Cameroun

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Cameroun
Location
Region	Africa
Subregion	Middle Africa
BioRegion	Afrotropical Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	10
Genera	68
Endemic Genera	2
% Endemic Genera	2.9%
Species/Subspecies	383
Endemic Species	88
% Endemic Species	23.0%
Introduced Species	2

The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Cameroon. Unidentified and undescribed species will be added to this list as identifications are verified and taxonomic revisions are published. This species list is based upon the effort of many ant collectors as well as myrmecologists who have published on the taxonomy of Cameroon ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Cameroon Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

Aenictus

• Aenictus bidentatus Donisthorpe, 1942
• Aenictus decolor (Mayr, 1879)
• Aenictus popeyei Gomez, 2022
• Aenictus susanae Gomez, 2022
• Aenictus weissi Santschi, 1910

Ankylomyrma

• Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973

Anochetus

• Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
• Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907
• Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
• Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904

Anoplolepis

• Anoplolepis carinata Emery, 1899
• Anoplolepis tenella (Santschi, 1911)

Aphomomyrmex

• Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, 1899

Apomyrma

• Apomyrma stygia Brown, Gotwald & Levieux, 1971

Asphinctopone

• Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914

Atopomyrmex

• Atopomyrmex calpocalycola Snelling, 1992
• Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892
• Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889

Axinidris

• Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991

Bothroponera

• Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
• Bothroponera pilosuperficia Joma & Mackay, 2017
• Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
• Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
• Bothroponera zumpti Santschi, 1937

Brachyponera

• Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)
• Brachyponera sennaarensis ruginota Stitz, 1916

Calyptomyrmex

• Calyptomyrmex nummuliticus Santschi, 1914

Camponotus

• Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
• Camponotus barbarossa Emery, 1920
• Camponotus brutus Forel, 1886
• Camponotus buchholzi Mayr, 1902
• Camponotus buchneri Forel, 1886
• Camponotus buchneri camerounensis Ward, Blaimer & Fisher, 2016
• Camponotus chrysurus acutisquamis Mayr, 1902
• Camponotus chrysurus securifer Emery, 1920
• Camponotus caesar imperator Emery, 1899
• Camponotus conradti Forel, 1914
• Camponotus conradti fimbriatipes Santschi, 1920
• Camponotus crawleyi Emery, 1920
• Camponotus donisthorpei Emery, 1920
• Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881
• Camponotus ferreri Forel, 1913
• Camponotus guttatus Emery, 1899
• Camponotus immigrans Santschi, 1914
• Camponotus maculatus Fabricius, 1782
• Camponotus olivieri pax Menozzi, 1942
• Camponotus pompeius marius Emery, 1899
• Camponotus tricolor Weber, 1943
• Camponotus wolfi Emery, 1920

Cardiocondyla

• Cardiocondyla emeryi (introduced)
• Cardiocondyla neferka Bolton, 1981
• Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
• Cardiocondyla weserka Bolton, 1982

Carebara

• Carebara diabola Santschi, 1913
• Carebara polita (Santschi, 1914)
• Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)
• Carebara villiersi (Bernard, 1953)
• Carebara volsellata (Santschi, 1937)

Cataulacus

• Cataulacus centrurus Bolton, 1982
• Cataulacus difficilis Santschi, 1916
• Cataulacus erinaceus Stitz, 1910
• Cataulacus guineensis Smith, F., 1853
• Cataulacus huberi André, 1890
• Cataulacus jacksoni Bolton, 1982
• Cataulacus lobatus Mayr, 1895
• Cataulacus mckeyi Snelling, 1979
• Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910
• Cataulacus satrap Bolton, 1982

