ContentsTaxonomic Name Indices The Ants of Africa - Taxonomic Name Index - B
Name (Genus) Category Link to Species description
bacchus (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium erectum
badior (Dorylus) unavailable name Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis
badius (Dorylus) species - revived status
Dorylus (Typhlopone) badius
badonei (Cardiocondyla) junior synonym Cardiocondyla shuckardi
bakusuensis (Cataulacus) junior synonym Cataulacus pygmaeus
bakwele (Acropyga) species Acropyga bakwele
balathir (Monomorium) species Monomorium balathir
ballaensis (Acantholepis) subspecies & genus synonym Lepisiota spinosior
ballaensis (Pheidole) subspecies Pheidole arnoldi
balli (Polyrhachis) junior synonym Polyrhachis weissi
ballioni (Camponotus) junior synonym Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus
bantouana (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium simillimum
bantuana (Crematogaster) unavailable name for variety of subspecies Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) amita
barak (Calyptomyrmex) species Calyptomyrmex barak
barbarossa (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmopelta) barbarossa
barbarus (Messor) species Messor barbarus
barbiger (Ocymyrmex) species Ocymyrmex barbiger
barbigerum (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium barbigerum
bartrumi (Carebara) species Carebara bartrumi
basalis (Cataglyphis) subspecies Cataglyphis bicolor
basalis (Loboponera) species Loboponera basalis
basalis (Monomorium) junior synonym Trichomyrmex destructor
basalis (Myrmica) genus revision & junior synonym Trichomyrmex destructor
basuto (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) basuto
bassuto (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) hottentota
basutorum (Myrmicaria) species Myrmicaria basutorum
batesi (Aenictus) junior synonym Aenictus decolor
batesi (Crematogaster) species Crematogaster (Atopogyne) batesi
batonga (Cataulacus) junior synonym Cataulacus intrudens
batrachorum (Pheidole) species Pheidole batrachorum
baufra (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) baufra
baufra (Triglyphothrix) genus revision Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) baufra
baumi (Acantholepis) subspecies & genus name revision Lepisiota carbonaria
baumi (Cataulacus) junior synonym Cataulacus intrudens
baumi (Myrmicaria) species Myrmicaria baumi
bayangensis (Dorylus) new species Dorylus (Anomma) bayangensis
bayeri (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri
bayeri (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Crematogaster) cincta
bayeri (Pheidole) species new status Pheidole bayeri
baynei (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) baynei
bayoni (Aenictus) species Aenictus bayoni
bayoni (Pachycondyla) junior synonym Euponera brunoi
bayonii (Pseudolasius) species Pseudolasius bayonii
beccarii (Melissotarsus) species Melissotarsus beccarii
bedui (Monomorium) junior synonym Monomorium salomonis
behanzini (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) kneri
behasyla (Pyramica) [Strumigenys] species Pyramica (Smithistruma) behasyla
behasyla (Smithistruma) new synonymy Pyramica (Smithistruma) behasyla
beirae (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium quadrispinosum
belial (Pyramica) [Strumigenys]
species
Pyramica (Glamyromyrmex) belial
bellatrix (Pyramica) [Strumigenys]
species
Pyramica (Smithistruma) bellatrix
belli (Monomorium) junior synonym Monomorium willowmorense
belliceps (Camponotus) subspecies Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cinctellus
bellicosum (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium bellicosum
bellicosus (Cataglyphis) subspecies Cataglyphis bicolor
belligerus (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmespera) belligerus
bellii (Leptogenys) species Leptogenys bellii
bellua (Leptogenys) junior synonym Leptogenys castanea
bendai (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium bendai
benguelense (Tetramorium) junior synonym (unavailable name) Tetramorium quadrispinosum
benguelensis (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmotrema) benguelensis
benguelensis (Polyrhachis) unavailable name Polyrhachis schistacea
beni (Pristomyrmex) junior synonym Pristomyrmex africanus
benitensis (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) striatula
