Mozambique



The following 54 genera and 250 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.

The Afrotropical Region has 99 genera and 2,501 species of ants. Mozambique in southern Africa is adjacent to the following countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland.

Ed Wilson and Gary Alpert are collaborating on a project Ant Diversity of Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Acropyga

 * Acropyga species

Aenictus

 * Aenictus fuscovarius 	Gerstäcker, 1859 (male described)

Anochetus

 * Anochetus africanus 	Mayr, 1865

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis custodiens (Smith, F. 1858)


 * Anoplolepis steingroeveri


 * Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi

Atopomyrmex

 * Atopomyrmex mocquerysi Andre, 1889

Bothroponera

 * Bothroponera cariosa 	Emery, 1895

Calyptomyrmex

 * Calyptomyrmex kaurus

Camponotus

 * Camponotus arminius Forel, 1910

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881

Carebara

 * Carebara nana Santschi, 1919


 * Carebara vidua  Smith, F., 1858

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus intrudens 	Smith, F., 1876

Centromyrmex

 * Centromyrmex longiventris


 * Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys species 1

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster arthurimuelleri 	Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster capensis calens Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster capensis tropicorum Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster delagoensis Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster gallicola 	Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster gerstaeckeri sjostedti Mayr, 1907


 * Crematogaster liengmei 	Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster tricolor Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Crematogaster species 1

Discothyrea

 * Discothyrea oculata 	Emery, 1901

Dorylus

 * Dorylus bequaerti Forel 1913

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera spei


 * Hypoponera species 1


 * Hypoponera species 3

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota capensis (Mayr, 1862)


 * Lepisiota silvicola 	Arnold, 1920


 * Lepisiota spinosior Arnold, 1920


 * Lepisiota submetallica aspera 	Arnold, 1920


 * Lepisiota species 1

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys incisa 	Forel, 1891

Megaponera

 * Megaponera analis (Megaponera analis)

Melissotarsus

 * Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus glaber 	Arnold, 1926

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera ambigua André, 1890

Microdaceton

 * Microdaceton exornatum Santschi, 1913

Monomorium

 * Monomorium albopilosum Emery, 1895


 * Monomorium cryptobium cf.

Myrmicaria

 * Myrmicaria fusca Stitz, 1911


 * Myrmicaria irregularis Santschi, 1925


 * Myrmicaria natalensis eumenoides Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Myrmicaria striata pilosa 	Arnold, 1926


 * Myrmicaria species 1

Nesomyrmex

 * Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia natalensis (Forel, 1915)

Ocymyrmex

 * Ocymyrmex phraxus Bolton, 1981

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892

Oecophylla

 * Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802

Paltothyreus

 * Paltothyreus tarsatus (Fabricius, 1798)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis Motschoulsky, 1863

Pheidole

 * Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862


 * Pheidole crassinoda pluto 	Arnold, 1920

Phrynoponera

 * Phrynoponera gabonensis (André, 1892)

Plagiolepis

 * Plagiolepis brunni 	Mayr, 1895


 * Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895


 * Plagiolepis species 2

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea arnoldi 	Forel, 1913

Plectroctena

 * Plectroctena mandibularis 	Smith, F., 1858

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis cubaensis 	Mayr, 1862


 * Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis medusa Forel, 1897


 * Polyrhachis militaris (Fabricius, 1782)

Prionopelta

 * Prionopelta aethiopica

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex cribrarius 	Arnold, 1926

Proceratium

 * Proceratium species "carri"

Promyopias

 * Promyopias silvestrii

Pseudoponera

 * Pseudoponera species 6

Simopone

 * Simopone persculpta Bolton & Fisher 2012

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr 1865

Sphinctomyrmex

 * Sphinctomyrmex species

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma species 1

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys faurei Arnold, 1948

Tapinolepis

 * Tapinolepis species 1

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma species 1

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Technomyrmex ilgi (Forel, 1910)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium amatongae Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium chloe cf.

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)