Namibia



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

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 hammoniae (Stitz, 1923)


 * Carebara kunensis (Ettershank, 1966)


 * Carebara vidua Smith, F., 1858

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus intrudens 	Smith, F., 1876

Crematogaster

 * 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)

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 barbigerum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium clunum Forel, 1913


 * Tetramorium desertorum (Forel, 1910)


 * Tetramorium glabratum 	Stitz, 1923


 * Tetramorium grandinode Santschi, 1913


 * Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891


 * Tetramorium jordani 	Santschi, 1937


 * Tetramorium krynitum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895


 * 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 weitzeckeri Emery, 1895

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)