Ghana



Gary D. Alpert: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

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

A

 * Acropyga silvestrii 	Emery, 1915


 * Aenictus asantei 	Campione, Novak & Gotwald, 1983


 * Ankylomyrma coronacantha 	Bolton, 1973


 * Anochetus africanus 	Mayr, 1865


 * Axinidris bidens 	Shattuck, 1991


 * Axinidris ghanensis 	Shattuck, 1991


 * Axinidris hylekoites 	Shattuck, 1991


 * Axinidris nigripes 	Shattuck, 1991


 * Axinidris palligastrion 	Shattuck, 1991

B

 * Baracidris meketra 	Bolton, 1981

C

 * Calyptomyrmex barak 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex kaurus 	Bolton, 1981


 * Camponotus flavomarginatus 	Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus carbo occidentalis 	Mayr, 1902


 * Camponotus acvapimensis 	Mayr, 1862


 * Cardiocondyla neferka 	Bolton, 1982


 * Cardiocondyla sekhemka 	Bolton, 1982


 * Carebara crigensis 	Belshaw & Bolton, 1994


 * Carebara distincta 	Bolton & Belshaw, 1993


 * Carebara sarita 	Bolton & Belshaw, 1993


 * Carebara silvestrii 	Santschi, 1914


 * Carebara vorax 	Santschi, 1914


 * Cataglyphis bicolor seticornis 	Emery, 1906


 * Cataulacus adpressus 	Bolton, 1974


 * Cataulacus moloch 	Bolton, 1982


 * Cerapachys foreli 	Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster buchneri 	Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster cuvierae 	Donisthorpe, 1945


 * Crematogaster painei 	Donisthorpe, 1945


 * Crematogaster gambiensis 	André, 1889


 * Crematogaster kneri 	Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster wellmani 	Forel, 1909

D

 * Dorylus funereus 	Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus gerstaeckeri 	Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus affinis 	Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus ghanensis 	Boven, 1975


 * Dorylus fuscipennis 	Emery, 1892

L

 * Lepisiota capensis guineensis 	Mayr, 1902


 * Leptanilla boltoni 	Baroni Urbani, 1977


 * Leptogenys cryptica 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys mastax 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys nuserra 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys princeps 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys spandax 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys testacea 	Donisthorpe, 1948


 * Leptogenys zapyxis 	Bolton, 1975


 * Loboponera obeliscata 	Bolton & Brown, 2002

M

 * Monomorium rosae 	Santschi, 1920


 * Monomorium tanysum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium trake 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium vonatu 	Bolton, 1987

P

 * Pachycondyla silvestrii 	Santschi, 1914


 * Phasmomyrmex aberrans 	Mayr, 1895


 * Pheidole excellens 	Mayr, 1862


 * Pheidole megacephala costauriensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Plectroctena anops 	Bolton, 1974


 * Plectroctena cryptica 	Bolton, 1974


 * Plectroctena hastifera 	Santschi, 1914


 * Polyrhachis asomaningi 	Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis braxa 	Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis concava 	André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis decellei 	Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis esarata 	Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis khepra 	Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis latharis 	Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis lestoni 	Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis nigrita 	Mayr, 1895


 * Polyrhachis regesa 	Bolton, 1973


 * Pristomyrmex orbiceps 	Santschi, 1914


 * Proceratium boltoni 	Leston, 1971


 * Psalidomyrmex sallyae 	Bolton, 1975


 * Pseudolasius weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pyramica cavinasis 	Brown, 1950


 * Pyramica chyatha 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica concolor 	Santschi, 1914


 * Pyramica cryptura 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica enkara 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica exunca 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica fulda 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica hensekta 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica laticeps 	Brown, 1962


 * Pyramica ludovici 	Forel, 1904


 * Pyramica lujae 	Forel, 1902


 * Pyramica malaplax 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica marginata 	Santschi, 1914


 * Pyramica miccata 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica minima 	Bolton, 1972


 * Pyramica minkara 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica roomi 	Bolton, 1972


 * Pyramica serrula 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pyramica sharra 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica tacta 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica tetragnatha 	Taylor, 1966


 * Pyramica tiglath 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica tigrilla 	Brown, 1973

S

 * Simopone conciliatrix 	Brown, 1975


 * Strumigenys emmae 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys korahyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys nimbrata 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys pallestes 	Bolton, 1971


 * Strumigenys petiolata 	Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys rufobrunea 	Santschi, 1914


 * Strumigenys spathoda 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys vazerka 	Bolton, 1983

T

 * Terataner velatus 	Bolton, 1981


 * Tetramorium aculeatum 	Mayr, 1866


 * Tetramorium africanum 	Mayr, 1866


 * Tetramorium amentete 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium browni 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium calinum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium convexum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium crypticum 	Bolton, 1976


 * Tetramorium distinctum 	Bolton, 1976


 * Tetramorium dumezi 	Menozzi, 1942


 * Tetramorium elidisum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium flabellum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium flavithorax 	Santschi, 1914


 * Tetramorium intonsum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium legone 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium menkaura 	Bolton, 1976


 * Tetramorium minimum 	Bolton, 1976


 * Tetramorium muralti 	Forel, 1910


 * Tetramorium osiris 	Bolton, 1976


 * Tetramorium pialtum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium psymanum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium qualarum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium rhetidum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium rimytyum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium sitefrum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium versiculum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium wadje 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium xuthum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium zapyrum 	Bolton, 1980

REFERNECES
Belshaw, R. & Bolton, B., 1994. A survey of the leaf litter ant fauna in Ghana, West Africa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). , 3, p.5-16.