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Ghana
| Ghana | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Western Africa |
| BioRegion | Afrotropical Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 10 |
| Genera | 54 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 279 |
| Endemic Species | 30 |
| % Endemic Species | 10.8% |
| Introduced Species | 0 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Ghana. 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 Ghana ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Ghana Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Acropyga
- Acropyga silvestrii Emery, 1915
Aenictus
- Aenictus asantei Campione, Novak & Gotwald, 1983
- Aenictus bidentatus Donisthorpe, 1942
- Aenictus boltoni Gomez, 2022
- Aenictus decolor (Mayr, 1879)
- Aenictus koloi Gomez, 2022
- Aenictus mvuvii Gomez, 2022
- Aenictus weissi Santschi, 1910
- Aenictus xegi Gomez, 2022
Ankylomyrma
- Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973
Anochetus
- Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Asphinctopone
- Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Atopomyrmex
- Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892
- Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
Axinidris
- Axinidris bidens Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris ghanensis Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris hylekoites Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris nigripes Shattuck, 1991
- Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991
Baracidris
- Baracidris meketra Bolton, 1981
Bothroponera
- Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
- Bothroponera soror (Emery, 1899)
Calyptomyrmex
- Calyptomyrmex barak Bolton, 1981
- Calyptomyrmex brevis Weber, 1943
- Calyptomyrmex nummuliticus Santschi, 1914
- Calyptomyrmex kaurus Bolton, 1981
Camponotus
- Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895
- Camponotus flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus carbo occidentalis Mayr, 1902
- Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
- Cardiocondyla neferka Bolton, 1982
- Cardiocondyla sekhemka Bolton, 1982
- Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
- Cardiocondyla yoruba Rigato, 2002
Carebara
- Carebara crigensis Belshaw & Bolton, 1994
- Carebara distincta Bolton & Belshaw, 1993
- Carebara sarita Bolton & Belshaw, 1993
- Carebara silvestrii Santschi, 1914
- Carebara vorax Santschi, 1914
Cataglyphis
- Cataglyphis bicolor seticornis Emery, 1906
Cataulacus
- Cataulacus adpressus Bolton, 1974
- Cataulacus egenus Santschi, 1910
- Cataulacus elongatus Santschi, 1924
- Cataulacus erinaceus Stitz, 1910
- Cataulacus guineensis Smith, F., 1853
- Cataulacus huberi André, 1890
- Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889
- Cataulacus moloch Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus pygmaeus André, 1890
- Cataulacus weissi Santschi, 1913
Centromyrmex
- Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
Cerapachys
- Lioponera foreli Santschi, 1914
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster buchneri Forel, 1894
- Crematogaster cuvierae Donisthorpe, 1945
- Crematogaster painei Donisthorpe, 1945
- Crematogaster gambiensis André, 1889
- Crematogaster kneri Mayr, 1862
- Crematogaster wellmani Forel, 1909
Discothyrea
- Discothyrea mixta Brown, 1958
- Discothyrea oculata Emery, 1901
- Discothyrea venus Hita-Garcia & Lieberman, 2019
Dorylus
- Dorylus affinis Shuckard, 1840
- Dorylus funereus Emery, 1895
- Dorylus ghanensis Boven, 1975
- Dorylus gribodoi
- Dorylus fuscipennis Emery, 1892
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera angustata (Santschi,, 1914)
- Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
- Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)
- Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera inaudax (Santschi, 1919)
- Hypoponera lassa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1857)
Lepisiota
- Lepisiota capensis guineensis Mayr, 1902
Leptanilla
- Leptanilla boltoni Baroni Urbani, 1977
Leptogenys
- Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
- Leptogenys cryptica Bolton, 1975
- Leptogenys ergatogyna Wheeler, W.M., 1922
- Leptogenys guineensis Santschi, 1914
- Leptogenys longiceps Santschi, 1914
- Leptogenys mastax Bolton, 1975
- Leptogenys nuserra Bolton, 1975
- Leptogenys princeps Bolton, 1975
- Leptogenys spandax Bolton, 1975
- Leptogenys testacea Donisthorpe, 1948
- Leptogenys zapyxis Bolton, 1975
Loboponera
- Loboponera basalis Bolton & Brown, 2002
- Loboponera nasica (Santschi, 1920)
- Loboponera obeliscata Bolton & Brown, 2002
- Loboponera politula Bolton & Brown, 2002
Megaponera
Melissotarsus
- Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907
- Melissotarsus weissi Santschi, 1910
Meranoplus
- Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895
- Meranoplus magrettii André, 1884
Messor
- Messor galla Mayr, 1904
Microdaceton
- Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952
Monomorium
- Monomorium afrum André, 1884
- Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877
- Monomorium dolatu Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium egens Forel, 1901
- Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
- Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)
- Monomorium invidium Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monomorium rosae Santschi, 1920
- Monomorium tanysum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium trake Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium vonatu Bolton, 1987
Nesomyrmex
- Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
- Nesomyrmex evelynae Forel, 1916
- Nesomyrmex grisoni Forel, 1916
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2011
- Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fisher, 2011
- Nylanderia incallida (Santschi, 1915)
- Nylanderia lepida (Santschi, 1915)
Paraparatrechina
- Paraparatrechina albipes (Emery, 1899)
- Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
- Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla, Cheng & Fisher, 2010
- Paraparatrechina gnoma LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
- Paraparatrechina sordida (Santschi, 1914)
Pheidole
- Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862
- Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899
- Platythyrea frontalis Emery, 1899
- Platythyrea gracillima Wheeler, W.M., 1922
- Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899
- Platythyrea occidentalis André, 1890
Plectroctena
- Plectroctena anops Bolton, 1974
- Plectroctena cryptica Bolton, 1974
- Plectroctena hastifera Santschi, 1914
- Plectroctena macgeei Bolton, 1974
- Plectroctena minor Emery, 1891
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921
- Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis braxa Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis concava André, 1889
- Polyrhachis curta André, 1890
- Polyrhachis decellei Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889
