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Zimbabwe
| Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Eastern Africa |
| BioRegion | Afrotropical Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 7 |
| Genera | 51 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 736 |
| Endemic Species | 109 |
| % Endemic Species | 14.8% |
| Introduced Species | 0 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Zimbabwe. 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 Zimbabwe ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Zimbabwe Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Acropyga
- Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926
Aenictus
- Aenictus alluaudi Santschi, 1910
- Aenictus bottegoi Emery, 1899
- Aenictus crucifer tuberculatus Arnold, 1915
- Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895
- Aenictus mariae Emery, 1895
- Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901
- Aenictus steindachneri Mayr, 1901
Agraulomyrmex
- Agraulomyrmex wilsoni Prins, 1983
Anochetus
- Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
- Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895
- Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978
- Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Anoplolepis
- Anoplolepis custodiens (Smith, F., 1858)
Atopomyrmex
- Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892
- Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889
Bothroponera
- Bothroponera granosa (Roger, 1860)
- Bothroponera ilgii Forel, 1910
- Bothroponera kruegeri Forel, 1910
- Bothroponera sculpturata Santschi, 1912
- Bothroponera soror (Emery, 1899)
Brachyponera
- Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)
Calyptomyrmex
- Calyptomyrmex arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Calyptomyrmex brunneus Arnold, 1948
- Calyptomyrmex nedjem Bolton, 1981
- Calyptomyrmex piripilis Santschi, 1923
Camponotus
- Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
- Camponotus aequitas Santschi, 1920
- Camponotus amphidus Santschi, 1926
- Camponotus auropubens Forel, 1894
- Camponotus avius Santschi, 1926
- Camponotus braunsi Mayr, 1895
- Camponotus braunsi epinotalis Santschi, 1916
- Camponotus cinctellus (Gerstäcker, 1859)
- Camponotus congolensis Emery, 1899
- Camponotus cosmicus (Smith, F., 1858)
- Camponotus crepusculi Arnold, 1922
- Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926
- Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920
- Camponotus errabundus Arnold, 1949
- Camponotus etiolipes Bolton, 1995
- Camponotus eugeniae Forel, 1879
- Camponotus favorabilis Santschi, 1919
- Camponotus grandidieri Forel, 1886
- Camponotus maculatus Fabricius, 1782
- Camponotus mayri Forel, 1879
- Camponotus mystaceus Emery, 1886
- Camponotus nasutus Emery, 1895
- Camponotus nasutus pretiosus Arnold, 1922
- Camponotus natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)
- Camponotus petersii Emery, 1895
- Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892
- Camponotus robecchii rhodesianus Forel, 1913
- Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)
- Camponotus scabrinodis Arnold, 1924
- Camponotus schoutedeni Forel, 1911
- Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910
- Camponotus thraso montinanus Santschi, 1926
- Camponotus thraso negus Forel, 1907
- Camponotus traegaordhi fumeus Santschi, 1926
- Camponotus transvaalensis prinsi Özdikmen, 2010
- Camponotus valdeziae Forel, 1879
- Camponotus vespertinus Arnold, 1960
- Camponotus vestitus (Smith, F., 1858)
- Camponotus vividus (Smith, F., 1858)
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
- Cardiocondyla fajumensis
- Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
- Cardiocondyla venustula
Carebara
- Carebara alluaudi cataractae Santschi, 1919
- Carebara arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Carebara incerta Santschi, 1919
- Carebara khamiensis Arnold, 1952
- Carebara lucida Santschi, 1917
- Carebara nicotianae Arnold, 1948
- Carebara perpusilla (Emery, 1895)
- Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)
- Carebara vidua Smith, F., 1858
Cataulacus
- Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901
- Cataulacus intrudens Smith, F., 1876
- Cataulacus lujae Forel, 1911
Centromyrmex
