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| Nigeria | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Western Africa |
| BioRegion | Afrotropical Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 9 |
| Genera | 40 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 123 |
| Endemic Species | 27 |
| % Endemic Species | 22.0% |
| Introduced Species | 0 |
Contents
- 1 Aenictus
- 2 Anochetus
- 3 Asphinctopone
- 4 Atopomyrmex
- 5 Axinidris
- 6 Baracidris
- 7 Bothroponera
- 8 Calyptomyrmex
- 9 Camponotus
- 10 Cardiocondyla
- 11 Cataulacus
- 12 Crematogaster
- 13 Discothyrea
- 14 Dorylus
- 15 Euponera
- 16 Hypoponera
- 17 Leptanilla
- 18 Leptogenys
- 19 Loboponera
- 20 Meranoplus
- 21 Messor
- 22 Monomorium
- 23 Nesomyrmex
- 24 Nylanderia
- 25 Paraparatrechina
- 26 Pheidole
- 27 Platythyrea
- 28 Plectroctena
- 29 Polyrhachis
- 30 Pristomyrmex
- 31 Psalidomyrmex
- 32 Simopone
- 33 Strumigenys
- 34 Syllophopsis
- 35 Technomyrmex
- 36 Terataner
- 37 Tetramorium
- 38 Tetraponera
- 39 Trichomyrmex
- 40 Xymmer
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Nigeria. 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 Nigerian ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Nigerian Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Aenictus
- Aenictus asantei Campione, Novak & Gotwald, 1983
- Aenictus decolor (Mayr, 1879)
Anochetus
- Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907
Asphinctopone
- Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Atopomyrmex
- Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
Axinidris
- Axinidris kinoin Shattuck, 1991
Baracidris
- Baracidris meketra Bolton, 1981
Bothroponera
- Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
- Bothroponera ryderae Joma & Mackay, 2017
Calyptomyrmex
- Calyptomyrmex barak Bolton, 1981
- Calyptomyrmex nummuliticus Santschi, 1914
Camponotus
- Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895
- Camponotus foraminosus deductus Santschi, 1915
- Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914
- Camponotus perrisii nigeriensis Santschi, 1914
- Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
- Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
- Cardiocondyla yoruba Rigato, 2002
- Cardiocondyla zoserka Bolton, 1982
Cataulacus
- Cataulacus boltoni Snelling, 1979
- Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901
- Cataulacus egenus Santschi, 1910
- Cataulacus guineensis Smith, F., 1853
- Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889
- Cataulacus moloch Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus taylori Bolton, 1982
- Cataulacus vorticus Bolton, 1974
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster africana alligatrix Forel, 1911
- Crematogaster batesi Forel, 1911
- Crematogaster brunneipennis yorubosa Santschi, 1933
- Crematogaster stigmata Santschi, 1914
- Crematogaster kneri pronotalis Santschi, 1914
- Crematogaster nigeriensis Santschi, 1914
- Crematogaster zavattarii Menozzi, 1926
Discothyrea
- Discothyrea oculata Emery, 1901
Dorylus
- Dorylus atratus Smith, F., 1859
- Dorylus savagei mucronatus Emery, 1899
Euponera
- Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera angustata (Santschi, 1914)
- Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
- Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)
- Hypoponera inaudax (Santschi, 1919)
- Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1857)
Leptanilla
- Leptanilla africana Baroni Urbani, 1977
Leptogenys
- Leptogenys elegans Bolton, 1975
- Leptogenys khaura Bolton, 1975
- Leptogenys stygia Bolton, 1975
Loboponera
- Loboponera politula Bolton & Brown, 2002
Meranoplus
- Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895
Messor
- Messor galla Mayr, 1904
- Messor regalis Emery, 1892
Monomorium
- Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877
- 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 vaguum Santschi, 1930
Nesomyrmex
- Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2011
- Nylanderia lepida (Santschi, 1915)
Paraparatrechina
- Paraparatrechina albipes (Emery, 1899)
- Paraparatrechina gnoma LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
Pheidole
- Pheidole minima catella Santschi, 1914
- Pheidole nigeriensis Santschi, 1914
- Pheidole semidea Fischer, Hita Garcia & Peters, 2012
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899
- Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899
Plectroctena
- Plectroctena macgeei Bolton, 1974
- Plectroctena minor Emery, 1891
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889
- Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
- Polyrhachis militaris Fabricius, 1782
- Polyrhachis monista Santschi, 1909
- Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916
- Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)
- Polyrhachis viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Pristomyrmex
- Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914
Psalidomyrmex
- Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
Simopone
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971
- Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys laticeps Brown, 1962
- Strumigenys ludovici (Forel, 1904)
- Strumigenys lujae (Forel, 1902)
- Strumigenys malaplax Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916
- Strumigenys pallestes Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953
- Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
- Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914
- Strumigenys simoni (Emery, 1895)
Syllophopsis
- Syllophopsis cryptobia Santschi, 1921
Technomyrmex
- Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899
- Technomyrmex moerens Santschi, 1913
- Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910
- Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007
Terataner
- Terataner elegans Bernard, 1952
- Terataner piceus Menozzi, 1942
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910
- Tetramorium asetyum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium ataxium Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium belgaense Forel, 1902
- Tetramorium bellicosum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium critchleyi (Bolton, 1976)
- Tetramorium dysderke Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium granulatum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium guineense
- Tetramorium khyarum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium raptor Hita Garcia, 2014
- Tetramorium uelense Santschi, 1923
Tetraponera
- Tetraponera aethiops Smith, F., 1877
- Tetraponera anthracina Santschi, 1910
- Tetraponera mocquerysi lepida Wheeler, W.M., 1922
- Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912
- Tetraponera triangularis Stitz, 1910
- Tetraponera triangularis illota Santschi, 1914
Trichomyrmex
- Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)
- Trichomyrmex oscaris (Forel, 1894)
Xymmer
- Xymmer muticus (Santschi, 1914)