Centromyrmex

• Centromyrmex angolensis Bolton & Fisher, 2008
• Centromyrmex bequaerti (Forel, 1913)
• Centromyrmex decessor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
• Centromyrmex longiventris Santschi, 1919
• Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster africana Mayr, 1895
• Crematogaster africana biemarginata Forel, 1910
• Crematogaster africana schumanni Mayr, 1895
• Crematogaster africana variegata Mayr, 1902
• Crematogaster breviventris Santschi, 1920
• Crematogaster chlorotica Emery, 1899
• Crematogaster clariventris Mayr, 1895
• Crematogaster concava Emery, 1899
• Crematogaster depressa fuscipennis Emery, 1899
• Crematogaster homeri Forel, 1913
• Crematogaster impressa Emery, 1899
• Crematogaster inconspicua Mayr, 1896
• Crematogaster kohli winkleri Forel, 1909
• Crematogaster kneri funerea Santschi, 1915
• Crematogaster muralti Forel, 1910
• Crematogaster pauciseta Emery, 1899
• Crematogaster pulchella Bernard, 1953
• Crematogaster rugosa rugaticeps Santschi, 1919
• Crematogaster stadelmanni anguliceps Stitz, 1916
• Crematogaster stadelmanni angustata Mayr, 1895
• Crematogaster stadelmanni gracilenta Viehmeyer, 1922
• Crematogaster stadelmanni intermedia Mayr, 1896
• Crematogaster striatula Emery, 1892
• Crematogaster trautweini Viehmeyer, 1914
• Crematogaster wellmani luciae Forel, 1913

Cyphoidris

• Cyphoidris exalta Bolton, 1981

Discothyrea

• Discothyrea mixta Brown, 1958
• Discothyrea oculata Emery, 1901
• Discothyrea venus Hita-Garcia & Lieberman, 2019

Dorylus

• Dorylus depilis Emery, 1895
• Dorylus emeryi Mayr, 1896
• Dorylus emeryi opacus Forel, 1909
• Dorylus fulvus dentifrons Wasmann, 1904
• Dorylus funereus zumpti Santschi, 1937
• Dorylus kohli Wasmann, 1904
• Dorylus mandibularis Mayr, 1896
• Dorylus mayri Santschi, 1912
• Dorylus nigricans pallidus Santschi, 1921
• Dorylus nigricans sjostedti Emery, 1899
• Dorylus nigricans sjostedtiwilverthi Wasmann, 1917
• Dorylus ocellatus Stitz, 1910
• Dorylus politus Emery, 1901
• Dorylus rufescens Santschi, 1915
• Dorylus spininodis Emery, 1901
• Dorylus wilverthi Emery, 1899

Euponera

• Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913

• Euponera sjostedti Mayr, 1896

Feroponera

• Feroponera ferox Bolton & Fisher, 2008

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera angustata (Santschi, 1914)

• Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914

• Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914

• Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011

• Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)

• Hypoponera inaudax (Santschi, 1919)

• Hypoponera jeanneli (Santschi, 1935)

• Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)

• Hypoponera odiosa Bolton & Fisher, 2011

Lepisiota

• Lepisiota nigriventris Emery, 1899

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys amon Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys bubastis Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys camerunensis Stitz, 1910

• Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913

• Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914

• Leptogenys diatra Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys elegans Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys ergatogyna Wheeler, W.M., 1922

• Leptogenys honoria Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys nebra Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys pavesii Emery, 1892

• Leptogenys striatidens Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys terroni Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys titan Bolton, 1975

• Leptogenys trilobata Santschi, 1924

• Leptogenys vindicis Bolton, 1975

Lioponera

• Lioponera coxalis (Arnold, 1926)

• Lioponera foreli (Santschi, 1914)

Loboponera

• Loboponera basalis Bolton & Brown, 2002

• Loboponera nasica (Santschi, 1920)

• Loboponera subatra Bolton & Brown, 2002

• Loboponera vigilans Bolton & Brown, 2002

Megaponera

• Megaponera analis (Latreille, 1802)

Meranoplus

• Meranoplus clypeatus Bernard, 1953

Mesoponera

• Mesoponera scolopax Emery, 1899

• Mesoponera subiridescens (Wheeler, W.M., 1922)

Microdaceton

• Microdaceton tanyspinosum Bolton, 2000

Monomorium

• Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877

• Monomorium dolatu Bolton, 1987

• Monomorium draxocum Bolton, 1987

• Monomorium egens Forel, 1910

• Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894

• Monomorium floricola (Jerdon, 1851)

• Monomorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)

