Introduction

A brief history of the collection and identification of ants from Egypt

The Savigny drawings - ants from the 1798-1802 French Army expedition to Egypt

Publications directly concerning ants collected in Egypt

Illustrated glossary of ant taxonomy

Gazetteer to modern place names by Dr. Mahmoud S. Abdel-dayem, Assistant Professor, Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza

Ecological Notes by Mostafa Sharaf

Studies in St Katharine's Protectorate, Sinai by postgraduate students of Prof. Francis Gilbert

Notes on the distribution cards

Ant genera and species details

An alphabetical list by Genus name of ant species known or thought likely from Egypt

An alphabetical list of all specific epithets (names) used for ant species known or thought likely from Egypt

Key to workers of ant genera known or likely to be found in Egypt

Subfamily Aenictinae

• Genus Aenictus - two species

Subfamily Amblyoponinae

• Genus Stigmatomma - at least one possible species

Subfamily Cerapachyinae

• Genus Cerapachys - two (three) species

Subfamily Dolichoderinae

• Genus Bothriomyrmex - one species
• Genus Dolichoderus - one species
• Genus Tapinoma - two species, plus one possible tramp species
• Genus Technomyrmex - one possible tramp species

Subfamily Dorylinae

• Genus Dorylus - subgenera Dorylus, one species, and Typhlopone, one species

Subfamily Formicinae

• Genus Camponotus - four subgenera, eleven species, with key
• Genus Cataglyphis - twenty-three plus species; with key
• Genus Lasius - one species
• Genus Lepisiota - eight plus species; with key
  
• Genus Paratrechina - three species
• Genus Plagiolepis - six species, plus one possible species; with key
• Genus Polyrhachis - one species
• Genus Tapinolepis - one species

Subfamily Myrmicinae

• Genus Aphaenogaster - three species
• Genus Cardiocondyla - eight species plus two questionable records; with partial key
• Genus Crematogaster - eight species; with key
• Genus Messor - thirteen species; with key
• Genus Monomorium - twelve species, plus one possible species; with key
• Genus Nesomyrmex - one species
• Genus Oxyopomyrmex - one possibly two species
• Genus Pheidole - eight possibly nine species; with keys to major and minor workers, plus analysis and history pages
• Genus Pyramica - one tramp species
• Genus Solenopsis - three/four species
• Genus Tetramorium - twelve species; with key
• Genus Trichomyrmex - three species; with key (under Monomorium)
  

Subfamily Ponerinae

• Genus Anochetus - two possible species
• Genus Brachyponera - one species
• Genus Hypoponera - two species
• Genus Platythyrea - one possible species

Subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae

• Genus Tetraponera - one species, plus one possible species

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