Checklist of Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ant)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 51
599
1880 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 49
593
1866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 23
378
1610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
48
214 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ant, Ants | 48
214 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
48 Genera with 214 Species
| Acropyga Roger, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aenictus Shuckard, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyopone Erichson, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anochetus Mayr, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anoplolepis Santschi, 1894 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atopomyrmex André, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axinidris Weber, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothroponera Smith, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyponera Emery, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camponotus Mayr, 1910 | Black carpenter ant | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Cardiocondyla Emery, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carebara Westwood, 1858 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cataulacus Smith, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crematogaster Lund, 1910 | Acrobat Ants | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichoderus Lund, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylus Fabricius, 1817 | driver ant | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoponera Santschi, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepisiota Santschi, 1897 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leptogenys Roger, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptothorax Mayr, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Linepithema Mayr, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaponera Mayr, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melissotarsus Emery, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melophorus Lubbock, 1883 | Honey carrier | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meranoplus Smith, 1917 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Messor Forel, 1922 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Monomorium Mayr, 1923 | | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Myrmicaria Saunders, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocymyrmex Emery, 1981 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Odontomachus Latreille, 1914 | Trap-jaw ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligomyrmex Westwood, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophthalmopone Forel, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachycondyla Smith, 1798 | Panther Ants | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothyreus Mayr, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pedetes Illiger, 1778 | Springhares | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidole Westwood, 1923 | Big-headed Ants | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pheidologeton Mayr, 1966 | Marauder ants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagiolepis Mayr, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platythyrea Roger, 1910 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plectroctena F.Smith, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyrhachis Smith, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyramica Roger, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strumigenys Smith, 2000 | Miniature Trap-jaw Ants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinolepis Emery, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tapinoma Förster, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Technomyrmex Mayr, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetramorium Mayr, 1895 | Fierce Ants | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraponera Smith, 1858 | Slender ants | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
214 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926 | Texas lilliput | | Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901 | San Diego fairy shrimp | | Anochetus levaillanti Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Anoplolepis custodiens Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Anoplolepis steingroeveri Forel, 1894 | Black pugnacious ant | | Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889 | | | Axinidris namib Snelling, R.R., 2007 | | | Bothroponera berthoudi Forel, 1901 | | | Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) cuneiscapus Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) emarginatus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus (Myrmespera) nasutus Emery, 1895 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Camponotus nasutus fenestralis Santschi, 1937 | | | Camponotus nasutus quadridentatus Santschi, 1937 | | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus De Geer, 1778 | South African Golden Desert Ant | | Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) niveosetosus Mayr, 1862 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Myrmopsamma) mystaceus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus mystaceus exsanguis Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus mystaceus kamae Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus Jerdon, 1851 | Cumberland leafshell | | Camponotus rufoglaucus latericius Stitz, 1923 | | | Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879 | Eastern aligena | | Camponotus (Myrmotrema) grandidieri Forel, 1886 | Atlantic diplodon | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) mayri Forel, 1879 | | | Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782 | Consobrine tellin | | Camponotus belligerus Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Camponotus callmorphus Stitz, 1923 | | | Camponotus debellator Santschi, 1926 | Texas lilliput | | Camponotus detritus Emery, 1886 | | | Camponotus hova Forel, 1891 | Inflated axinopsid | | Camponotus namacola Prins, 1973 | Giant eggcockle | | Camponotus robecchii Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Camponotus robecchii dispar Stitz, 1923 | | | Camponotus robecchii troglodytes Forel, 1894 | | | Camponotus simulans Forel, 1910 | | | Camponotus storeatus Forel, 1910 | | | Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881 | Ant | | Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891 | | | Cardiocondyla venustula Wheeler, 1908 | Ant | | Carebara aberrans Santschi, 1937 | | | Carebara gustavmayri Fischer, Azo..., 2014 | | | Carebara hammoniae Stitz, 1923 | | | Carebara junodi Forel, 1904 | | | Carebara kunensis Ettershank, 1966 | | | Carebara vidua (Smith, 1858) | ⇒ Carebara junodi Forel, 1904 | | Cataulacus intrudens Frederick Smith, 1876 | Purplish tagelus | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) acaciae Forel, 1892 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea Smith, F., 1858 | Catspaw | | Crematogaster castanea adusta Santschi, 1935 | | | Crematogaster castanea insidiosa Santschi, 1920 | | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) gutenbergi Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) melanogaster Emery, 1895 | Carpenter carditid | | Crematogaster (Crematogaster) peringueyi Emery, 1895 | Cocktail Ant | | Crematogaster (Oxygyne) oscaris Forel, 1910 | | | Crematogaster schultzei Forel, 1910 | | | Crematogaster solers Forel, 1910 | | | Dolichoderus carbonarius Emery, 1895 | Snuffbox | | Dorylus (Alapone) diadema Gerstäcker, 1859 | Tubercled blossom | | Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Dorylus (Dorylus) helvolus Linnaeus, 1764 | Wavy amphissa | | Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839 | Blake lucine | | Dorylus attenuatus Shuckard, 1840 | Florida marshclam | | Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817 | | | Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862 | Alaska great-tellin | | Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926 | Northern dwarf-tellin | | Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930 | | | Lepisiota validiuscula Emery, 1897 | | | Leptogenys maxillosa Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907 | | | Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 | Argentine ant | | Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802 | Matabele ant | | Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Meranoplus magrettii Magretti, 1884 | | | Meranoplus spininodis Arnold, 1917 | Swamp fingernailclam | | Messor capensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Messor decipiens Santschi, 1917 | Ringed lucine | | Messor denticornis Forel, 1910 | | | Messor incisus Stitz, 1923 | | | Messor luebberti Forel, 1910 | | | Messor piceus Stitz, 1923 | | | Messor striatifrons Stitz, 1923 | | | Messor tropicorum Wheeler, 1922 | | | Monomorium afrc | | | Monomorium alamarum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium australe Emery, 1886 | | | Monomorium damarense Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium delagoense (Forel, 1894) | ⇒ Monomorium herero Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium drapenum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium esharre Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894 | | | Monomorium fugelanum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium havilandi Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium herero Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium intrudens Smith, 1874 | Arnold's dogwood | | Monomorium katir Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium kitectum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium mantazenum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium marshi Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium mediocre Santschi, 1920 | Giant cleftclam | | Monomorium mictile Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium minor Stitz, 1923 | | | Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium nirvanum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium notulum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium opacum Forel, 1913 | | | Monomorium robustior (Forel, 1892) | ⇒ Trichomyrmex robustior Forel, 1892 | | Monomorium rufulum Stitz, 1923 | | | Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Monomorium junodi Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium schultzei Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium setuliferum Forel, 1910 | | | Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858) | ⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910 | | Monomorium vatranum Bolton, 1987 | White-crest tellin | | Monomorium viator Santschi, 1923 | Inflated axinopsid | | Myrmicaria baumi Forel, 1901 | Giant cleftclam | | Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858 | Giant cleftclam | | Ocymyrmex afradu Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex alacer Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex barbiger Emery, 1886 | | | Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus Prins, 1965 | | | Ocymyrmex dekerus Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex engytachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex flavescens Stitz, 1923 | | | Ocymyrmex flaviventris Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Ocymyrmex fortior Santschi, 1911 | | | Ocymyrmex gariepensis Prins & Roux, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex gordoni Prins & Roux, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex kahas Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex micans Forel, 1910 | | | Ocymyrmex monardi Santschi, 1930 | | | Ocymyrmex okys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex picardi Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Ocymyrmex resekhes Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex robustior Stitz, 1923 | | | Ocymyrmex shushan Bolton, 1981 | | | Ocymyrmex sobek Bolton, 1981 | | | Ocymyrmex sphinx Bolton, 1981 | | | Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989 | | | Ocymyrmex turneri Donisthorpe, 1931 | | | Ocymyrmex velox Santschi, 1932 | | | Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri Emery, 1892 | Little-wing pearly mussel | | Ocymyrmex zekhem Bolton, 1981 | | | Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914 | Northern riffleshell | | Ophthalmopone berthoudi Weber, 1942 | | | Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802) | ⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802 | | Pachycondyla berthoudi Forel, 1890 | Striate hiatella | | Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865 | | | Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893 | Striate tellin | | Pachycondyla hottentota Emery, 1886 | | | Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901 | | | Pachycondyla sennaarensis Mayr, 1862 | | | Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798 | Rose-painted semele | | Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Pedetes capensis Forster, 1778 | Cape Springhare | | Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894 | | | Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866 | Cumberland leafshell | | Pheidole sharpi Forel, 1902 | | | Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901 | Round combshell | | Pheidole tenuinodis robusta Stitz, 1923 | | | Pheidologeton aberrans Santschi, 1937 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Pheidologeton hammoniae Stitz, 1923 | | | Pheidologeton kunensis Ettershank, 1966 | | | Platythyrea arnoldi Forel, 1913 | | | Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859 | | | Platythyrea lamellosa Roger, 1860 | | | Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899 | Tubercled blossom | | Platythyrea schultzei Forel, 1910 | | | Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858 | | | Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915 | | | Polyrhachis (Myrma) vestita Smith, F., 1860 | Reddish lepton | | Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966 | | | Strumigenys lycosa Bolton, 2000 | | | Tapinolepis decolor Emery, 1895 | | | Tapinoma danitschi Forel, 1915 | | | Tapinoma luteum Emery, 1895 | | | Tapinoma subtile Santschi, 1911 | | | Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861 | Ant | | Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899 | | | Tetramorium agile Arnold, 1960 | | | Tetramorium aisha Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018 | | | Tetramorium arzi Tohmé, G., 1969 | | | Tetramorium barbigerum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857 | Ant | | Tetramorium clunum Forel, 1913 | | | Tetramorium desertorum Forel, 1910 | | | Tetramorium duncani Mbanyana, Ro..., 2018 | | | Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Tetramorium erectum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium glabratum Stitz, 1923 | | | Tetramorium grandinode Santschi, 1913 | Western pearlshell | | Tetramorium humbloti Forel, 1891 | | | Tetramorium inezulae Forel, 1914 | Flattened carditid | | Tetramorium jordani Santschi, 1937 | Leptosynapta montacutid | | Tetramorium khyarum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium krynitum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium laevithorax Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium luteolum Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium mossamedense Forel, 1901 | Round combshell | | Tetramorium notiale Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium peringueyi Arnold, 1926 | Lake fingernailclam | | Tetramorium petersi Forel, 1910 | | | Tetramorium pogonion Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium praetextum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium rufescens Stitz, 1923 | | | Tetramorium saginatum Bolton, 1980 | False softshell | | Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877 | | | Tetramorium setuliferum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium signatum Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851 | Ant | | Tetramorium solidum Emery, 1886 | | | Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907 | Cumberland leafshell | | Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895 | Turgid blossom | | Tetraponera ambigua Emery, 1895 | Horseshoe crabs | | Tetraponera liengmei Forel, 1894 | Compact astarte | | Tetraponera natalensis Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell |
Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Namibia
 | | Formicidae (Latreille 1809) |
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