Checklist of Ocymyrmex species

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Ocymyrmex
Myrmicinae
Ocymyrmex ankhu casent0173610 head 1.jpg
Ocymyrmex ankhu
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Distribution
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Species Richness
Statistics
Valid Species 34
Invalid Species 6
Fossils 0
Countries Occupied 14
Year Described 1886
First Species Described 1886
Last Species Described 1989

The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Ocymyrmex. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Ocymyrmex species and for distribution information see Ocymyrmex species by Country.

A

afradu Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (Namibia)
alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (Botswana, South Africa)
ankhu Bolton, 1981 (Angola)

B

barbiger Emery, 1886 (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)

C

cavatodorsatus Prins, 1965 (Namibia, South Africa)
celer Weber, 1943 (Sudan)
cursor Bolton, 1981 (Angola)

D

dekerus Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (Namibia, South Africa)

E

engytachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (Namibia)

F

flavescens Stitz, 1923 (Namibia)
flaviventris Santschi, 1914 (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania)
foreli Arnold, 1916 (South Africa, Zimbabwe)
fortior Santschi, 1911 (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
   • Ocymyrmex arnoldi Forel, 1913
   • Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri abdominalis Santschi, 1914
   • Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri transversus Santschi, 1911
   • Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri usakosensis Stitz, 1923

H

hirsutus Forel, 1910 (Botswana, South Africa)

I

ignotus Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (South Africa)

K

kahas Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (Namibia)

L

laticeps Forel, 1901 (Angola)

M

micans Forel, 1910 (Namibia, South Africa)
monardi Santschi, 1930 (Angola, Namibia, South Africa)

N

nitidulus Emery, 1892 (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania)

O

okys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (Namibia)

P

phraxus Bolton, 1981 (Kenya, Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania)
picardi Forel, 1901 (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
   • Ocymyrmex carpenteri Donisthorpe, 1933

R

resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (Namibia, South Africa)
robecchii Emery, 1892 (Kenya, Somalia)
robustior Stitz, 1923 (Namibia)

S

shushan Bolton, 1981 (Namibia, South Africa)
sobek Bolton, 1981 (Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
sphinx Bolton, 1981 (Botswana, South Africa)

T

tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 (Namibia)
turneri Donisthorpe, 1931 (Namibia, South Africa)

V

velox Santschi, 1932 (Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe)

W

weitzeckeri Emery, 1892 (Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa)
   • Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri wroughtoni Forel, 1910

Z

zekhem Bolton, 1981 (Namibia, South Africa)