- Centromyrmex bequaerti (Forel, 1913)
- Centromyrmex raptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
- Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster acaciae Forel, 1892
- Crematogaster acaciae victoriosa Santschi, 1916
- Crematogaster amita Forel, 1913
- Crematogaster amita makololo Santschi, 1926
- Crematogaster amita matabele Arnold, 1920
- Crematogaster bequaerti semiclara Santschi, 1928
- Crematogaster boera Santschi, 1926
- Crematogaster castanea Smith, F., 1858
- Crematogaster constructor Emery, 1895
- Crematogaster delagoensis rhodesiana Arnold, 1920
- Crematogaster donisthorpei Santschi, 1934
- Crematogaster excisa Mayr, 1895
- Crematogaster gallicola Forel, 1894
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri godefreyi Forel, 1914
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri infaceta Santschi, 1916
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri inquieta Santschi, 1928
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri maledicta Forel, 1914
- Crematogaster gerstaeckeri pudica Santschi, 1930
- Crematogaster hemiceros Santschi, 1926
- Crematogaster hottentota Emery, 1899
- Crematogaster kohli Forel, 1909
- Crematogaster menilekii completa Santschi, 1928
- Crematogaster misella Arnold, 1920
- Crematogaster nigronitens Santschi, 1917
- Crematogaster rectinota Forel, 1913
- Crematogaster retifera Santschi, 1926
- Crematogaster rufigena Arnold, 1958
- Crematogaster sjostedti Mayr, 1907
- Crematogaster transvaalensis hammi Arnold, 1920
- Crematogaster vulcania Santschi, 1913
- Crematogaster wellmani Forel, 1909
Discothyrea
- Discothyrea gaia Hita-Garcia & Lieberman, 2019
- Discothyrea maia Hita-Garcia & Lieberman, 2019
- Discothyrea oculata Emery, 1901
- Discothyrea poweri Arnold, 1916
Dorylus
- Dorylus affinis Shuckard, 1840
- Dorylus diadema Gerstäcker, 1859
- Dorylus diadema arnoldi Forel, 1914
- Dorylus braunsi Emery, 1895
- Dorylus braunsi anceps Forel, 1914
- Dorylus brevipennis Emery, 1895
- Dorylus brevipennis marshalli Emery, 1901
- Dorylus depilis Emery, 1895
- Dorylus fimbriatus (Shuckard, 1840)
- Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)
- Dorylus fulvus badius Gerstäcker, 1859
- Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri (Shuckard, 1840)
- Dorylus nigricans molestus (Gerstäcker, 1859)
Eburopone
- Eburopone wroughtoni Forel, 1910
Euponera
- Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera bulawayensis (Forel, 1913)
- Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)
- Hypoponera ignavia Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera jeanneli (Santschi, 1935)
- Hypoponera obtunsa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
Lepisiota
- Lepisiota alexis Santschi, 1937
- Lepisiota arenaria Arnold, 1920
- Lepisiota arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Lepisiota dendrophila Arnold, 1949
- Lepisiota egregia Forel, 1913
- Lepisiota egregia santschii (Arnold, 1920)
- Lepisiota elevata (Santschi, 1937)
- Lepisiota foreli (Arnold, 1920)
- Lepisiota foreli convexa Arnold, 1920
- Lepisiota foreli impressa (Arnold, 1920)
- Lepisiota hirsuta (Santschi, 1914)
- Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926
- Lepisiota longinoda Arnold, 1920
- Lepisiota quadraticeps Arnold, 1944
- Lepisiota rubrovaria pilosa Forel, 1913
- Lepisiota simplex (Forel, 1892)
- Lepisiota spinosior
- Lepisiota spinosior ballaensis Arnold, 1920
- Lepisiota submetallica Arnold, 1920
- Lepisiota validiuscula (Emery, 1897)
Leptogenys
- Leptogenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Leptogenys attenuata (Smith, F., 1858)
- Leptogenys castanea Mayr, 1862
- Leptogenys crassinoda Arnold, 1926
- Leptogenys ferrarii Forel, 1913
- Leptogenys furtiva Arnold, 1926
- Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902
- Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)
- Leptogenys schwabi Forel, 1913
Lioponera
- Lioponera coxalis Arnold, 1926
Megaponera
- Megaponera analis (Latreille, 1802)
Meranoplus
- Meranoplus glaber Arnold, 1926
- Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895
- Meranoplus magrettii André, 1884
- Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917
- Meranoplus sthenus Bolton, 1981
Mesoponera
- Mesoponera caffraria (Smith, F., 1858)
