Bangladesh



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

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

A

 * Aenictus binghami Forel, 1900


 * Aenictus brevicornis (Mayr, 1879)


 * Aenictus clavitibia Forel, 1901


 * Aenictus feae Emery, 1889


 * Aenictus fergusoni Forel, 1901


 * 'Aenictus gracilis Emery, 1893


 * Aenictus laeviceps (Smith, F., 1857)


 * Aenictus longi Forel, 1913


 * Aenictus shuckardi Forel, 1901


 * Anoplolepis gracilipes (Fabriciu, 1857)

B

 * Bothriomyrmex dalyi Forel, 1895


 * Bothriomyrmex walshi Forel, 1895

C

 * Camponotus angusticollis (Jerdon, )


 * Camponotus arrogans (F. Smith, )


 * Camponotus barbatus taylori


 * Camponotus compressus (Fabricius, )


 * Camponotus crassisquamis Forel,


 * Camponotus misturus fornaronis


 * Camponotus nicobarensis Mayr,


 * Camponotus oblongus (F. Smith, )


 * Camponotus irritans pallidus


 * Camponotus paria Emery,


 * Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Camponotus rothneyi


 * Camponotus variegatus (F. Smith, )


 * Camponotus vitreus angustulus Emery,


 * Camponotus wasmanni Emery,


 * Cerapachys longitarsus (Mayr, 1879)


 * Crematogaster species

D

 * Diacamma indicum(Santschi, 1920)


 * Dolichoderus species


 * Dorylus labiatus Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835

I

 * Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)

L

 * Lepisiota capensis simplex (Mayr, 1862)


 * Lepisiota rothneyi (Forel, 1894)


 * Leptogenys birmana (Forel, 1900)


 * Leptogenys diminuta (Smith, F., 1857)


 * Leptogenys kitteli (Mayr, 1870)


 * Lophomyrmex ambiguus Rigato, 1994

M

 * Meranoplus bicolor (Guerin-Meneville, 1844)


 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium latinode (Mayr, 1872)


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842

O

 * Odontoponera denticulata (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775)

P

 * Pachycondyla luteipes (Mayr, 1862)


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pheidole species


 * Pheidologeton affinis (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Pheidologeton diversus (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Plagiolepis dichroa Forel,


 * Polyrhachis caligata Emery, 1895

R

 * Rhopalomastix species

S

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Sphinctomyrmex taylori Forel, 1900

T

 * Tapinoma melanocepalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Technomyrmex modiglianii Emery, 1900


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)


 * Tetraponera aitkenii (Forel, 1902)


 * Tetraponera allaborans (Walker, 1859)


 * Tetraponera rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851)

V

 * Vollenhovia species