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.

A

 * Acropyga arnoldi 	Santschi, 1926


 * Aenictogiton species


 * Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895


 * Anoplolepis custodiens (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Anoplolepis steingroeveri 	Forel, 1894


 * Axinidris namib Snelling, R.R. 2007

C

 * 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 namacola 	Prins, 1973


 * Camponotus nasutus Emery, 1895


 * Camponotus nasutus fenestralis 	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 shuckardi Forel, 1891


 * Cardiocondyla venustula 	Wheeler, W.M., 1908


 * Carebara vidua Smith, F., 1858


 * Cataulacus intrudens 	Smith, F., 1876


 * Crematogaster castanea Smith, F., 1858


 * Crematogaster castanea adusta 	Santschi, 1935


 * Crematogaster gutenbergi 	Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster oscaris Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster peringueyi Emery, 1895


 * Crematogaster schultzei Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster solers 	Forel, 1910

D

 * Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)

L

 * Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862)


 * Lepisiota validiuscula (Emery, 1897)


 * Leptogenys maxillosa (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868)

M

 * Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895  [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * 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 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 mictilis 	Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium minor 	Stitz, 1923


 * Monomorium nirvanum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913


 * Monomorium rufulum 	Stitz, 1923


 * Monomorium schultzeiForel, 1910


 * Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium vatranum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium viator 	Santschi, 1923


 * Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901


 * Myrmicaria natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)

O

 * Ocymyrmex afradu 	Bolton & Marsh, 1989


 * Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886


 * 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 robustior 	Stitz, 1923


 * Ocymyrmex shushan 	Bolton, 1981


 * Ocymyrmex tachys 	Bolton & Marsh, 1989


 * Ocymyrmex turneri 	Donisthorpe, 1931


 * Ocymyrmex velox 	Santschi, 1932


 * Ocymyrmex zekhem 	Bolton, 1981

P

 * Pachycondyla berthoudi (Forel, 1890)


 * Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)


 * Pachycondyla tarsata (Fabricius, 1798)


 * Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895


 * Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901


 * Pheidole tenuinodis robusta 	Stitz, 1923


 * Pheidologeton aberrans Santschi, 1937


 * Pheidologeton hammoniae 	Stitz, 1923


 * Pheidologeton kunensis 	Ettershank, 1966


 * Platythyrea lamellosa 	Roger, 1860


 * Platythyrea schultzei 	Forel, 1910


 * Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858


 * Plectroctena subterranea 	Arnold, 1915

S

 * Stigmatomma species

T

 * Tapinolepis decolor (Emery, 1895)


 * Tapinoma luteum (Emery, 1895)


 * Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899


 * Tetramorium barbigerum 	Bolton, 1980


 * 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 petersi 	Forel, 1910


 * Tetramorium pogonion 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium praetextum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium quadrispinosum 	Emery, 1886


 * 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 ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)