- Polyrhachis esarata Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis fissa Mayr, 1902
- Polyrhachis khepra Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
- Polyrhachis latharis Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1909
- Polyrhachis lestoni Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis militaris (Fabricius, 1782)
- Polyrhachis monista Santschi, 1909
- Polyrhachis nigrita Mayr, 1895
- Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916
- Polyrhachis regesa Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis rufipalpis Santschi, 1909
- Polyrhachis spitteleri Forel, 1916
- Polyrhachis sulcata André,
- Polyrhachis viscosa Smith, F., 1858
- Polyrhachis weissi Santschi, 1909
Pristomyrmex
- Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931
- Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914
Probolomyrmex
- Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965
Proceratium
- Proceratium boltoni Leston, 1971
Psalidomyrmex
- Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
- Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901
- Psalidomyrmex sallyae Bolton, 1975
Simopone
- Simopone annettae
- Simopone latiscapa Bolton & Fisher, 2012
- Simopone vepres Bolton & Fisher, 2012
Stigmatomma
- Stigmatomma santschii (Menozzi, 1922)
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971
- Strumigenys cavinasis Brown, 1950
- Strumigenys chyatha Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys concolor (Santschi, 1914)
- Strumigenys cryptura Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys emarginata (Mayr, 1901)
- Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890)
- Strumigenys enkara Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys exunca Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys fulda Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys hensekta Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys korahyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys laticeps Brown, 1962
- Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
- Strumigenys lujae Forel, 1902
- Strumigenys malaplax Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys marginata Santschi, 1914
- Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916
- Strumigenys miccata Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys minima Bolton, 1972
- Strumigenys minkara Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys nimbrata Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys ninda (Bolton, 1983)
- Strumigenys pallestes Bolton, 1971
- Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953
- Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
- Strumigenys roomi Bolton, 1972
- Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914
- Strumigenys serrula Santschi, 1910
- Strumigenys sharra Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys sistrura Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys spathoda Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys tacta Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
- Strumigenys tiglath Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys tigrilla Brown, 1973
- Strumigenys tukulta Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys vazerka Bolton, 1983
Syllophopsis
- Syllophopsis cryptobia Santschi, 1921
Technomyrmex
- Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899
- Technomyrmex moerens Santschi, 1913
- Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910
- Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007
- Technomyrmex senex Bolton, 2007
Terataner
- Terataner elegans Bernard, 1952
- Terataner luteus (Emery, 1899)
- Terataner piceus Menozzi, 1942
- Terataner velatus Bolton, 1981
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium aculeatum Mayr, 1866
- Tetramorium africanum Mayr, 1866
- Tetramorium amentete Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium anxium Santschi, 1914
- Tetramorium ataxium Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium browni Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium calinum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium camerunense Mayr, 1895
- Tetramorium convexum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium cristatum Stitz, 1910
- Tetramorium crypticum Bolton, 1976
- Tetramorium distinctum Bolton, 1976
- Tetramorium dumezi Menozzi, 1942
- Tetramorium elidisum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium flabellum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium flavithorax Santschi, 1914
- Tetramorium guineense
- Tetramorium ictidum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium intermedium Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010
- Tetramorium intonsum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium invictum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium jugatum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium legone Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
- Tetramorium menkaura Bolton, 1976
- Tetramorium meressei Forel, 1916
- Tetramorium minimum Bolton, 1976
- Tetramorium minusculum Santschi, 1914
- Tetramorium muralti Forel, 1910
- Tetramorium nodiferum Emery, 1901
- Tetramorium nube Weber, 1943
- Tetramorium occidentale
- Tetramorium osiris Bolton, 1976
- Tetramorium peutli Forel, 1916
- Tetramorium pialtum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium psymanum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium pylacum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium quadridentatum Stitz, 1910
- Tetramorium qualarum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium rhetidum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium rimytyum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium sitefrum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium susannae Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010
- Tetramorium uelense Santschi, 1923
- Tetramorium venator Hita Garcia, 2014
- Tetramorium versiculum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium wadje Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium xuthum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium youngi Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium zapyrum Bolton, 1980
Tetraponera
- Tetraponera anthracina Santschi, 1910
- Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)
- Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912
- Tetraponera pumila Ward, 2022
Trichomyrmex
- Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)
- Trichomyrmex oscaris (Forel, 1894)
Vicinopone
- Vicinopone conciliatrix (Brown, 1975)
Xymmer
- Xymmer muticus (Santschi, 1914)
Zasphinctus
- Zasphinctus lolae Hita Garcia & Gómez, 2025
References
- Belshaw, R. & Bolton, B., 1994. A survey of the leaf litter ant fauna in Ghana, West Africa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). , 3, p.5-16.
- [1] Bolton, B. 1974c. A revision of the ponerine ant genus Plectroctena F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 30: 309-338