Mali



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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884

Bothroponera

 * Bothroponera crassa (Emery, 1877)

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus oasium Forel, 1890


 * Camponotus sericeus (Fabricius, 1798)


 * Camponotus vestitus (Smith, F., 1858)

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis bombycina (Roger, 1859)


 * Cataglyphis bicolor congolensis (Stitz, 1916)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster angusticeps Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster chlorotica Emery, 1899


 * Crematogaster edentula Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster longiceps Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster stenocephala Emery, 1922

Dorylus

 * Dorylus aethiopicus Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus affinis Emery, 1889


 * Dorylus affinis sudanicus Santschi, 1917


 * Dorylus fimbriatus (Shuckard, 1840)


 * Dorylus leo Santschi, 1919


 * Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri (Shuckard, 1840)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota monardi (Santschi, 1930)

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera ingesta (Wheeler, W.M., 1922)

Messor

 * Messor collingwoodi Bolton, 1982


 * Messor galla (Mayr, 1904)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium areniphilum Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parvaponera

 * Parvaponera darwinii (Forel, 1893)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Pheidole

 * Pheidole andrieui Santschi, 1930


 * Pheidole decarinata Santschi, 1929


 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877


 * Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877


 * Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904

Sphinctomyrmex

 * Sphinctomyrmex chariensis Santschi, 1915


 * Sphinctomyrmex rufiventris Santschi, 1915

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma species

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel, 1902)