strumigenys fenkara Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys hensekta Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys helytruga Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys ludovici (Forel, 1904)
- Strumigenys lujae (Forel, 1902)
- Strumigenys malaplax Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916
- Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953
- Strumigenys relahyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
- Strumigenys serrula (Santschi, 1910)
- Strumigenys sharra Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys simoni (Emery, 1895)
- Strumigenys stygia Santschi, 1913
- Strumigenys tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Tapinolepis
- Tapinolepis trimenii angolensis Santschi, 1930
Technomyrmex
- Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899
- Technomyrmex pallipes (Smith, F., 1876)
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium cristatum Stitz, 1910
- Tetramorium dedefra Bolton, 1976
- Tetramorium delagoense Forel, 1894
- Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894
- Tetramorium jugatum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium kestrum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium microgyna Santschi, 1918
- Tetramorium monardi Santschi, 1937
- Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901
- Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium perlongum Santschi, 1923
- Tetramorium peutli Forel, 1916
- Tetramorium phasias Forel, 1914
- Tetramorium pinnipilum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium pullulum Santschi, 1924
- Tetramorium rogatum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium saginatum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895
- Tetramorium sericeiventre
- Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895
- Tetramorium youngi Bolton, 1980
Tetraponera
- Tetraponera ambigua (Emery, 1895)
- Tetraponera anthracina Santschi, 1910
- Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)
- Tetraponera natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)