Uganda



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

A

 * Aenictus bayoni 	Menozzi, 1933


 * Anochetus africanus 	Mayr, 1865


 * Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889

B

 * Baracidris pilosa Fernández, 2003

C

 * Calyptomyrmex duhun Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex shasu Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex tensus Bolton, 1981


 * Camponotus maculatus 	Fabricius, 1782


 * Camponotus maculatus ugandensis Santschi, 1923


 * Camponotus vividus cato Forel, 1913


 * Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881


 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891


 * Carebara convexa Weber, 1950


 * Carebara thoracica Weber, 1950


 * Carebara ugandana Santschi, 1923


 * Cataulacus egenus Santschi, 1911


 * Cataulacus huberi André, 1890


 * Cataulacus impressus Bolton, 1974


 * Cataulacus kohli Mayr, 1895


 * Cataulacus traegaordhi Santschi, 1914


 * Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Crematogaster bequaerti modica 	Santschi, 1926


 * Crematogaster muralti ugandensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster solenopsides mandonbii 	Santschi, 1926


 * Crematogaster werneri 	Mayr, 1907

D

 * Dorylus affinis ugandensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Dorylus alluaudi 	Santschi, 1914


 * Dorylus kohli victoriae 	Santschi, 1921


 * Dorylus wilverthi 	Emery, 1899

H

 * Hypoponera angustata (Santschi,, 1914)


 * Hypoponera blanda Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera camerunensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera dema Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)


 * Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera jeanneli (Santschi, 1935)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	(Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera rigida Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera tristis Bolton & Fisher, 2011

L

 * Leptogenys ergatogyna Wheeler, W.M., 1922

M

 * Meranoplus magrettii 	André, 1884


 * Microdaceton viriosum Bolton, 2000


 * Monomorium malatu Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913


 * Monomorium oscaris Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium strangulatum Santschi, 1921


 * ''Myrmicaria distincta vorax’’ Santschi, 1933

O

 * Ocymyrmex nitidulus 	Emery, 1892

P

 * Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913


 * Paraparatrechina weissi (Santschi, 1910)


 * Pheidole christinae Fischer, Hita Garcia & Peters, 2012


 * Pheidole strator tabida 	Menozzi, 1933


 * Platythyrea cribrinodis  Gerstäcker, 1859 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Platythyrea frontalis 	Emery, 1899


 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899


 * Platythyrea occidentalis 	André, 1890


 * Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899


 * Plectroctena dentata 	Santschi, 1912


 * Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858


 * Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi, 1933


 * Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis fissa Mayr, 1902


 * Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1909


 * Polyrhachis militaris  (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Polyrhachis monista Santschi, 1909


 * Polyrhachis nigrita Mayr, 1895


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis transiens Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis viscosa Smith, F., 1858


 * Probolomyrmex brevirostris (Forel, 1910)


 * Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901


 * Psalidomyrmex reichenspergeri Santschi, 1913

R

 * Rhoptromyrmex caritus Bolton, 1986

S

 * Simopone laevissima Arnold, 1954


 * Solenopsis insinuans Santschi, 1933


 * Solenopsis ugandensis 	Santschi, 1933


 * Strumigenys adrasora Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys concolor Santschi, 1914


 * Strumigenys dextra Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys katapelta Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904


 * Strumigenys lujae Forel, 1902


 * Strumigenys minima Bolton, 1972


 * Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916


 * Strumigenys rukha Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys sarissa Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys semicrypta Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys serrula Santschi, 1910


 * Strumigenys simoni (Emery, 1895)


 * Strumigenys tacta Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys tetraphanes Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys thuvida Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys truncatidens Brown, 1950

T

 * Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex ilgi (Forel, 1910)


 * Technomyrmex moerens 	Santschi, 1913


 * Technomyrmex nigriventris 	Santschi, 1910


 * Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007


 * Tetramorium gestroi Menozzi, 1933


 * Tetramorium kestrum Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium pulcherrimum Donisthorpe, 1945


 * Tetramorium reptana Bolton, 1976


 * Tetraponera emacerata Santschi, 1911


 * Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)


 * Tetraponera ophthalmica 	Emery, 1912


 * Tetraponera poultoni Donisthorpe, 1931