Nigeria



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

Aenictus

 * Aenictus asantei 	Campione, Novak & Gotwald, 1983

Anochetus

 * Anochetus katonae 	Forel, 1907

Asphinctopone

 * Asphinctopone silvestrii 	Santschi, 1914

Atopomyrmex

 * Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889

Axinidris

 * Axinidris kinoin 	Shattuck, 1991

Baracidris

 * Baracidris meketra 	Bolton, 1981

Calyptomyrmex

 * Calyptomyrmex barak 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex nummuliticus 	Santschi, 1914

Camponotus

 * Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895


 * Camponotus foraminosus deductus Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus haereticus Santschi, 1914


 * Camponotus perrisii nigeriensis Santschi, 1914


 * Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891


 * Cardiocondyla yoruba 	Rigato, 2002


 * Cardiocondyla zoserka 	Bolton, 1982

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus boltoni 	Snelling, 1979


 * Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901


 * Cataulacus egenus Santschi, 1910


 * Cataulacus guineensis Smith, F., 1853


 * Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889


 * Cataulacus moloch Bolton, 1982


 * Cataulacus taylori 	Bolton, 1982


 * Cataulacus vorticus 	Bolton, 1974

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster africana alligatrix Forel, 1911


 * Crematogaster batesi 	Forel, 1911


 * Crematogaster brunneipennis yorubosa 	Santschi, 1933


 * Crematogaster stigmata 	Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster kneri pronotalis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster nigeriensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster zavattarii 	Menozzi, 1926

Dorylus

 * Dorylus atratus 	Smith, F., 1859


 * Dorylus savagei mucronatus 	Emery, 1899

Euponera

 * Euponera brunoi 	Forel, 1913

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera angustata (Santschi, 1914)


 * Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)


 * Hypoponera inaudax (Santschi, 1919)


 * Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	(Roger, 1857)

Leptanilla

 * Leptanilla africana 	Baroni Urbani, 1977

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys elegans 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys khaura 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys stygia 	Bolton, 1975

Loboponera

 * Loboponera politula 	Bolton & Brown, 2002

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895

Messor

 * Messor galla 	Mayr, 1904


 * Messor regalis 	Emery, 1892

Monomorium

 * Monomorium bicolor 	Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium egens Forel, 1901


 * Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium invidium 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium rosae 	Santschi, 1920


 * Monomorium vaguum Santschi, 1930

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus 	Mayr, 1862

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia lepida (Santschi, 1915)

Paraparatrechina

 * Paraparatrechina albipes (Emery, 1899)


 * Paraparatrechina gnoma LaPolla & Cheng, 2010

Pheidole

 * Pheidole minima catella 	Santschi, 1914


 * Pheidole nigeriensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Pheidole semidea Fischer, Hita Garcia & Peters, 2012

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea conradti 	Emery, 1899


 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

Plectroctena

 * Plectroctena macgeei 	Bolton, 1974


 * Plectroctena minor Emery, 1891

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis militaris 	Fabricius, 1782


 * Polyrhachis monista Santschi, 1909


 * Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis viscosa Smith, F., 1858

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex orbiceps 	Santschi, 1914

Psalidomyrmex

 * Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890

Simopone

 * Simopone conradti

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971


 * Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys laticeps 	Brown, 1962


 * Strumigenys ludovici (Forel, 1904)


 * Strumigenys lujae (Forel, 1902)


 * Strumigenys malaplax Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916


 * Strumigenys pallestes Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914


 * Strumigenys simoni (Emery, 1895)

Syllophopsis

 * Syllophopsis cryptobia Santschi, 1921

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex moerens 	Santschi, 1913


 * Technomyrmex nigriventris 	Santschi, 1910


 * Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007

Terataner

 * Terataner elegans Bernard, 1952


 * Terataner piceus Menozzi, 1942

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium angulinode 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium asetyum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium ataxium 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium belgaense 	Forel, 1902


 * Tetramorium bellicosum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium critchleyi (Bolton, 1976)


 * Tetramorium dysderke 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium granulatum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium guineense


 * Tetramorium khyarum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium raptor Hita Garcia, 2014


 * Tetramorium uelense Santschi, 1923

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera aethiops 	Smith, F., 1877


 * Tetraponera anthracina 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetraponera mocquerysi lepida 	Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Tetraponera ophthalmica 	Emery, 1912


 * Tetraponera triangularis 	Stitz, 1910


 * Tetraponera triangularis illota 	Santschi, 1914

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)


 * Trichomyrmex oscaris (Forel, 1894)

Xymmer

 * Xymmer muticus (Santschi, 1914)