bequaerti (Aenictogiton) species Aenictogiton bequaerti
bequaerti (Anochetus) species Anochetus bequaerti
bequaerti (Camponotus) subspecies Camponotus (Myrmotrema) confluens
bequaerti (Cataulacus) species Cataulacus bequaerti
bequaerti (Centromyrmex) species Centromyrmex bequaerti
bequaerti (Crematogaster) species Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) bequaerti
bequaerti (Dorylus) species Dorylus (Dorylus) bequaerti
bequaerti (Glyphopone) genus revision Centromyrmex bequaerti
bequaerti (Monomorium) species Monomorium bequaerti
bequaerti (Pheidole) species Pheidole bequaerti
bequaerti (Phrynoponera) species Phrynoponera bequaerti
bequaerti (Platythyrea) junior synonym Platythyrea schultzei
bequaerti (Polyrhachis) junior synonym Polyrhachis fissa
bequaerti (Pyramica) species Pyramica (Serrastruma) bequaerti
bequaerti (Strumigenys) genus revision Pyramica (Serrastruma) bequaerti
bequaerti (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium bequaerti
berbiculum (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium berbiculum
berit(s)chi (Camponotus) variety & unavailable name Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) negus
berlandi (Dorylus) subspecies Dorylus (Alaopone) conradti
bernardi (Leptogenys) junior synonym Leptogenys occidentalis
bernardi (Microdaceton) species - new status Microdaceton bernardi
bernardi (Strumigenys) species Strumigenys bernardi
bernhardae (Pheidole) subspecies Pheidole picata
berthoudi (Anoploplepis) junior synonym Anoplolepis (Zealleyella) custodiens
berthoudi (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) berthoudi
berthoudi (Formica) junior synonym Anoplolepis (Zealleyella) custodiens
berthoudi (Ophthalmopone) species
Ophthalmopone berthoudi
berthoudi (Pachycondyla) genus revision Ophthalmopone berthoudi
berthoudi (Pachycondyla (Bothroponera)) subspecies Bothroponera strigulosa
berthoudi (Pheidole) subspecies Pheidole sculpturata
bertolonii (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) bertolonii
bevisi (Monomorium) species Monomorium bevisi
bevisi (Tapinoma) subspecies Tapinoma danitschi
bevisi (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium bevisi
bianconii (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) bianconii
bicarinata (Myrmica) genus revision Tetramorium bicarinatum
bicarinatum (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium bicarinatum
bicolor (Cardiocondyla) junior synonym Cardiocondyla wroughtonii
bicolor (Cataglyphis) species Cataglyphis bicolor
bicolor (Formica) genus revised Cataglyphis bicolor
bicolor (Monomorium) species Monomorium bicolor
bicolor (Myrmecocystus) early revision Cataglyphis bicolor
bicontractus (Camponotus) subspecies Camponotus (Myrmopelta) arminius
biconvexa (Strumigenys) junior synonym Pyramica (Serrastruma) simoni
bidens (Axinidris) species Axinidris bidens
bidentatus (Aenictus) junior synonym Aenictus decolor
biemarginata (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana
bifossus (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) bifossus
bifoveolata (Sima) genus revision Tetraponera bifoveolata
bifoveolata (Tetraponera) species Tetraponera bifoveolata
biimpressa (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Atopogyne) clariventris
bimaculata (Cardiocondyla) junior synonym Cardiocondyla wroughtonii
bimaculatum (Monomorium) unavailable name Monomorium personatum
bimaculatoides (Monomorium) unavailable name Monomorium personatum
binatu (Monomorium) junior synonym Monomorium termitobium
biozellata (Tetraponera) subspecies Tetraponera mocquerysi
bipartita (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium sericeiventre
bishyiganus (Dorylus) species Dorylus (Anomma) bishyiganus
biskrensis (Plagiolepis) subspecies & genus revision Tapinolepis (Mesanoplolepis) simulans
bispecula (Pheidole) subspecies Pheidole speculifera
bitheria (Strumigenys) species Strumigenys bitheria
bituberculatus (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bituberculatus
blanda (Hypoponera) species Hypoponera blanda
blochmannii (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium sericeiventre
boera (Camponotus) junior synonym Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus
boera (Crematogaster) species Crematogaster (Orthocrema) boera
boerorum (Hypoponera) species Hypoponera boerorum
boerorum (Monomorium) species Monomorium boerorum
boerorum (Monomorium (Syllophopsis)) junior synyonym
