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Namibia
| Namibia | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Southern Africa |
| BioRegion | Afrotropical Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 7 |
| Genera | 33 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 150 |
| Endemic Species | 41 |
| % Endemic Species | 27.3% |
| Introduced Species | 0 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Namibia. 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 Namibian ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Namibian Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Acropyga
- Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926
Aenictogiton
- Aenictogiton species
Aenictus
- Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901
Anochetus
- Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895
Anoplolepis
- Anoplolepis custodiens (Smith, F., 1858)
- Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894
Axinidris
- Axinidris namib Snelling, R.R. 2007
Brachyponera
- Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)
Camponotus
- Camponotus belligerus Santschi, 1920
- Camponotus callmorphus Stitz, 1923
- Camponotus cuneiscapus Forel, 1910
- Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886
- Camponotus fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778
- Camponotus grandidieri Forel, 1886
- Camponotus maculatus Fabricius, 1782
- Camponotus mystaceus Emery, 1886
- Camponotus mystaceus exsanguis Forel, 1910
- Camponotus mystaceus kamae Forel, 1910
- Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973
- Camponotus nasutus Emery, 1895
- Camponotus nasutus fenestralis Santschi, 1937
- Camponotus nasutus quadridentatus Santschi, 1937
- Camponotus niveosetosus Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892
- Camponotus robecchii dispar Stitz, 1923
- Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894
- Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)
- Camponotus rufoglaucus latericius Stitz, 1923
- Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
- Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910
- Camponotus vestitus (Smith, F., 1858)
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
- Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, W.M., 1908
Carebara
- Carebara aberrans (Santschi, 1937)
- Carebara gustavmayri Fischer, Azorsa & Fisher, 2014
- Carebara hammoniae (Stitz, 1923)
- Carebara kunensis (Ettershank, 1966)
- Carebara vidua Smith, F., 1858
Cataulacus
- Cataulacus intrudens Smith, F., 1876
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster acaciae Forel, 1892
- Crematogaster castanea Smith, F., 1858
- Crematogaster castanea adusta Santschi, 1935
- Crematogaster castanea insidiosa Santschi, 1920
- Crematogaster gutenbergi Santschi, 1914
- Crematogaster oscaris Forel, 1910
- Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895
- Crematogaster schultzei Forel, 1910
- Crematogaster solers Forel, 1910
Dorylus
- Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840
- Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)
Lepisiota
- Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862)
- Lepisiota validiuscula (Emery, 1897)
Leptogenys
- Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)
Linepithema
- Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)
Melissotarsus
- Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907
Meranoplus
- Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895
Messor
- Messor capensis Mayr, 1862
- Messor denticornis Forel, 1910
- Messor incisus Stitz, 1923
- Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
- Messor piceus Stitz, 1923
- Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923
- Messor tropicorum Wheeler, W.M., 1922
Monomorium
- Monomorium alamarum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910
- Monomorium drapenum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium esharre Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium herero Forel, 1910
- Monomorium katir Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium kitectum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium mantazenum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium marshi Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium mediocre Santschi, 1920
- Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
- Monomorium minor Stitz, 1923
- Monomorium nirvanum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
- Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
- Monomorium rufulum Stitz, 1923
- Monomorium schultzeiForel, 1910
- Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910
- Monomorium vatranum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium viator Santschi, 1923
Myrmicaria
- Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901
- Myrmicaria natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)
Ocymyrmex
- Ocymyrmex afradu Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886
- Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus Prins, 1965
- Ocymyrmex dekerus Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Ocymyrmex engytachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Ocymyrmex flavescens Stitz, 1923
- Ocymyrmex flaviventris Santschi, 1913
- Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
- Ocymyrmex kahas Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Ocymyrmex micans Forel, 1910
- Ocymyrmex monardi Santschi, 1930
- Ocymyrmex okys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1902
- Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Ocymyrmex robustior Stitz, 1923
- Ocymyrmex shushan Bolton, 1981
- Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989
- Ocymyrmex turneri Donisthorpe, 1931
- Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932
- Ocymyrmex zekhem Bolton, 1981
Ophthalmopone
- Ophthalmopone berthoudi (Forel, 1890)
Paltothyreus
- Paltothyreus tarsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Pheidole
- Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895
- Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866
- Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866
- Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901
- Pheidole tenuinodis robusta Stitz, 1923
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
- Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910
Plectroctena
- Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
- Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915
Stigmatomma
- Stigmatomma species
Tapinolepis
- Tapinolepis decolor (Emery, 1895)
Tapinoma
- Tapinoma luteum (Emery, 1895)
- Tapinoma subtile Santschi, 1911
Technomyrmex
- Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium aisha Mbanyana, Robertson & Hita Garcia, 2018
- Tetramorium barbigerum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium clunum Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium desertorum (Forel, 1910)
- Tetramorium duncani Mbanyana, Robertson & Hita Garcia, 2018
- Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895
- Tetramorium glabratum Stitz, 1923
- Tetramorium grandinode Santschi, 1913
- Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
- Tetramorium jordani Santschi, 1937
- Tetramorium khyarum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium krynitum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895
- Tetramorium luteolum Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901
- Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium petersi Forel, 1910
- Tetramorium pogonion Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium praetextum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923
- Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
- Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895
- Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895
- Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886
- Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907
- Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895
Tetraponera
- Tetraponera ambigua (Emery, 1895)
- Tetraponera natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)