Ethiopia
Ethiopia | |
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Location | |
Region | Africa |
Subregion | Eastern Africa |
BioRegion | Afrotropical Region |
Diversity | |
Subfamilies | 7 |
Genera | 36 |
Endemic Genera | 0 |
% Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
Species/Subspecies | 140 |
Endemic Species | 33 |
% Endemic Species | 23.6% |
Introduced Species | 0 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Ethiopia. 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 Ethiopian ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Ethiopian Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Acropyga
- Acropyga silvestrii Emery, 1915
Aenictus
- Aenictus bottegoi Emery, 1899
- Aenictus bottegoi noctivagus Santschi, 1913
- Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895
- Aenictus fuscovarius laetior Forel, 1910
Anochetus
- Anochetus pubescens Brown, 1978
- Anochetus siphneus Brown, 1978
Bothroponera
- Bothroponera ilgii Forel, 1910
- Bothroponera escherichi Forel, 1910
- Bothroponera soror (Emery, 1899)
Calyptomyrmex
- Calyptomyrmex clavatus Weber, 1952
- Calyptomyrmex foreli Emery, 1915
Camponotus
- Camponotus carbo Emery, 1877
- Camponotus criniticeps Menozzi, 1939
- Camponotus diplopunctatus Emery, 1915
- Camponotus foraminosus chrysogaster Emery, 1895
- Camponotus foraminosus honorus Forel, 1910
- Camponotus galla Forel, 1894
- Camponotus ilgii Forel, 1894
- Camponotus kollbrunneri Forel, 1910
- Camponotus ligea Donisthorpe, 1931
- Camponotus maculatus Fabricius, 1782
- Camponotus moderatus Santschi, 1930
- Camponotus rhamses completus Santschi, 1922
- Camponotus robecchii abyssinicus Santschi, 1913
- Camponotus somalinus curtior Forel, 1894
- Camponotus thraso assabensis Emery, 1925
- Camponotus thraso nefasitensis Menozzi, 1931
- Camponotus thraso negus Forel, 1907
- Camponotus zimmermanni Forel, 1894
Carebara
- Carebara erythraea Emery, 1915
Cataglyphis
- Cataglyphis abyssinica Forel, 1904
- Cataglyphis albicans franchettii Menozzi, 1931
- Cataglyphis viatica (Fabricius, 1787)
Cataulacus
- Cataulacus intrudens Smith, F., 1876
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster acaciae Forel, 1892
- Crematogaster aegyptiaca robusta Emery, 1877
- Crematogaster alulai Emery, 1901
- Crematogaster alulai scrutans Forel, 1910
- Crematogaster castanea hararica Forel, 1894
- Crematogaster chiarinii Emery, 1881
- Crematogaster chiarinii taediosa Forel, 1894
- Crematogaster ilgii Forel, 1910
- Crematogaster menilekii Forel, 1894
- Crematogaster neuvillei Forel, 1907
- Crematogaster nigriceps saganensis Consani, 1952
- Crematogaster pseudinermis muellerianus Finzi, 1939
- Crematogaster rivai Emery, 1897
- Crematogaster ruspolii Forel, 1892
Dorylus
- Dorylus affinis aegyptiacus Mayr, 1865
- Dorylus affinis hirsutus Wheeler, W.M. 1922
- Dorylus fulvus eurous Emery, 1915
- Dorylus nigricans molestus Gerstäcker, 1859
- Dorylus striatidens Santschi, 1910
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera exigua Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera jeanneli (Santschi, 1935)
- Hypoponera jocosa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera juxta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera orba Emery, 1915
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
- Hypoponera ragusai (Emery, 1894)
Lepisiota
- Lepisiota erythraea Forel, 1910
- Lepisiota gracilicornis abdominalis Forel, 1894
- Lepisiota obtusa Emery, 1901
Leptogenys
- Leptogenys bellii Emery, 1901
- Leptogenys buyssoni Forel, 1907
- Leptogenys erythraea Emery, 1902
- Leptogenys piroskae Forel, 1910
Megaponera
- Megaponera analis (Latreille, 1802)
- Megaponera analis amazon Santschi, 1935
Melissotarsus
- Melissotarsus beccarii Emery, 1877
- Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907
Mesoponera
- Mesoponera caffraria (Smith, F. 1858)