Syllophopsis modesta
boerorum (Ponera) genus revision Hypoponera boerorum
boerorum (Serrastruma/Strumigenys) junior synonym Pyramica (Serrastruma) simoni
boltoni (Cataulacus) species Cataulacus boltoni
boltoni (Leptanilla) species Leptanilla boltoni
boltoni (Oligomyrmex) new species Oligomyrmex boltoni
boltoni (Paratrechina) species Paratrechina boltoni
boltoni (Proceratium) species Proceratium boltoni
boltoni (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium boltoni
bomaella (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Crematogaster) excisa
bombycinus (Camponotus) subspecies Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus
bombycinus (Cataglyphis) species Cataglyphis bombycinus
bondroiti (Dorylus) subspecies Dorylus (Alaopone) attenuatus
bondroiti (Meranoplus) junior synonym Meranoplus magrettii
bondroiti (Monomorium) junior synonym Monomorium altinode
bondroiti (Ponera) genus revision & junior synonym Hypoponera schauinslandi
borlei (Monomorium) species Monomorium borlei
bothae (Anoplolepis) genus revision Tapinolepis bothae
bothae (Pheidole) subspecies Pheidole tenuinodis
bothae (Plagiolepis) genus revision Tapinolepis bothae
bothae (Tapinolepis) species Tapinolepis bothae
bothae (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium bothae
bottegoi (Aenictus) species Aenictus bottegoi
bottegoi (Atopomyrmex) genus revision Terataner bottegoi
bottegoi (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bottegoi
bottegoi (Terataner) species Terataner bottegoi
boulognei (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) gabonense
bourbonica (Paratrechina) species Paratrechina bourbonica
boxi (Crematogaster) junior synonym & previously used Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) wellmani
braeti (Pyramica) [Strumigenys] new species Pyramica (Serrastruma) braeti
braunsi (Anoplolepis) junior synonym Anoplolepis (Zealleyella) steingroeveri
braunsi (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi
braunsi (Cerapachys) species Cerapachys braunsi
braunsi (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Orthocrema) natalensis
braunsi (Diblocondyla) species Nesomyrmex braunsi
braunsi (Dorylus) species Dorylus (Dorylus) braunsi
braunsi (Leptothorax) genus revision Nesomyrmex braunsi
braunsi (Messor) subspecies Messor capensis
braunsi (Monomorium) species Monomorium braunsi
braunsi (Nesomyrmex) species Nesomyrmex braunsi
braunsi (Phyracaces) genus revision Cerapachys braunsi
braunsi (Plagiolepis) junior synonym Anoplolepis (Zealleyella) vestita
braunsi (Sima) genus revision Tetraponera braunsi
braunsi (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium capense
braunsi (Tetramyrma) genus revision Nesomyrmex braunsi
braunsi (Tetraponera) species Tetraponera braunsi
braxa (Polyrhachis) species Polyrhachis braxa
braytoni (Cerapachys) species Cerapachys braytoni
brazzai (Aenictus) species Aenictus brazzai
brazzai (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster impressa
brazzavillensis (Cataulacus) junior synonym Cataulacus kohli
brevarmata (Crematogaster) species - new status
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) brevarmata
breve (Tetramorium) unavailable name Tetramorium simillimum
breviceps (Hypoponera) species Hypoponera breviceps
breviceps (Ponera) genus revision Hypoponera breviceps
brevicollis (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brevicollis
brevicornis (Technomyrmex) junior synonym Technomyrmex pallipes
brevidentata (Platythyrea) subspecies Platythyrea cribrinodis
brevinodis (Leptogenys) junior synonym & replacement name Leptogenys intermedia
brevinodis (Oecophylla) junior synonym Oecophylla longinoda
brevinodis (Platythyrea) subspecies Platythyrea cribrinodis
brevinodosus (Dorylus) junior synonym Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis
brevinodosus (Typhlopone) junior synonym Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis
brevipennis (Dorylus) species Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis
brevirostris (Escherichia) genus revision Probolomyrmex brevirostris
brevirostris (Probolomyrmex) species Probolomyrmex brevirostris
brevis (Calyptomyrmex) species Calyptomyrmex brevis
brevis (Dorylus) species Dorylus (Alaopone) brevis
brevis (Hypoponera) species Hypoponera brevis
brevis (Ponera) genus revision Hypoponera brevis
brevis (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium nigrum
