Angola



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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus angolensis Brown, 1978

Bondroitia

 * Bondroitia lujae (Forel, 1909)

Bothroponera

 * Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901


 * Bothroponera picardi 	Forel, 1901

Calyptomyrmex

 * Calyptomyrmex kaurus 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex piripilis Santschi, 1923

Camponotus

 * Camponotus abjectus 	Santschi, 1937


 * Camponotus auropubens argentopubens 	Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus avius hertigi 	Santschi, 1937


 * Camponotus benguelensis 	Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus brutus 	Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus caesar 	Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus chrysurus apellis 	Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Camponotus crucheti 	Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus cubangensis 	Forel, 1901


 * Camponotus foraminosus cuitensis 	Forel, 1901


 * Camponotus maculatus 	Fabricius, 1782


 * Camponotus mayri chimporensis 	Santschi, 1930


 * Camponotus monardi 	Santschi, 1930


 * Camponotus olivieri Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus olivieri concordius 	Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus olivieri lemma Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus perrisii 	Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus solon 	Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus varus 	Forel, 1910


 * Camponotus vestitus anthracinus 	Santschi, 1930


 * Camponotus vestitus bombycinus Santschi, 1930


 * Camponotus vestitus intuens Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus vividus meinerti 	Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus vestitus pectitus Santschi, 1930


 * Camponotus vividus reginae Forel, 1901


 * Camponotus wellmani 	Forel, 1909

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla monardi 	Santschi, 1930

Carebara

 * Carebara angolensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Carebara paeta 	Santschi, 1937

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus brevisetosus 	Forel, 1901


 * Cataulacus elongatus 	Santschi, 1924


 * Cataulacus intrudens 	Smith, F., 1876


 * Cataulacus jeanneli 	Santschi, 1914

Centromyrmex

 * Centromyrmex angolensis 	Santschi, 1937


 * Centromyrmex bequaerti (Forel, 1913)

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster ancipitula 	Forel, 1917


 * Crematogaster buchneri 	Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster senegalensis goliathula 	Forel, 1922


 * Crematogaster wellmani 	Forel, 1909

Cyphoidris

 * Cyphoidris spinosa Weber, 1952

Dorylus

 * Dorylus kohli minor 	Santschi, 1911

Ecphorella

 * Ecphorella wellmani 	Forel, 1909

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	(Roger, 1859)

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota alexis dulcis 	Santschi, 1937


 * Lepisiota angolensis 	Santschi, 1937


 * Lepisiota arnoldi mota 	Santschi, 1937


 * Lepisiota capensis subopaciceps 	Santschi, 1937


 * Lepisiota carbonaria baumi 	Forel, 1910


 * Lepisiota monardi


 * Lepisiota monardi australis 	Santschi, 1930


 * Lepisiota ngangela 	Santschi, 1937


 * Lepisiota rugithorax 	Santschi, 1930

Megaponera

 * Megaponera analis subpilosa Santschi, 1937

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895

Messor

 * Messor luebberti Forel, 1910


 * Messor tropicorum 	Wheeler, W.M., 1922

Monomorium

 * Monomorium borlei 	Santschi, 1937


 * Monomorium dictator 	Santschi, 1937


 * Monomorium draxocum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium ebangaense Santschi, 1937


 * Monomorium egens Forel, 1901


 * Monomorium mictilis 	Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium minor Stitz, 1923


 * Monomorium notulum 	Forel, 1910


 * Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913


 * Monomorium personatum 	Santschi, 1937


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium setuliferum


 * Monomorium rufulum Stitz,, 1923


 * Monomorium tynsorum 	Bolton, 1987

Myrmicaria

 * Myrmicaria baumi 	Forel, 1901


 * Myrmicaria natalensis nigriventris 	Santschi, 1930


 * Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893


 * Myrmicaria opaciventris crucheti 	Santschi, 1925

Ocymyrmex

 * Ocymyrmex ankhu 	Bolton, 1981


 * Ocymyrmex cursor 	Bolton, 1981


 * Ocymyrmex fortior 	Santschi, 1911


 * Ocymyrmex laticeps 	Forel, 1901


 * Ocymyrmex monardi 	Santschi, 1930


 * Ocymyrmex picardi 	Forel, 1901


 * Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina zanjensis LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2013

Phasmomyrmex

 * Phasmomyrmex buchneri 	Forel, 1886

Pheidole

 * Pheidole cuitensis 	Forel, 1910


 * Pheidole megacephala duplex Santschi, 1937


 * Pheidole rohani Santschi, 1925


 * Pheidole rohani monardi 	Santschi, 1930


 * Pheidole rohani pellax Santschi, 1930


 * Pheidole schultzei ebangana 	Santschi, 1937


 * Pheidole speculifera cubangensis 	Forel, 1901

Pheidologeton

 * Pheidologeton aberrans 	Santschi, 1937

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis vanderkelleni 	Forel, 1901

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea conradti 	Emery, 1899


 * Platythyrea crucheti 	Santschi, 1911


 * Platythyrea lamellosa 	Roger, 1860


 * Platythyrea schultzei 	Forel, 1910

Plectroctena

 * Plectroctena dentata 	Santschi, 1912


 * Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858


 * Plectroctena minor Emery, 1891

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis militaris  (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis wellmani 	Forel, 1909

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931


 * Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914

Promyopias

 * Promyopias silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys bernardi Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys cavinasis Brown, 1950


 * Strumigenys concolor Santschi, 1914


 * Strumigenys dextra Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys emarginata (Mayr, 1901)


 * Strumigenys fenkara Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys hensekta Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys helytruga Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys ludovici (Forel, 1904)


 * Strumigenys lujae (Forel, 1902)


 * Strumigenys malaplax 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916


 * Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys relahyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys serrula (Santschi, 1910)


 * Strumigenys sharra Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys simoni (Emery, 1895)


 * Strumigenys stygia Santschi, 1913


 * Strumigenys tetragnatha 	Taylor, 1966

Tapinolepis

 * Tapinolepis trimenii angolensis 	Santschi, 1930

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex pallipes (Smith, F., 1876)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium dedefra 	Bolton, 1976


 * Tetramorium delagoense 	Forel, 1894


 * Tetramorium eminii 	Forel, 1894


 * Tetramorium monardi 	Santschi, 1937


 * Tetramorium mossamedense 	Forel, 1901


 * Tetramorium perlongum 	Santschi, 1923


 * Tetramorium phasias 	Forel, 1914


 * Tetramorium pinnipilum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium rogatum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium saginatum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium setuliferum 	Emery, 1895


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre


 * Tetramorium signatum 	Emery, 1895


 * Tetramorium youngi 	Bolton, 1980

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera anthracina 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetraponera monardi 	Santschi, 1937


 * Tetraponera natalensis (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Tetraponera natalensis cuitensis 	Forel, 1911