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.

A

 * Amblyopone mutica 	Santschi, 1914


 * Asphinctopone silvestrii 	Santschi, 1914


 * Atopomyrmex mocquerysi Andre, 1889


 * Axinidris kinoin 	Shattuck, 1991

B

 * Baracidris meketra 	Bolton, 1981

C

 * Calyptomyrmex barak 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex nummuliticus 	Santschi, 1914


 * Camponotus foraminosus deductus 	Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus haereticus 	Santschi, 1914


 * Camponotus perrisii nigeriensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Camponotus acvapimensis 	Mayr, 1862


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891


 * Cardiocondyla yoruba 	Rigato, 2002


 * Cardiocondyla zoserka 	Bolton, 1982


 * Cataulacus boltoni 	Snelling, 1979


 * Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901


 * Cataulacus egenus Santschi, 1910


 * Cataulacus guineensis Smith, F., 1853


 * Cataulacus mocquerysi Andre, 1889


 * Cataulacus moloch Bolton, 1982


 * Cataulacus taylori 	Bolton, 1982


 * Cataulacus vorticus 	Bolton, 1974


 * 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

D

 * Dorylus atratus 	Smith, F., 1859


 * Dorylus savagei mucronatus 	Emery, 1899

H

 * Hypoponera incisa 	Santschi, 1914

L

 * Leptanilla africana 	Baroni Urbani, 1977


 * Leptogenys elegans 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys khaura 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys stygia 	Bolton, 1975


 * Loboponera politula 	Bolton & Brown, 2002

M

 * Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895


 * Messor galla 	Mayr, 1904


 * Messor regalis 	Emery, 1892


 * Monomorium abyssinicum (Forel, 1894)


 * Monomorium bicolor 	Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium egens Forel, 1901


 * Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium invidium 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium oscaris Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium rosae 	Santschi, 1920

N

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus 	Mayr, 1862

P

 * Pachycondyla brunoi 	Forel, 1913


 * Pheidole minima catella 	Santschi, 1914


 * Pheidole nigeriensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Plectroctena macgeei 	Bolton, 1974


 * Plectroctena minor Emery, 1891


 * 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 orbiceps 	Santschi, 1914


 * Psalidomyrmex foveolatus  André, 1890


 * Pyramica laticeps 	Brown, 1962


 * Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)


 * Pyramica lujae (Forel, 1902)


 * Pyramica malaplax Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica maynei Forel, 1916


 * Pyramica simoni (Emery, 1895)

R

 * Rhoptromyrmex critchleyi 	Bolton, 1976

S

 * Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971


 * Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys pallestes Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys rufobrunnea Santschi, 1914

T

 * Terataner elegans Bernard, 1952


 * Terataner piceus Menozzi, 1942


 * Tetramorium angulinode 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium asetyum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium ataxium 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium belgaense 	Forel, 1902


 * Tetramorium bellicosum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium dysderke 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium granulatum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium khyarum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetraponera triangularis illota 	Santschi, 1914