• Monomorium invidium Bolton, 1987

• Monomorium jacksoni Bolton, 1987

• Monomorium noxitum Bolton, 1987

• Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Myrmicaria

• Myrmicaria exigua gracilis Stitz, 1910

• Myrmicaria exigua simplex Stitz, 1925

• Myrmicaria opaciventris Emery, 1893

• Myrmicaria opaciventris congolensis Forel, 1909

Mystrium

• Mystrium silvestrii Santschi, 1914

Nesomyrmex

• Nesomyrmex cataulacoides Snelling, 1992

Nylanderia

• Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fisher, 2011

• Nylanderia lepida Santschi, 1915

• Nylanderia luteafra LaPolla & Fisher, 2011

• Nylanderia umbella LaPolla & Fisher, 2011

Odontomachus

• Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892

• Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914

Oecophylla

• Oecophylla longinoda

• Oecophylla longinoda fusca Emery, 1899

Paltothyreus

• Paltothyreus tarsatus (Fabricius, 1798)

Paraparatrechina

• Paraparatrechina albipes (Emery, 1899)

• Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Chung, 2010

• Paraparatrechina bufona (Wheeler, W.M. 1922)

• Paraparatrechina oreias LaPolla & Cheng, 2010

• Paraparatrechina subtilis Santschi, 1920

Parasyscia

• Parasyscia cribrinodis Emery, 1899

Paratrechina

• Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)

Petalomyrmex

• Petalomyrmex phylax Snelling, 1979

Pheidole

• Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896

• Pheidole buchholzi Mayr, 1901

• Pheidole glabrella Fischer, Hita Garcia & Peters, 2012

• Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

• Pheidole minima Mayr, 1901

• Pheidole nimba Bernard, 1953

• Pheidole pulchella Santschi, 1910

• Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877

• Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901

Phrynoponera

• Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, W.M., 1922

• Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892

• Phrynoponera sveni (Forel, 1916)

Platythyrea

• Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899

• Platythyrea frontalis Emery, 1899

• Platythyrea gracillima Wheeler, W.M., 1922

• Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

• Platythyrea occidentalis André, 1890

• Platythyrea tenuis Emery, 1899

Plectroctena

• Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899

• Plectroctena latinodis Santschi, 1924

• Plectroctena mandibularis Smith, F., 1858

• Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892

• Plectroctena thaui Fisher, 2006

Polyrhachis

• Polyrhachis aenescens Stitz, 1910

• Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, W.M., 1922

• Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921

• Polyrhachis concava André, 1889

• Polyrhachis curta André, 1890

• Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889

• Polyrhachis dubia Rigato, 2016

• Polyrhachis fissa Mayr, 1902

• Polyrhachis khepra Bolton, 1973

• Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858

• Polyrhachis lanuginosa Santschi, 1909

• Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925

• Polyrhachis lauta Santschi, 1910

• Polyrhachis longiseta Rigato, 2016

• Polyrhachis luteipes Rigato, 2016

• Polyrhachis militaris (Fabricius, 1782)

• Polyrhachis platyomma Emery, 1921

• Polyrhachis rufipalpis Santschi, 1910

• Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)

• Polyrhachis weissi Santschi, 1910

Prionopelta

• Prionopelta amieti Terron, 1974

• Prionopelta humicola Terron, 1974

Pristomyrmex

• Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931

• Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914

Probolomyrmex

• Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965

Proceratium

• Proceratium lunatum Terron, 1981

• Proceratium terroni Bolton, 1995

Promyopias

• Promyopias silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)

Psalidomyrmex

• Psalidomyrmex feae Menozzi, 1922

• Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901

• Psalidomyrmex reichenspergeri Santschi, 1913

• Psalidomyrmex wheeleri Santschi, 1923

Simopone

• Simopone annettae Kutter, 1976

• Simopone conradti Emery, 1899

• Simopone grandis Santschi, 1923

• Simopone matthiasi Kutter, 1977

• Simopone wilburi Weber, 1949

Solenopsis

• Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

Stigmatomma

• Stigmatomma santschii (Menozzi, 1922)

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys africana Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys arahana Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys behasyla Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys bequaerti Santschi, 1923

• Strumigenys bernardi Brown, 1960

• Strumigenys bitheria Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys cavinasis Brown, 1950

• Strumigenys concolor Santschi, 1914

• Strumigenys depilosa Bolton, 2000

• Strumigenys dextra Brown, 1954

• Strumigenys dotaja Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys dyshaula Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys enkara Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys ettillax Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys exunca Bolton, 2000

