Afrotropical Region Species List

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Afrotropical Region
Statistics
Countries 50
Subfamilies 11
Genera 107
Endemic Genera 4
% Endemic Genera 3.7
Species/Subspecies 2762
Endemic Species 1418
% Endemic Species 51.3
First Species Described 1758
Last Species Described 2024

The following species and subspecies are known from the Afrotropical Region. The countries listed are only those within this region. Species noted as 'introduced' are considered to be introduced into at least one country within the region (but may be native in other countries). Endemic species (those known only from this region) are noted except where the genus is endemic, in which case all of the listed species are endemic. See also the identification resources for Afrotropical ants.

Acropyga

Aenictogiton

Genus endemic to this region

Aenictus

Agraulomyrmex

Ankylomyrma

Genus endemic to this region

Anochetus

Anoplolepis

Aphomomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Apomyrma

Genus endemic to this region

Asphinctopone

Genus endemic to this region

Atopomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Axinidris

Genus endemic to this region

Baracidris

Genus endemic to this region

Boloponera

Genus endemic to this region

Bondroitia

Genus endemic to this region

Bothroponera

Brachymyrmex

Brachyponera

Calyptomyrmex

Camponotus

Cardiocondyla

Carebara

Cataglyphis

Cataulacus

Centromyrmex

Crematogaster

Cryptopone

Cyphoidris

Genus endemic to this region

Dicroaspis

Genus endemic to this region

Diplomorium

Discothyrea

Dolioponera

Genus endemic to this region

Dorylus

Eburopone

Ecphorella

Genus endemic to this region

Emeryopone

Erromyrma

Euponera

Eutetramorium

Feroponera

Genus endemic to this region

Fisheropone

Genus endemic to this region

Hagensia

Genus endemic to this region

Hypoponera

Iridomyrmex

Lepisiota

Leptanilla

Leptogenys

Linepithema

Lioponera

Loboponera

Genus endemic to this region

Megalomyrmex

Megaponera

Genus endemic to this region

Melissotarsus

Meranoplus

Mesoponera

Messor

Metapone

Microdaceton

Genus endemic to this region

Monomorium

Myrmicaria

Mystrium

Nesomyrmex

Nylanderia

Ocymyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Odontomachus

Oecophylla

Ooceraea

Ophthalmopone

Genus endemic to this region

Oxyopomyrmex

Paltothyreus

Genus endemic to this region

Paraparatrechina

Parasyscia

Paratrechina

Parvaponera

Petalomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Pheidole

Phrynoponera

Genus endemic to this region

Plagiolepis

Platythyrea

Plectroctena

Genus endemic to this region

Polyrhachis

Ponera

Prionopelta

Pristomyrmex

Probolomyrmex

Proceratium

Promyopias

Genus endemic to this region

Psalidomyrmex

Genus endemic to this region

Santschiella

Genus endemic to this region

Simopone

Solenopsis

Stigmatomma

Streblognathus

Genus endemic to this region

Strumigenys

Syllophopsis

Tapinolepis

Tapinoma

Technomyrmex

Temnothorax

Terataner

Tetramorium

Tetraponera

Trichomyrmex

Vicinopone

Genus endemic to this region

Wasmannia

Xymmer

Zasphinctus