- Mesoponera elisae divaricata Emery, 1915
Messor
- Messor cephalotes (Emery, 1895)
- Messor galla Mayr, 1904
Monomorium
- Monomorium afrum André, 1884
- Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877
- Monomorium carbo Forel, 1910
- Monomorium crawleyi Santschi, 1930
- Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
- Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
- Monomorium ilgii Forel, 1894
- Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
- Monomorium ophthalmicum Forel, 1894
- Monomorium pallidipes Forel, 1910
- Monomorium parvinode Forel, 1894
Myrmicaria
- Myrmicaria distincta abyssinica Santschi, 1925
- Myrmicaria tigreensis Guérin-Méneville, 1849
Nesomyrmex
- Nesomyrmex angulatus Mayr, 1862
Ocymyrmex
- Ocymyrmex nitidulus Emery, 1892
Ophthalmopone
- Ophthalmopone ilgii Forel, 1894
Pheidole
- Pheidole aeberlii erythraea Emery, 1901
- Pheidole caffra abyssinica Forel, 1910
- Pheidole caffra amoena Forel, 1911
- Pheidole clavata Emery, 1877
- Pheidole crassinoda ruspolii Emery, 1897
- Pheidole escherichii Forel, 1910
- Pheidole megacephala ilgii Forel, 1907
- Pheidole philippi Forel, 1915
- Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
- Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877
- Pheidole speculifera ascara Emery, 1901
- Pheidole strator Forel, 1910
Plagiolepis
- Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel, 1894
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea cribrinodis Gerstäcker, 1859
Plectroctena
- Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis omissa Rigato, 2016
- Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)
- Polyrhachis viscosa Smith, F., 1858
Probolomyrmex
- Probolomyrmex brevirostris Forel, 1910
Solenopsis
- Solenopsis gnomula Emery, 1915
- Solenopsis punctaticeps erythraea Emery, 1915
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys alessandrae Rigato, 2006
- Strumigenys bartolozzii Rigato, 2006
- Strumigenys londianensis Patrizi, 1946
- Strumigenys sarissa Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys simoni (Emery, 1895)
Tapinolepis
- Tapinolepis tumidula Emery, 1915
Technomyrmex
- Technomyrmex ilgi Forel, 1910
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium doriae Emery, 1881
- Tetramorium edouardi Forel, 1894
- Tetramorium eminii Forel, 1894
- Tetramorium ghindanum Forel, 1910
- Tetramorium gracile Forel, 1894
- Tetramorium imbelle Emery, 1915
- Tetramorium nefassitense Forel, 1910
- Tetramorium rothschildi Forel, 1907
- Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
- Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851
- Tetramorium subcoecum Forel, 1907
- Tetramorium surrogatum Bolton, 1985
- Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery, 1895
Tetraponera
- Tetraponera ambigua (Emery, 1895)
- Tetraponera continua Forel, 1907
- Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)
- Tetraponera penzigi (Mayr, 1907)
Trichomyrmex
- Trichomyrmex abyssinicus (Forel, 1894)
- Trichomyrmex oscaris (Forel, 1894)
Fossils known from Ethiopia
Epoch | Formation | Locality | Species |
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Miocene | Ethiopian Amber | Desyopone hereon | |
Miocene | Ethiopian Amber | Melissotarsus ethiopiensis | |
Miocene | Ethiopian Amber | Ravavy goldmani | |
Miocene | Ethiopian Amber | Technomyrmex svojtkai |
References
- Bolton, B. 1973b. The ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith in the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)
- Rigato, F. 2006. Two new Strumigenys from Ethiopia. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali 147: 103-111.
- Robertson, H. G. 2000a. Afrotropical ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): taxonomic progress and estimation of species richness. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 9:71-84.