Identification resources for Afrotropical Ants

Genera recorded only from the Arabian Peninsula are not incuded here: Aphaenogaster, Emeryopone, Iridomyrmex

Acropyga
ID status is very good for this genus, mainly due to the works by LaPolla (2004), and LaPolla and Fisher (2005)

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Aenictogiton
Only males are known for this genus. The taxonomy can be regarded as unsatisfactory since it was never revised after the initial species descriptions. There are no keys available.

Agraulomyrmex
Prins (1983) described the genus and the two species belonging to it. No new species have been added since then.

Ankylomyrma
Monospecific genus: Ankylomyrma coronacantha

Anochetus
Brown (1978) revision is valid, and no new species has been added since then.

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Aphomomyrmex
Monospecific genus: Aphomomyrmex afer

Apomyrma
Single species genus Apomyrma stygia

Axinidris
Snelling (2007) revision is valid, and no new species has been added since then.

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Boloponera
Monospecific genus: Boloponera vicans

Bothroponera
The best available key for the Afrotropical species in this genus is Wheeler (1992). Although still interesting, the key is outdated and misses more than half the species and subspecies present in the Afrotropical Region.

Antwiki key is based on that reference.

Brachymyrmex
One species has been recorded for the Afrotropical Region: Brachymyrmex cordemoyi

Concoctio
Monospecific genus: Concoctio concenta

Diplomorium
One species recorded for the Afrotropical Region: Diplomorium longipenne

Dolioponera
Monospecific genus: Dolioponera fustigera

Ecphorella
Monospecific genus: Ecphorella wellmani

Eutetramorium
One species recorded for the Afrotropical Region (Comoros): Eutetramorium monticellii

Feroponera
Monospecific genus: Feroponera ferox

Fisheropone
Monospecific genus: Fisheropone ambigua

Linepithema
One species recorded for the Afrotropical Region: Linepithema humile

Nylanderia
Lapolla, Hawks & Fischer (2011) revision is valid, and no new species has been added since then.

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Ocymyrmex
Bolton & Marsh (1989) revision is valid, and no new species has been added since then.

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Petalomyrmex
Monospecific genus: Petalomyrmex phylax

Promyopias
Monospecific genus: Promyopias silvestrii

Santschiella
Monospecific genus: Santschiella kohli

Temnothorax
Prebus (2015) revision is valid, and no new species has been added since then.

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Vicinopone
Monospecific genus: Vicinopone conciliatrix

Wasmannia
One species recorded for the Afrotropical Region: Wasmannia auropunctata

Xymmer
Monospecific genus: Xymmer muticus