The Ants of Africa
SUBFAMILY MYRMICINAE - Genus Ocymyrmex
Contents - Myrmicinae - MYRMICINAE Introduction

Genus Ocymyrmex Emery (1886: 364)

Diagnostic Features - .

The original genus definition, Emery (1886) - is at {original description}. Arnold (1916: 194) gave a translation, genus notes and a key (for Southern Africa), these are at {original description}. Revised by Bolton (1981b) and further by Bolton & Marsh (1989). Bolton (1981b) can be seen at can be seen at - {short description of image}. and, the full text of the latter revision can be seen at - {short description of image}.

Species defined in Bolton & Marsh (1989) are -

Ocymyrmex afradu
Ocymyrmex alacer
Ocymyrmex ankhu
Ocymyrmex barbiger
Ocymyrmex cavatodorsatus
Ocymyrmex celer
Ocymyrmex cillei
Ocymyrmex cursor
Ocymyrmex dekerus
Ocymyrmex engytachys
Ocymyrmex flavescens
Ocymyrmex flaviventris
Ocymyrmex foreli
Ocymyrmex fortior
Ocymyrmex gariepennis
Ocymyrmex gordoni
Ocymyrmex hirsutus
Ocymyrmex ignotus
Ocymyrmex kahas
Ocymyrmex laticeps
Ocymyrmex micans
Ocymyrmex monardi
Ocymyrmex nitidulus
Ocymyrmex okys
Ocymyrmex phraxus
Ocymyrmex picardi
Ocymyrmex resekhes
Ocymyrmex robecchii
Ocymyrmex robustior
Ocymyrmex shushan
Ocymyrmex sobek
Ocymyrmex sphinx
Ocymyrmex tachys
Ocymyrmex turneri
Ocymyrmex velox
Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri
Ocymyrmex zekhem

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