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Ants of Botswana

A guide to the Ants (Family: Formicidae) which have been recorded in Botswana.

Arnold's Coconut Ant 1
Tapinoma arnoldi
Tapinoma demissum
Tapinoma luteum 2
Tapinoma schultzei
Pallid-footed Ant 1
Technomyrmex pallipes
Savanna spiny sugar ant 3
Polyrhachis schistacea
Polyrhachis viscosa
Camponotus hova 4
Spotted Sugar Ant 5
Camponotus maculatus
Northern Hairy Sugar Ant 6
Camponotus amphidus
Dr Brauns's Sugar ant 7
Camponotus braunsi
Karoo Balbyter Sugar Ant 1
Camponotus fulvopilosus
Hairy Sugar Ant 8
Camponotus niveosetosus
Camponotus vividus 9
Moustached Sugar ant 10
Camponotus mystaceus
Camponotus simulans 11
Shiny sugar ant 12
Camponotus cinctellus
Eugenie's Long-legged Sugar Ant 13
Camponotus eugeniae
Camponotus flavomarginatus 7
Peters Longleg Sugar Ant
Camponotus petersii
Velvet Sugar Ant 14
Camponotus rufoglaucus
Shimmering sugar ant 1
Camponotus vestitus
Gold-haired Sugar Ant 15
Camponotus auropubens
Camponotus grandidieri 9
Olivier's Bristly Sugar ant 16
Camponotus olivieri
Red Bristly Sugar ant
Camponotus robecchii
Camponotus cubangensis 17
Mayr's Sugar ant 7
Camponotus mayri
Silky Sugar ant 18
Camponotus sericeus
Small Black Sugar Ant 19
Lepisiota capensis
Lepisiota depressa 20
Red Honey Ant 11
Tapinolepis decolor
Tapinolepis trimenii 11
Brunn's Restless ant 14
Plagiolepis brunni
Plagiolepis decora 2
Large Pugnacious Ant 14
Anoplolepis custodiens
Small pugnacious ant 20
Anoplolepis steingroeveri
Troglodyte Trap-jaw ant 14
Odontomachus troglodytes
Levaillant's False Trapjaw ant
Anochetus levaillanti
Leptogenys arnoldi
Leptogenys maxillosa 21
Brachyponera sennaarensis 10
Matebele Ant 22
Megaponera analis
Ringbum Millipede Muncher Ants 23
Plectroctena mandibularis
Underground Millipede Muncher ant 24
Plectroctena subterranea
African stink ant 25
Paltothyreus tarsatus
Peeter's Smooth Ringbum ant 26
Streblognathus peetersi
Small Foul Ringbum ant 27
Mesoponera caffraria
Large Velvet Bugeyed Ant 28
Ophthalmopone berthoudi
Roger's Crypt Ant 29
Hypoponera punctatissima
Platythyrea arnoldi 7
Flat Stink Ants 30
Platythyrea lamellosa
Platythyrea modesta 7
Platythyrea schultzei
Afropone orapa
Tetraponera ambigua 31
Dorylus affinis
Dorylus braunsi
Dorylus brevipennis
Dorylus fulvus 32
Red Driver Ant 5
Dorylus helvolus
Aenictus alluaudi
Aenictus eugenii 14
Golden Raider ant 16
Aenictus rotundatus
Pheidole areniphila
Thick-node House ant 33
Pheidole crassinoda
Liengmei's House ant 34
Pheidole liengmei
African Big-headed Ant 1
Pheidole megacephala
Pheidole punctulata 35
Pheidole schultzei
Narrow-gutted House ant 36
Pheidole tenuinodis
Common Harvester Ant 37
Messor capensis
Deceptive Harvester ants 38
Messor decipiens
Messor denticornis
Messor luebberti 21
Rugged Harvester Ants 33
Messor striatifrons
Red Droptail ant 39
Myrmicaria baumi
Natal droptail ant
Myrmicaria natalensis
Rhodes's Droptail Ant
Myrmicaria rhodesiae
Yellow Fire Ant 1
Solenopsis punctaticeps
Carrion Pharaoh ant
Monomorium albopilosum
Monomorium damarense
Monomorium intrudens 40
Junod's Carrion Pharaoh ant 41
Monomorium junodi
Monomorium monomorium 42
Monomorium notulum
Monomorium rufulum 21
Monomorium setuliferum 10
Monomorium termitarium
Magretti's Cautious ant
Meranoplus magrettii
Meranoplus spininodis
Savanna sculpted tree ant 43
Cataulacus intrudens
Coastal Sculpted Tree Ant 12
Cataulacus wissmannii
Ample Thief ant 7
Carebara ampla
African Thief Ant 5
Carebara vidua
Ocymyrmex alacer
Bearded Hotrod Ant 28
Ocymyrmex barbiger
Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus
Strandveld Hotrod ant
Ocymyrmex dekerus
Yellowbum Hotrod Ant 36
Ocymyrmex flaviventris

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