Botswana



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

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis custodiens (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Anoplolepis steingroeveri (Forel, 1894)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus fulvopilosus (De Geer, 1778)


 * Camponotus mystaceus Emery, 1886


 * Camponotus niveosetosus Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus olivieri patersoni 	Arnold, 1959


 * Camponotus petersii Emery, 1895


 * Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891

Carebara

 * Carebara africana 	Forel, 1910

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster castanea simia 	Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster gallicola latro 	Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster transvaalensis Forel, 1894

Dorylus

 * Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	(Roger, 1859)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862)

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys intermedia Emery, 1902

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus glaber Arnold, 1926


 * Meranoplus magrettii 	André, 1884


 * Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera caffraria (Smith, F., 1858)

Messor

 * Messor capensis (Mayr, 1862)


 * Messor decipiens Santschi, 1928


 * Messor denticornis Forel, 1910


 * Messor luebberti Forel, 1910


 * Messor piceus Stitz, 1923

Monomorium

 * Monomorium australe Emery, 1886


 * Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium fugelanum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium junodi Forel,, 1910


 * Monomorium lene Santschi, 1920


 * Monomorium opacior Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium rabirium 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium rufulum Stitz,, 1923


 * Monomorium setuliferum 	Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium sryetum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium termitarium 	Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium termitobium Forel, 1892


 * Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930

Myrmicaria

 * Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus 	Mayr, 1862

Ocymyrmex

 * Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989


 * Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886


 * Ocymyrmex flaviventris Santschi, 1913


 * Ocymyrmex fortior 	Santschi, 1911


 * Ocymyrmex hirsutus 	Forel, 1910


 * Ocymyrmex picardi 	Forel, 1901


 * Ocymyrmex sobek 	Bolton, 1981


 * Ocymyrmex sphinx 	Bolton, 1981

Pheidole

 * Pheidole areniphila 	Forel, 1910


 * Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895


 * Pheidole schultzei 	Forel, 1910

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis intermedia Emery, 1895


 * Plagiolepis vanderkelleni tricolor 	Forel, 1910

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Platythyrea lamellosa 	Roger, 1860

Plectroctena

 * Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys pretoriae Arnold, 1949


 * Strumigenys simoni (Emery, 1895)

Tapinolepis

 * Tapinolepis decolor (Emery, 1895)


 * Tapinolepis simulans (Santschi, 1908)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma schultzei 	Forel, 1910

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex voeltzkowi (Forel, 1907)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium desertorum 	Forel, 1910


 * Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895


 * Tetramorium khyarum Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium mossamedense 	Forel, 1901


 * Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium oculatum Forel, 1913


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877


 * Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895


 * Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera penzigi (Mayr, 1907)

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex emeryi (Mayr, 1895)


 * Trichomyrmex oscaris (Forel, 1894)

Afromyrma

 * Afromyrma petrosa 	Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn, 2004 [fossil]

Afropone

 * Afropone oculata 	Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn, 2004 [fossil]


 * Afropone orapa 	Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn, 2004 [fossil]