brevisetosus (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) brevisetosus
brevisetosus (Cataulacus) previously used for West African specimens Cataulacus moloch
brevisetosus (Cataulacus) species Cataulacus brevisetosus
brevisetula (Paratrechina) species Paratrechina brevisetula
brevispinosa (Cardiocondyla) junior synonym Cardiocondyla shuckardi
brevispinosa (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium simillimum
brevispinosum (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) brevispinosum
brevispinosum (Triglyphothrix) genus revision Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) brevispinosum
brevispinus (Dorylus) misnomer Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis
breviventris (Crematogaster) species Crematogaster (Nematocrema) breviventris
brevmarta (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Oxygyne) margaritae
brieyi (Crematogaster) unavailable name Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana
brookei (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) brookei
browni (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium browni
bruneipes (Technomyrmex) subspecies Technomyrmex (Technomyrmex) albipes
bruneum (Monomorium) junior synonym Monomorium latinode
bruni (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium bulawayense
brunnea (Myrmicaria) as variety name Myrmicaria fumata
brunneipennis (Crematogaster) species Crematogaster (Crematogaster) brunneipennis
brunnella (Paraparatrechina) species Paraparatrechina brunnella
brunneus (Aenictus) subspecies Aenictus soudanicus
brunneus (Calyptomyrmex) species Calyptomyrmex brunneus
brunneus (Technomyrmex) subspecies Technomyrmex (Technomyrmex) albipes
brunni (Messor) junior synonym Messor denticornis
brunni (Plagiolepis) species Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) brunni
brunoi (Pachycondyla) species & genus revision
Euponera brunoi
brunoi (Trachymesopus) genus revision Euponera brunoi
bruta (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea
bruta (Polyrhachis) junior synonym Polyrhachis militaris
brutus (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) brutus
bubastis (Leptogenys) species Leptogenys bubastis
bucculentus (Pseudolasius) species Pseudolasius bucculentus
buchholzi (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmamblys) buchholzi
buchholzi (Pheidole) species Pheidole buchholzi
buchneri (Camponotus) genus revision Phasmomyrmex (Phasmomyrmex) buchneri
buchneri (Crematogaster) species Crematogaster (Atopogyne) buchneri
buchneri (Phasmomyrmex) species Phasmomyrmex (Phasmomyrmex) buchneri
bufonus (Pseudolasius) species Pseudolasius bufonus
bulawayana (Sima) subspecies & genus revision Tetraponera natalensis
bulawayense (Monomorium) unavailable name Monomorium oscaris
bulawayense (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium bulawayense
bulawayensis (Cataulacus) junior synonym Cataulacus intrudens
bulawayensis (Crematogaster) junior synonym Crematogaster (Crematogaster) sjostedti
bulawayensis (Dorylus) unavailable name Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis
bulawayensis (Hypoponera/Ponera) species Hypoponera bulawayensis
bulawayensis (Monomorium) junior synonym Monomorium exiguum
bulawayensis (Pheidole) subspecies Pheidole xocensis
bulawayensis (Plagiolepis) subspecies Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea
bulawayensis (Triglyphothrix) junior synonym & genus revision Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) microps
burgeoni (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Myrmacrhaphe) burgeoni
burgeoni (Tetramorium) junior synonym Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) gabonense
burmeisteri (Dorylus) species Dorylus (Anomma) burmeisteri
burundense (Proceratium) species Proceratium burundense
bushimana (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) amita
busschodtsi (Crematogaster) subspecies Crematogaster (Crematogaster) castanea
buthrum (Tetramorium) species Tetramorium buthrum
buttgenbachi (Aenictus) species Aenictus buttgenbachi
buttgenbachi (Myrmicaria) subspecies Myrmicaria striata
buttikeri (Camponotus) species Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) buttikeri
buyssoni (Dorylus) species Dorylus (Alaopone) buyssoni
buyssoni (Leptogenys) species Leptogenys buyssoni
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