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Benin
| Benin | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Western Africa |
| BioRegion | Afrotropical Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 6 |
| Genera | 35 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 135 |
| Endemic Species | 8 |
| % Endemic Species | 5.9% |
| Introduced Species | 0 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Benin. 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 Benin ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Benin Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Aenictus
- Aenictus decolor (Mayr, 1879)
- Aenictus guineensis Santschi, 1924
- Aenictus humeralis viridans Santschi, 1915
- Aenictus mutatus Santschi, 1913
Apomyrma
- Apomyrma stygia Brown, Gotwald & Levieux, 1971
Anochetus
- Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Atopomyrmex
- Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1899
Bothroponera
- Bothroponera soror Emery 1899
Brachyponera
- Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)
Camponotus
- Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
- Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877
- Camponotus desantii Santschi, 1915
- Camponotus flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus foraminosus Forel, 1879
- Camponotus guttatus Emery, 1899
- Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914
- Camponotus maculatus Fabricius, 1782
- Camponotus maculatus proletaria Baroni Urbani 1971
- Camponotus rufoglaucus controversus Santschi, 1916
- Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911
- Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Camponotus solon Forel, 1886
- Camponotus vestitus (Smith, F., 1858)
- Camponotus vestitus perpectitus Santschi, 1926
- Camponotus vividus (Smith, 1858)
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
- Cardiocondyla neferka Bolton, 1982
Carebara
- Carebara sicheli Mayr, 1862
Cataulacus
- Cataulacus difficilis Santschi, 1916
- Cataulacus guineensis Smith, 1853
- Cataulacus satrap Bolton, 1982
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster africana Mayr, 1895
- Crematogaster brunneipennis André, 1890
- Crematogaster chlorotica Emery, 1899
- Crematogaster edentula Santschi, 1914
- Crematogaster excisa Mayr, 1895
- Crematogaster gambiensis André 1889
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri Dalla Torre, 1892
- Crematogaster kneri Mayr, 1862
- Crematogaster kneri behanzini Santschi, 1915
- Crematogaster menilekii Forel, 1894
- Crematogaster nigeriensis Santschi, 1914
- Crematogaster painei Donisthorpe, 1945
- Crematogaster paolii Menozzi, 1930
- Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863
- Crematogaster solenopsides costeboriensis Santschi, 1919
- Crematogaster vidua Santschi 1928
- Crematogaster werneri pasithea Santschi, 1915
- Crematogaster zavattarii Menozzi, 1926
Dorylus
- Dorylus fulvus juvenculus Shuckard, 1840
- Dorylus gribodoi Emery 1892
- Dorylus kohli Wasmann, 1904
- Dorylus nigricans Illiger, 1802
- Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri (Shuckard, 1840)
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
Lepisiota
- Lepisiota cacozela (Santschi, 1914)
- Lepisiota canescens (Emery, 1897)
- Lepisiota capensis acholli (Weber, 1943)
- Lepisiota capensis guineensis (Mayr, 1902)
- Lepisiota capensis laevis (Santschi, 1913)
- Lepisiota monardi (Santschi, 1930)
- Lepisiota oculata (Santschi, 1935)
- Lepisiota validiuscula (Emery, 1897)
Melissotarsus
- Melissotarsus species
Messor
- Messor galla (Mayr, 1904)
- Messor regalis Emery, 1892
Monomorium
- Monomorium afrum André, 1884
- Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877
- Monomorium egens Forel, 1910
- Monomorium exiguum Forel 1894
- Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
- Monomorium trake Bolton, 1987
Myrmicaria
- Myrmicaria baumi occidentalis Santschi, 1920
Nesomyrmex
- Nesomyrmex angulatus (Mayr, 1862)
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fisher, 2011
- Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi (Mayr, 1904)
Odontomachus
- Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892
- Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914
Oecophylla
- Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille, 1802)
Paltothyreus
- Paltothyreus tarsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Paltothyreus tarsatus striatus Santschi, 1930
Paratrechina
- Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)
Pheidole
- Pheidole andrieui Santschi, 1930
- Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896
- Pheidole bequaerti Forel, 1913
- Pheidole caffra bayeri Forel, 1916
- Pheidole caffra senilifrons Wheeler, 1922 new status (here).
- Pheidole concinna Santschi 1910
- Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910
- Pheidole excellens fulvobasalis Santschi, 1921
- Pheidole katonae Forel, 1907
- Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
- Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914
- Pheidole megacephala impressifrons Wasmann, 1905
- Pheidole megacephala melancholica Santschi, 1912
- Pheidole mentita pullata Santschi, 1914
- Pheidole nigritella Bernard, 1952
- Pheidole occipitalis André 1890
- Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914
- Pheidole rohani Santschi, 1925
- Pheidole saxicola Wheeler, 1922
- Pheidole speculifera ascara Emery, 1901
- Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901
- Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904
- Pheidole sculpturata welgelegenensis Forel, 1913
Plagiolepis
- Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis concava André, 1889
- Polyrhachis militaris (Fabricius, 1781)
Psalidomyrmex
- Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
Sphinctomyrmex
- Zasphinctus rufiventris Santschi, 1915
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
- Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916
- Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914
Tapinolepis
- Tapinolepis pernix (Viehmeyer, 1923)
Tapinoma
- Tapinoma carininotum Weber, 1943
- Tapinoma luridum Emery, 1908
- Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)
- Tapinoma modestum Santschi, 1932
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium aculeatum (Mayr, 1866)
- Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910
- Tetramorium anxium Santschi, 1914
- Tetramorium bellicosum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium caldarium (Roger, 1857)
- Tetramorium gladstonei Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium granulatum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium legone Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium muscorum Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium occidentale (Santschi, 1916)
- Tetramorium raptor Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014
- Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
- Tetramorium versiculum Bolton, 1980
Trichomyrmex
- Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)
- Trichomyrmex oscaris (Forel, 1894)