Bangladesh

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

Aenictus

 * Aenictus binghami Forel, 1900


 * Aenictus brevicornis (Mayr, 1879)


 * Aenictus clavitibia Forel, 1901


 * Aenictus feae Emery, 1889


 * Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901


 * Aenictus gracilis Emery, 1893


 * Aenictus laeviceps (Smith, F., 1857)


 * Aenictus longi Forel, 1913


 * Aenictus shuckardi Forel, 1901

Anochetus

 * Anochetus graeffei Mayr,


 * Anochetus madaraszi Mayr,

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis gracilipes (Fabricius, 1857)

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera jerdonii (Forel, 1900)


 * Brachyponera luteipes (Mayr, 1862)

Buniapone

 * Buniapone amblyops (Emery, 1887)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus angusticollis (Jerdon, )


 * Camponotus arrogans (F. Smith, )


 * Camponotus barbatus taylori


 * Camponotus compressus (Fabricius, )


 * Camponotus crassisquamis Forel,


 * Camponotus misturus fornaronis


 * Camponotus nicobarensis Mayr


 * Camponotus oblongus (F. Smith)


 * Camponotus irritans pallidus


 * Camponotus parius Emery, 1889


 * Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Camponotus variegatus (F. Smith)


 * Camponotus wasmanni Emery

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla nuda (Mayr)

Carebara

 * Carebara affinis (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Carebara asina Forel, 1902


 * Carebara bengalensis Forel


 * Carebara diversa (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Carebara lignata Westwood,


 * Carebara wroughtonii

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus latus Forel,

Cerapachys

 * Lioponera longitarsus (Mayr, 1879)

Chronoxenus

 * Chronoxenus dalyi (Forel, 1895)
 * Chronoxenus walshi (Forel, 1895)

Colobopsis

 * Colobopsis rothneyi
 * Colobopsis vitrea angustula (Emery)

Crematogaster

 * ''Crematogaster binghamii Forel, 1904
 * Crematogaster brunnea contemta Mayr, 1879
 * Crematogaster flava Forel, 1886
 * Crematogaster politula Forel, 1902

Diacamma

 * Diacamma assamense Forel, 1897


 * Diacamma indicum(Santschi, 1920)


 * Diacamma rugosum (Le Guillou, 1842)


 * Diacamma rugosum sculptum (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Diacamma scalpratum (Smith, F., 1858)

Dolichoderus

 * Dolichoderus species

Dorylus

 * Dorylus labiatus Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835

Ectomomyrmex

 * Ectomomyrmex leeuwenhoeki (Forel, 1886)

Harpegnathos

 * Harpegnathos venator (Smith, F., 1858)

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera confinis (Roger, 1860)


 * Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

Iridomyrmex

 * Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota capensis simplex (Mayr, 1862)


 * Lepisiota rothneyi (Forel, 1894)

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys assamensis Forel, 1900


 * Leptogenys birmana (Forel, 1900)


 * Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895


 * Leptogenys diminuta (Smith, F., 1857)


 * Leptogenys kitteli (Mayr, 1870)


 * Leptogenys peuqueti (Andre, 1887)


 * Leptogenys roberti Forel, 1900

Lophomyrmex

 * Lophomyrmex ambiguus Rigato, 1994


 * Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus bicolor (Guerin-Meneville, 1844)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium atomum Forel,


 * Monomorium latinode (Mayr, 1872)


 * Monomorium orientale Mayr,


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Myrmicaria

 * Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia bourbonica Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Nylanderia indica (Forel, 1894)


 * Nylanderia taylori (Forel, 1894)

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus simillimus (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892


 * Odontomachus rixosus Smith, F., 1857


 * Odontoponera denticulata (Smith, F., 1858)

Oecophylla

 * Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Paratopula

 * Paratopula ceylonica (Emery, 1901)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879


 * Pheidole nodus Smith, F., 1874


 * Pheidole rogersi Forel, 1902


 * Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902


 * Pheidole sulcaticeps Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole watsoni Forel, 1902


 * Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis dichroa Forel, 1902

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea parallela (Smith, F., 1859)

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis bicolor Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis exercita (Walker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859


 * Polyrhachis laevissima Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis thrinax Roger, 1863


 * Polyrhachis tibialis Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis tibialis caligata Emery, 1895


 * Polyrhachis tubericeps Forel, 1893

Rhopalomastix

 * Rhopalomastix species

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

Sphinctomyrmex

 * Eusphinctus taylori Forel, 1900

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Technomyrmex modiglianii Emery, 1900


 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, )


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Forel,


 * Tetramorium obesum (André,


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)


 * Tetramorium smithi Mayr,


 * Tetramorium walshi Forel,

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera aitkenii (Forel, 1902)


 * Tetraponera allaborans (Walker, 1859)


 * Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Tetraponera rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851)

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851)

Vollenhovia

 * Vollenhovia species