The Ants of Africa
New records of ants from the Oxford Museum collection

Countries - linked pages are separate

South Sahelian - Niger country

West African - Gambia country, Nigeria country, Cameroun country

East & Southern Africa - Uganda country, Tanzania (Mkomazi) country, Namibia country, Zambia country

* = new records

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Subfamily Species OUMNH Collection Date Collector Location Notes
DORYLINAE Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans Illiger; male 2007-042 2.iv. 2003 D Pryce
 SW Province; Mt Kupe; Nyasoso Village
4°49'42"N 9°40'55"E
 at light
widespread Pan-African
FORMICINAE Cmponotus (Paramyrmamblys) prosulcatus Santschi; possible male & queen 2007-042 2.iv. 2003 D Pryce SW Province; Mt Kupe; Nyasoso Village
4°49'42"N 9°40'55"E
 at light
undescribed/unreported

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Subfamily Species OUMNH Collection Date Collector Location Notes
FORMICINAE Cmponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus (Fabricius) 1998-006 24.viii.1997 D J Mann Central River Div.
 Wassu Rice Centre
13°41'0"N 14°53'0"W
 widespread pan-African
paddy field; Swept from young rice
Coll. D J Mann & B A Woodcock

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Subfamily Species OUMNH
 Collection Date Collector Location Notes
MYRMICINAE Monomorium areniphilum Santschi 2004-041 viii.2004 A Mamadou Tafidet Valley; NE of Agadez
18°17'N 09°23'E
 widespread Sahel; 2 workers

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Subfamily Species OUMNH
 Collection Date Collector Location Notes
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sp. close to crawleyi - 1907 W Sampson
 Calabar
11°46'N
27°14'E
 large nest on tree; 2 minors
crawleyi is hirsute, this is not

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Subfamily Species OUMNH Collection Date Collector Location Notes
DORYLINAE Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Illiger; male 2006-093 22.xii.1999 D Pryce
 Etosha N. Park
18°35'19" S
16°55'11" E
 Mushara Water Hole
at blue light
coll. Mann & Marais
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus (De Geer) 2006-093 12.xii.1998 D J Mann Gbobabis Dist.
23°19'17" S
18°45'00" E
 Texas 17; swept
major worker
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus (De Geer) 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E 		Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; minor worker
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmosaga) callmorphus Stitz 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E 		Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; minor worker
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus (F Smith) 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E 		Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; 15 minor workers
FORMICINAE Tapinolepis (Mesanolepis) macrophthalma Arnold 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E 		* Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais (first photo)
MYRMICINAE Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery
 2006-093 25.xii.1998
D J Mann Tsumkwe Dist.
19°09'57" S
20°52'55" E
 * 2 km west of Xawasha Pan
Campsite; MV light trap
coll. Mann & Marais; male (furst photo)
MYRMICINAE Ocymyremx laticeps Forel 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E
Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; 3 workers
MYRMICINAE Ocymyremx velox Santschi 2006-093 22.xii.1999 D J Mann Etosha N. Park
18°35'19" S
16°55'11" E 
 Mushara Water Hole
at blue light
coll. Mann & Marais
MYRMICINAE Pheidole victoris Forel 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E
* Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; 6 minor workers
first illustration
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E
Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; 6 workers
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium setuliferum Emery 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E
Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; 7 workers
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium in squaminode-group
2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E
Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; queen
PONERINAE Ophthalmopone berthoudi (Forel) 2006-093 15.xii.1999 D J Mann Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E
* Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais; 7 workers

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Subfamily Species OUMNH
 Collection Date Collector Location Notes
DORYLINAE Dorylus (Typhlopone) juvenculus Shuckard; male 2005-030
 1.viii.1994 G C McGavin
 Mkomazi
Hunters Camp
03°58'S
037°48'E
 Tilley lamp
FORMICINAE Anoplolepis (Zealleyella) custodiens (F Smith) 2005-007
 16-31.xii.2004 G C McGavin
 Kigamboni Dist
07°03.17' S
39°32.68'E
 "Cheng Chem Camp"
on cashew tee
major & media workers
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmisolepis) braunsi Mayr; queen 2005-030
 26.iii.1996 G C McGavin
 Mkomazi
Ibaya Camp
03°58'S
037°48'E
 At light

FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmisosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr; minor 2005-030
 28.iii.1996 G C McGavin
 Mkomazi
Vitawine Ridge
03°58'S
037°48'E

FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus (Fabricius); minor 2005-030
 26.iii.1996 G C McGavin
 Mkomazi
Ibaya Camp
03°58'S
037°48'E
 At light
melanocnemis form
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus (Fabricius); queen 2005-007
 16-31.xii.2004 G C McGavin
 Kigamboni Dist
07°03.17' S
39°32.68'E
 "Cheng Chem Camp"
type form
FORMICINAE Polyrhachis spinicola Forel; queen 2005-030
 26.iii.1996 G C McGavin
 Mkomazi
Ibaya Camp
03°58'S
037°48'E
 *At light
first photo
FORMICINAE Polyrhachis viscosa F Smith; queen 2005-030
 29.iii.1996 G C McGavin
 Mkomazi
Ibaya Camp
03°58'S
037°48'E
 UV light
MYRMICINAE Cataulacus undetermined; queen 2005-030
 28.iii.1996 G C McGavin
 Mkomazi
Vitawine Ridge
03°58'S
037°48'E

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Subfamily Species OUMNH
 Collection Date Collector Location Notes
DORYLINAE Dorylus (D.) helvolus (Linnaeus) 2006-077
 8.v.1965
 A W McCrae
 Lolui I
Lake Victoria
0°1'30"N
32°39'58"E
 * on dead monkey
FORMICINAE Axinidris bidens Shattuck - 16.xii.1918
G D Hale Carpenter
 Bulago I
Lake Victoria
0°1'30"N
32°39'58"E
 *
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmosericus) vestitus (F Smith) - 5.vii-7.viii.1909
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 * ca 3800' asl
woodland by lake shore
queen
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel - 12.v.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 3850' asl
Bussi I. (7 m w. of Entebbe)
forest
minor
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sarmentus Emery - 10.v.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 ca 4000' asl
ca. 2 m NE of,  E slope of Kitabi Hill; forest; minor; type loc. Uganda
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sarmentus Emery - 19.vi.1909
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 ca 3800' asl
woodland by lake shore; major; type loc. Uganda
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) cf. posticus Santschi
 - 8.vi.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 * ca 4000' asl
at "Boy", ca. 2 m NE of,  E slope of Kitabi Hill; Forest
queen undescribed (very large)
FORMICINAE Polyrhachis schistacea atrociliata (Gerstäcker) - 10.x.1909
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 * ca 3800' asl
woodland by lake shore
8 workers
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Cr.) vulcania Santschi - 12.v.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 3850' asl
Bussi I. (7 m w. of Entebbe)
forest; queen (first photo)
PONERINAE Paltothyreus tarsata (Fabricius)
 - 12.v.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 3850' asl
Bussi I. (7 m w. of Entebbe)
forest; 6 workers, 3 queens
PONERINAE Paltothyreus tarsata (Fabricius) - 8.vi.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 ca 4000' asl
at "Boy", ca. 2 m NE of,  E slope of Kitabi Hill; Forest
PONERINAE Paltothyreus tarsata (Fabricius) - 22.vii.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 ca 4000' asl
at "Boy", ca. 2 m NE of,  E slope of Kitabi Hill; Forest; queen
PONERINAE Paltothyreus tarsata (Fabricius) - xi.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 ca 4000' asl
at "Boy", ca. 2 m NE of,  E slope of Kitabi Hill; Forest; queen
PONERINAE Mesoponera flavopilosa (Weber)
 - 23.vii.1912
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 * ca 4000' asl
ca. 2 m ENE of,  E of Kitabi Hill
forest; lake shore; queen
PSEUDOMYRMICINAE Tetraponera anthracina (Santschi) - 10.x.1909
 C A Wiggins
 Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 * ca 3800' asl
woodland by lake shore
(3 specimens on mount)

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Subfamily Species OUMNH
 Collection Date Collector Location Notes
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) hannae ? Santschi
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) maculatus F. st hannae n.st., Santschi 1919
 - 5.ii.1928 H Silvester Evans
 Kipushi
11°46'N
27°14'E
 * solitary on tree
minor
type loc. Zimbabwe
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