Mozambique



The following 96 valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Mozambique. 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 Mozambique ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Mozambique Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

A

 * Aenictus fuscovarius 	Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Anoplolepis custodiens (Smith, F. 1858)


 * Atopomyrmex mocquerysi Andre, 1889

C

 * Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910


 * Camponotus auropubens 	Forel, 1894


 * Camponotus auropubens aldabrensis Forel, 1897


 * Camponotus braunsi 	Mayr, 1895


 * Camponotus cinctellus 	Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Camponotus compressus probativus 	Santschi, 1921


 * Camponotus etiolipes 	Bolton, 1995


 * Camponotus fornasinii 	Emery, 1895


 * Camponotus hova Forel, 1891


 * Camponotus maculatus 	Fabricius, 1782


 * Camponotus mayri Forel, 1879


 * Camponotus olivieri delagoensis 	Forel, 1894


 * Camponotus robecchii troglodytes 	Forel, 1894


 * Camponotus sexpunctatus 	Forel, 1894


 * Camponotus tauricollis 	Forel, 1894


 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi 	Forel, 1891


 * Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908


 * Carebara nana  Santschi, 1919


 * Carebara vidua  Smith, F., 1858


 * Cataulacus intrudens 	Smith, F., 1876


 * Cataulacus jeanneli Santschi, 1914


 * Cataulacus wissmannii  Forel, 1894


 * Centromyrmex constanciae Arnold, 1915


 * Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896


 * Crematogaster arthurimuelleri 	Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster capensis calens Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster castanea tricolor Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster gallicola 	Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster liengmei 	Forel, 1894

D

 * Dorylus diadema 	Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Dorylus fulvus Westwood, 1839


 * Dorylus fulvus badius 	Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Dorylus nigricans molestus 	Gerstäcker, 1859

H

 * Hypoponera species

L

 * Lepisiota silvicola 	Arnold, 1920


 * Lepisiota submetallica aspera 	Arnold, 1920


 * Leptogenys incisa 	Forel, 1891


 * Leptogenys intermedia 	Emery, 1902


 * Leptogenys leiothorax Prins, 1965


 * Leptogenys stuhlmanni Mayr, 1893

M

 * Melissotarsus species


 * Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895


 * Monomorium delagoense Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium destructor Jerdon, 1851


 * Monomorium emeryi Mayr, 1895


 * Monomorium latinode Mayr, 1872


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmicaria natalensis eumenoides Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Myrmicaria striata pilosa 	Arnold, 1926

N

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus 	Mayr, 1862

O

 * Ocymyrmex phraxus Bolton, 1981


 * Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802

P

 * Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pachycondyla analis crassicornis 	Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Pachycondyla cariosa 	Emery, 1895


 * Pachycondyla strigulosa (Emery, 1895)


 * Pachycondyla tarsata delagoensis 	Emery, 1899


 * Pheidole crassinoda pluto 	Arnold, 1920


 * Pheidole liengmei 	Forel, 1894


 * Pheidole megacephala rotundata 	Forel, 1894


 * Pheidole prelli redbankensis Forel, 1913


 * Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866


 * Pheidole strator fugax Arnold, 1920


 * Phrynoponera gabonensis (André, 1892)


 * Plagiolepis brunni 	Mayr, 1895


 * Platythyrea cribrinodis 	Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Platythyrea parallela (Smith, F. 1859)


 * Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910


 * Plectroctena mandibularis 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis cubaensis 	Mayr, 1862


 * Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis militaris (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis schlueteri Forel, 1886


 * Polyrhachis spinicola 	Forel, 1894


 * Pristomyrmex cribrarius 	Arnold, 1926


 * Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)


 * Pyramica lujae 	Forel, 1902


 * Pyramica simoni (Emery, 1895)

S

 * Simopone species

T

 * Technomyrmex pallipes (Smith, F., 1876)


 * Technomyrmex sycorax Bolton, 2007


 * Technomyrmex taylori 	Santschi, 1930


 * Technomyrmex voeltzkowi (Forel, 1907)


 * Tetramorium amatongae 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium delagoense 	Forel, 1894


 * Tetramorium muscorum 	Arnold, 1926


 * Tetramorium quadrispinosum 	Emery, 1886


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre 	Emery, 1877


 * Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895


 * Tetramorium somniculosum 	Arnold, 1926


 * Tetramorium tenebrosum 	Arnold, 1926


 * Tetraponera ambigua 	Emery, 1895


 * Tetraponera andrei 	Mayr, 1895


 * Tetraponera liengmei 	(Forel, 1894)


 * Tetraponera natalensis Smith, F. 1858


 * Tetraponera schulthessi 	Santschi, 1915