- Mesoponera elisae rotundata (Emery, 1895)
- Mesoponera elisae redbankensis Forel, 1913
Messor
- Messor capensis (Mayr, 1862)
- Messor decipiens Santschi, 1928
- Messor luebberti Forel, 1910
Microdaceton
- Microdaceton exornatum Santschi, 1913
Monomorium
- Monomorium afrum André, 1884
- Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895
- Monomorium arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Monomorium disertum Forel, 1913
- Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
- Monomorium firmum Santschi, 1926
- Monomorium junodi Forel,, 1910
- Monomorium lene Santschi, 1920
- Monomorium mediocre Santschi, 1920
- Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
- Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910
- Monomorium nuptialis Forel, 1913
- Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
- Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913
- Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monomorium pulchrum Santschi, 1926
- Monomorium rufulum Stitz,, 1923
- Monomorium shilohense Forel, 1913
- Monomorium springvalense Forel, 1913
- Monomorium symmotu Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892
- Monomorium symmotu Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium vecte Bolton, 1987
Myrmicaria
- Myrmicaria anomala Arnold, 1960
- Myrmicaria arnoldi Santschi, 1925
- Myrmicaria basutorum Arnold, 1960
- Myrmicaria faurei Arnold, 1947
- Myrmicaria fusca nigerrima Arnold, 1916
- Myrmicaria natalensis eumenoides Gerstäcker, 1859
- Myrmicaria natalensis verticalis Santschi, 1920
- Myrmicaria rhodesiae Arnold, 1958
- Myrmicaria striata Stitz, 1911
Nesomyrmex
- Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Nylanderia
Ocymyrmex
- Ocymyrmex foreli Arnold, 1916
- Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911
- Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1901
- Ocymyrmex sobek Bolton, 1981
- Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932
Odontomachus
- Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914
Ophthalmopone
- Ophthalmopone berthoudi (Forel, 1890)
Paltothyreus
- Paltothyreus tarsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Parasyscia
- Parasyscia centurio Brown, 1975
- Parasyscia sudanensis Weber, 1942
- Parasyscia sylvicola Arnold, 1955
Pheidole
- Pheidole arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Pheidole arnoldi ballaensis Arnold, 1920
- Pheidole arnoldi rufescens Arnold, 1920
- Pheidole caffra montivaga Santschi, 1939
- Pheidole crassinoda ruspolii Emery, 1897
- Pheidole liengmei malindana Forel, 1913
- Pheidole liengmei micrartifex Forel, 1913
- Pheidole maufei Arnold, 1920
- Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
- Pheidole megacephala rotundata Forel, 1894
- Pheidole prelli redbankensis Forel, 1913
- Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866
- Pheidole schultzei gwaaiensis Forel, 1913
- Pheidole schultzei woodvalensis Arnold, 1960
- Pheidole sculpturata rhodesiana Forel, 1913
- Pheidole sculpturata zambesiana
- Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910
- Pheidole tenuinodis sipapomae Arnold, 1920
- Pheidole victoris Forel, 1913
- Pheidole xocensis Forel, 1913
- Pheidole xocensis bulawayensis Forel, 1913
Plagiolepis
- Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895
- Plagiolepis brunni pubescens Forel, 1913
- Plagiolepis chirindensis Arnold, 1949
- Plagiolepis livingstonei Santschi, 1926
- Plagiolepis montivaga Arnold, 1958
- Plagiolepis pygmaea bulawayensis Arnold, 1922
- Plagiolepis pygmaea mima Arnold, 1922
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Platythyrea cribrinodis (Gerstacker, 1859)
- Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860
- Platythyrea matopoensis Arnold, 1915
- Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910
Plectroctena
- Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
- Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858
- Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)
- Polyrhachis schlueteri Forel, 1886
- Polyrhachis viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Proceratium
- Proceratium arnoldi Forel, 1913
Solenopsis
- Solenopsis punctaticeps fur Santschi, 1926
- Solenopsis zambesiae Arnold, 1926
