Madagascar

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Madagascar
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Location
Region Africa
Subregion Eastern Africa
BioRegion Malagasy Region
Diversity
Subfamilies 8
Genera 59
Endemic Genera 9
% Endemic Genera 15.3%
Species/Subspecies 857
Endemic Species 744
% Endemic Species 86.8%
Introduced Species 0

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Madagascar. 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 Malagasy ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Malagasy Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

To learn more about the Madagascar ant fauna visit the Ants of Madagascar page.

Adetomyrma

Anochetus

Aphaenogaster

Aptinoma

Bothroponera

Key to Malagasy Bothroponera wasmannii group workers

Brachymyrmex

Camponotus

Cardiocondyla

Carebara

Cataulacus

Crematogaster

Cryptopone

Erromyrma

Euponera

Key to Malagasy Euponera sikorae species-group workers

Eutetramorium

Hypoponera

Lepisiota

Leptogenys

Lioponera

Lividopone

Malagidris

Melissotarsus

Meranoplus

Mesoponera

Metapone

Monomorium

Mystrium

Nesomyrmex

Nylanderia

Odontomachus

Ooceraea

Pachycondyla

Paraparatrechina

Paratrechina

Parasyscia

Parvaponera

Pheidole

Pilotrochus

Plagiolepis

Platythyrea

Ponera

Prionopelta

Probolomyrmex

Proceratium

Ravavy

Royidris

Simopone

Solenopsis

Stigmatomma

Strumigenys

Syllophopsis

Tanipone

Tapinoma

Technomyrmex

Terataner

Tetramorium

Tetraponera

Trichomyrmex

Vitsika