• Strumigenys geoterra Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys hensekta Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys kerasma Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys korahyla Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys laticeps Brown, 1962

• Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904

• Strumigenys lujae Forel, 1902

• Strumigenys malaplax Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916

• Strumigenys mekaha Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys membranifera (Emery, 1869)

• Strumigenys minima Bolton, 1972

• Strumigenys ninda Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys paranax Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953

• Strumigenys placora Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys ravidura Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys relahyla Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890

• Strumigenys roomi Bolton, 1972

• Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914

• Strumigenys serrula Santschi, 1910

• Strumigenys sharra Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys sistrura Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys spathoda Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys stygia Santschi, 1913

• Strumigenys sulumana Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys tacta Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys terroni Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys tethepa Bolton, 2000

• Strumigenys tetragnatha Taylor, 1966

• Strumigenys tetraphanes Brown, 1954

• Strumigenys tigrilla (Brown, 1973)

• Strumigenys tolomyla Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys totyla Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys truncatidens Brown, 1950

• Strumigenys trymala Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys ultromalyx Bolton, 2000

• Strumigenys vodensa Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys xenohyla Bolton, 1983

• Strumigenys zandala Bolton, 1983

Syllophopsis

• Syllophopsis cryptobia Santschi, 1921

Tapinoma

• Tapinoma carininotum Weber, 1943

Technomyrmex

• Technomyrmex albipes (Smith, F., 1861)

• Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899

• Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899

• Technomyrmex lasiops Bolton, 2007

• Technomyrmex laurenti (Emery, 1899)

• Technomyrmex lujae (Forel, 1905)

• Technomyrmex moerens Santschi, 1913

• Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910

• Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007

• Technomyrmex pilipes Emery, 1899

• Technomyrmex semiruber Emery, 1899

• Technomyrmex schoutedeni Forel, 1910

• Technomyrmex senex Bolton, 2007

Terataner

• Terataner luteus Emery, 1899

• Terataner piceus Menozzi, 1942

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium aculeatum Mayr, 1866

• Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910

• Tetramorium antrema Bolton, 1976

• Tetramorium anxium Santschi, 1914

• Tetramorium ataxium Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010

• Tetramorium brevispinosum Stitz, 1910

• Tetramorium camerunense Mayr, 1895

• Tetramorium capillosum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium coloreum Mayr, 1901

• Tetramorium diomandei Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium dumezi Menozzi, 1942

• Tetramorium flabellum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium flavithorax (Santschi, 1914)

• Tetramorium gabonense André, 1892

• Tetramorium gegaimi Forel, 1916

• Tetramorium geminatum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)

• Tetramorium ictidum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium jugatum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium longicorne Forel, 1907

• Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905

• Tetramorium magnificum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium metactum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium minusculum Santschi, 1914

• Tetramorium muralti Forel, 1910

• Tetramorium nodiferum Emery, 1901

• Tetramorium occidentale Santschi, 1916

• Tetramorium opacum (Emery, 1909)

• Tetramorium peutli Forel, 1916

• Tetramorium philippwagneri Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010

• Tetramorium pullulum Santschi, 1924

• Tetramorium pylacum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium quadridentatum Stitz, 1910

• Tetramorium raptor Hita Garcia, 2014

• Tetramorium rhetidum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium rubrum Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010

• Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877

• Tetramorium simillimum (Smith, 1951)

• Tetramorium transversinode (Mayr, 1901)

• Tetramorium trirugosum Hita Garcia, Fishcer & Peters, 2010

• Tetramorium unicum Bolton, 1980

• Tetramorium venator Hita Garcia, 2014

• Tetramorium zapyrum Bolton, 1980

Tetraponera

• Tetraponera aethiops Smith, F., 1877
• Tetraponera ambigua (Emery, 1895)
• Tetraponera anthracina Santschi, 1910
• Tetraponera latifrons Emery, 1912
• Tetraponera mayri Forel, 1901
• Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)
• Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912
• Tetraponera tessmanni (Stitz, 1910)

Wasmannia

• Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863) (introduced)

Xymmer

• Xymmer muticus (Santschi, 1914)

Zasphinctus

• Zasphinctus sarowiwai Hita García, 2107

References

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