Egypt



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

Aenictus

 * Aenictus fuscovarius sagittarius Santschi, 1938

Camponotus

 * Camponotus aegyptiacus Emery, 1915


 * Camponotus fellah 	Dalla Torre, 1893


 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus rhamses 	Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus sericeus 	Fabricius, 1798


 * Camponotus sinaiticus Ionescu-Hirsh, 2009


 * Camponotus xerxes Forel, 1904

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi


 * Cardiocondyla fajumensis Forel, 1913


 * Cardiocondyla israelica Seifert, 2003


 * Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890


 * Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis adenensis bugnioni Santschi, 1929


 * Cataglyphis agostii Sharaf, 2007


 * Cataglyphis argentata Radoszkowsky, 1876


 * Cataglyphis bicoloripes Walker, 1871


 * Cataglyphis bombycina sinaitica Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1916


 * Cataglyphis isis Forel, 1913


 * Cataglyphis rubra (Forel, 1903)


 * Cataglyphis sabulosa Kugler, 1981


 * Cataglyphis savignyi 	Dufour, 1862

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys collingwoodi Sharaf, 2007


 * Cerapachys longitarsus (Mayr, 1879)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster aegyptiaca pharaonis Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster inermis Mayr, 1862

Dorylus

 * Dorylus affinis aegyptiacus 	Mayr, 1865


 * Dorylus affinis hirsutus Wheeler, W.M. 1922

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera abeillei (André, 1881)


 * Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota frauenfeldi aegyptiaca 	Finzi, 1936


 * Lepisiota nigra (Dalla Torre, 1893)


 * Lepisiota opaciventris 	Finzi, 1936

Messor

 * Messor aegyptiacus 	Emery, 1878


 * Messor aegyptiacus felah Santschi, 1923


 * Messor arenarius alfierii 	Santschi, 1938


 * Messor arenarius diabolus Santschi, 1938


 * Messor arenarius thebaicus Santschi, 1912


 * Messor barbarus (Linnaeus, 1767)


 * Messor barbarus sahlbergi 	Forel, 1913


 * Messor crawleyi 	Santschi, 1928


 * Messor ebeninus Santschi, 1927


 * Messor eglalae Sharaf, 2007


 * Messor foreli Santschi, 1923


 * Messor niloticus 	Santschi, 1938

Monomorium

 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium atomum cooperi 	Donisthorpe, 1942


 * Monomorium bicolor 	Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium niloticum 	Emery, 1881


 * Monomorium nitidiventre 	Emery, 1893


 * Monomorium pharaonis 	Linnaeus, 1758


 * Monomorium salomonis 	Linnaeus, 1758

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus 	(Mayr, 1862)

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi 	Mayr, 1904

Oxyopomyrmex

 * Oxyopomyrmex nitidior Santschi, 1910

Pheidole

 * Pheidole fadli Sharaf, 2007


 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879


 * Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874


 * Pheidole megacephala


 * Pheidole pallidula recticeps 	Menozzi, 1932


 * Pheidole sinaitica 	Mayr, 1862

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis pallescens isis 	Santschi, 1938


 * Plagiolepis pallescens maura Santschi, 1920

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis cooperi Donisthorpe, 1947


 * Solenopsis kochi 	Finzi, 1936


 * Solenopsis occipitalis 	Santschi, 1911

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys membranifera (Emery, 1869)

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis dentata (Sharaf, 2007)

Tapinolepis

 * Tapinolepis mediterranea 	Mayr, 1866

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium caldarium 	Roger, 1857


 * Tetramorium depressiceps Menozzi, 1933


 * Tetramorium sahlbergi 	Finzi, 1936


 * Tetramorium salwae 	Mohamed,  Zalat, Fadl, Gadalla, & Sharaf, 2001


 * Tetramorium taueret 	Bolton, 1995

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)

Uncertain species
The following species were described from Egypt but their true identities are currently unknown.
 * Aphaenogaster pallescens Walker, 1871
 * Formica aegyptiaca Fabricius, 1775
 * Formica animosa Forskål, 1775
 * Formica insultans Forskål, 1775
 * Formica maligna Forskål, 1775