Bangladesh



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


 * Anochetus graeffei Mayr,


 * Anochetus madaraszi Mayr,


 * 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 parius Emery, 1889


 * Camponotus rufoglaucus (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Camponotus rothneyi


 * Camponotus variegatus (F. Smith, )


 * Camponotus vitreus angustulus Emery,


 * Camponotus wasmanni Emery,


 * Cardiocondyla nuda (Mayr, )


 * Carebara asina Forel, 1902


 * Carebara bengalensis Forel,


 * Carebara lignata Westwood,


 * Carebara wroughtonii


 * Cataulacus latus Forel,


 * Cerapachys longitarsus (Mayr, 1879)


 * Crematogaster brunnea contemta Mayr, 1879


 * Crematogaster flava Forel, 1886


 * Crematogaster politula Forel, 1902

D

 * Diacamma assamense Forel, 1897


 * Diacamma indicum(Santschi, 1920)


 * Diacamma rugosum (Le Guillou, 1842)


 * Diacamma rugosum sculptum (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Diacamma scalpratum (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Dolichoderus species


 * Dorylus labiatus Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus orientalis Westwood, 1835

H

 * Harpegnathos venator (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Hypoponera confinis (Roger, 1860)


 * Hypoponera gleadowi (Forel, 1895)

I

 * Iridomyrmex anceps (Roger, 1863)

L

 * Lepisiota capensis simplex (Mayr, 1862)


 * Lepisiota rothneyi (Forel, 1894)


 * Leptogenys assamensis Forel, 1900


 * Leptogenys birmana (Forel, 1900)


 * Leptogenys crassicornis Emery, 1895


 * Leptogenys diminuta (Smith, F., 1857)


 * Leptogenys kitteli (Mayr, 1870)


 * Leptogenys minchinii Forel, 1900


 * Leptogenys roberti Forel, 1900


 * Lophomyrmex ambiguus Rigato, 1994


 * Lophomyrmex bedoti Emery, 1893

M

 * Meranoplus bicolor (Guerin-Meneville, 1844)


 * Monomorium atomum Forel,


 * Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Monomorium latinode (Mayr, 1872)


 * Monomorium orientale Mayr,


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Myrmicaria brunnea Saunders, 1842

N

 * Nylanderia bourbonica Wilson & Taylor, 1967


 * Nylanderia indica (Forel, 1894)


 * Nylanderia taylori (Forel, 1894)

O

 * Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Odontomachus simillimus (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Odontomachus monticola Emery, 1892


 * Odontomachus rixosus Smith, F., 1857


 * Odontoponera denticulata (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius, 1775)

P

 * Pachycondyla amblyops (Emery, 1887)


 * Pachycondyla leeuwenhoeki (Forel, 1886)


 * Pachycondyla luteipes (Mayr, 1862)


 * Pachycondyla jerdonii (Forel, 1900)


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Paratopula ceylonica (Emery, 1901)


 * Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879


 * Pheidole noda Smith, F., 1874


 * Pheidole rogersi Forel, 1902


 * Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902


 * Pheidole sulcaticeps Roger, 1863


 * Pheidole watsoni Forel, 1902


 * Pheidole woodmasoni Forel, 1885


 * Pheidologeton affinis (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Pheidologeton diversus (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Plagiolepis dichroa Forel, 1902


 * Platythyrea parallela (Smith, F., 1859)


 * Polyrhachis bicolor Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis exercita (Walker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis illaudata Walker, 1859


 * Polyrhachis laevissima Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis thrinax Roger, 1863


 * Polyrhachis tibialis Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis tibialis caligata Emery, 1895


 * Polyrhachis tubericeps Forel, 1893

R

 * Rhopalomastix species

S

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)


 * Sphinctomyrmex taylori Forel, 1900

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, F., 1861)


 * Technomyrmex modiglianii Emery, 1900


 * Technomyrmex vitiensis Mann, 1921


 * Tetramorium bicarinatum (Nylander, )


 * Tetramorium lanuginosum Forel,


 * Tetramorium obesum (André,


 * Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, F., 1851)


 * Tetramorium smithi Mayr,


 * Tetramorium walshi Forel,


 * Tetraponera aitkenii (Forel, 1902)


 * Tetraponera allaborans (Walker, 1859)


 * Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851)


 * Tetraponera rufonigra (Jerdon, 1851)

V

 * Vollenhovia species