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Strumigenys dyshaula Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys emarginata (Mayr, 1901)
- Strumigenys irrorata Santschi, 1913
- Strumigenys ludovici (Forel, 1904)
- Strumigenys lujae (Forel, 1902)
- Strumigenys marginata (Santschi, 1914)
- Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916
- Strumigenys mesahyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys nykara Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys robertsoni Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys rusta Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys shaula Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895
- Strumigenys stygia Santschi, 1913
Tapinolepis
- Tapinolepis deceptor Arnold, 1922
- Tapinolepis litoralis Arnold, 1958
- Tapinolepis macgregori Arnold, 1922
- Tapinolepis macrophthalma Arnold, 1962
- Tapinolepis melanaria Arnold, 1922
- Tapinolepis melanaria ochraceotincta (Arnold, 1949)
- Tapinolepis simulans (Santschi, 1908)
Tapinoma
- Tapinoma arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Tapinoma demissum Bolton, 1995
- Tapinoma lugubre Santschi, 1917
- Tapinoma luteum (Emery, 1895)
- Tapinoma modestum Santschi, 1932
- Tapinoma schultzei (Forel, 1910)
Technomyrmex
- Technomyrmex arnoldinus Forel, 1913
- Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899
- Technomyrmex ilgi (Forel, 1910)
- Technomyrmex menozzii (Donisthorpe, 1936)
- Technomyrmex voeltzkowi (Forel, 1907)
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium agile Arnold, 1960
- Tetramorium amaurum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910
- Tetramorium argenteopilosum Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium arnoldi Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium baufra Bolton, 1976
- Tetramorium berbiculum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium bevisi Arnold, 1958
- Tetramorium bulawayense Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865
- Tetramorium chloe Santschi, 1920
- Tetramorium constanciae Arnold, 1917
- Tetramorium cristatum Stitz, 1910
- Tetramorium decem Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium do Forel, 1914
- Tetramorium emeryi Mayr, 1901
- Tetramorium ericae Arnold, 1917
- Tetramorium flaviceps Arnold, 1960
- Tetramorium frenchi Forel, 1914
- Tetramorium furtivum Arnold, 1956
- Tetramorium gazense Arnold, 1958
- Tetramorium gladstonei Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium globulinode (Mayr, 1901)
- Tetramorium hortorum Arnold, 1958
- Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891
- Tetramorium incruentatum Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium inezulae Forel, 1914
- Tetramorium intextum Santschi, 1914
- Tetramorium jauresi Forel, 1914
- Tetramorium jejunum Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium lobulicorne Santschi, 1916
- Tetramorium longicorne Forel, 1907
- Tetramorium luteolum Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium matopoense Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium microgyna Santschi, 1918
- Tetramorium microps Mayr, 1901
- Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901
- Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium pauper Forel, 1907
- Tetramorium phasias Forel, 1914
- Tetramorium repentinum Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium semireticulatum Arnold, 1917
- Tetramorium sepositum Santschi, 1918
- Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
- Tetramorium sericeum Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
- Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895
- Tetramorium shilohense Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium simulator Arnold, 1917
- Tetramorium squaminode Santschi, 1911
- Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907
- Tetramorium ultor Forel, 1913
- Tetramorium umtaliense Arnold, 1926
- Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895
- Tetramorium zambezium Santschi, 1939
Tetraponera
- Tetraponera ambigua (Emery, 1895)
- Tetraponera emeryi Forel, 1911
- Tetraponera natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)
- Tetraponera pumila Ward, 2022
- Tetraponera schulthessi Santschi, 1915
Trichomyrmex
- Trichomyrmex emeryi (Mayr, 1895)
- Trichomyrmex oscaris (Forel, 1894)