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Gabon
| Gabon | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
| Subregion | Middle Africa |
| BioRegion | Afrotropical Region |
| Diversity | |
| Subfamilies | 9 |
| Genera | 49 |
| Endemic Genera | 0 |
| % Endemic Genera | 0.0% |
| Species/Subspecies | 222 |
| Endemic Species | 26 |
| % Endemic Species | 11.7% |
| Introduced Species | 1 |
The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Gabon. 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 Gabon ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Gabon Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.
Acropyga
- Acropyga bakwele LaPolla & Fisher, 2005
Aenictus
- Aenictus congolensis Santschi, 1911
- Aenictus decolor (Mayr, 1879)
- Aenictus mvuvii Gomez, 2022
- Aenictus weissi Santschi, 1910
Ankylomyrma
- Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973
Anochetus
- Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anoplolepis
- Anoplolepis opaciventris Emery, 1899
Asphinctopone
- Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Axinidris
- Axinidris gabonica Snelling, R.R. 2007
- Axinidris hypoclinoides (Santschi, 1919)
- Axinidris luhya Snelling, 2007
- Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991
Baracidris
- Baracidris sitra Bolton, 1981
Bothroponera
- Bothroponera ancilla Emery, 1899
- Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901
- Bothroponera pilosuperficia Joma & Mackay, 2017
- Bothroponera soror (Emery, 1899)
Calyptomyrmex
- Calyptomyrmex barak Bolton, 1981
- Calyptomyrmex foreli Emery, 1915
- Calyptomyrmex stellatus Santschi, 1915
Camponotus
- Camponotus aequatorialis Roger, 1863
- Camponotus gabonensis Santschi, 1926
- Camponotus polyrhachioides Emery, 1898
- Camponotus pompeius Forel, 1886
Cardiocondyla
- Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891
Carebara
- Carebara madibai Fischer & Azorsa, 2014
- Carebara polita (Santschi, 1914)
- Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)
- Carebara villiersi (Bernard, 1953)
Centromyrmex
- Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
- Centromyrmex bequaerti (Forel, 1913)
- Centromyrmex decessor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
- Centromyrmex ereptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
- Centromyrmex longiventris Santschi, 1919
- Centromyrmex secutor Bolton & Fisher, 2008
- Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896
Cerapachys
- Lioponera foreli (Santschi, 1914)
Crematogaster
- Crematogaster jullieni Santschi, 1910
- Crematogaster incorrecta Santschi, 1917
- Crematogaster gabonensis Emery, 1899
Dicroaspis
- Dicroaspis cryptocera Emery, 1908
- Dicroaspis laevidens (Santschi, 1919)
Dolioponera
- Dolioponera fustigera Brown, 1974
Dorylus
- Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895
Fisheropone
Hypoponera
- Hypoponera angustata (Santschi, 1914)
- Hypoponera camerunensis Santschi, 1914
- Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
- Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)
- Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera inaudax (Santschi, 1919)
- Hypoponera molesta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)
- Hypoponera producta Bolton & Fisher, 2011
- Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)
Leptogenys
- Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914
- Leptogenys sulcinoda André, 1892
Loboponera
- Loboponera nasica (Santschi, 1920)
- Loboponera nobiliae Fisher, 2006
- Loboponera obeliscata Bolton & Brown, 2002
- Loboponera vigilans Bolton & Brown, 2002
Meranoplus
- Meranoplus nanus André, 1892
Metapone
- Metapone africana Taylor & Alpert, 2016
Microdaceton
- Microdaceton tanyspinosum Bolton, 2000
- Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952
Monomorium
- Monomorium captator Santschi, 1932
- Monomorium draxocum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
- Monomorium gabrielense Forel, 1916
- Monomorium madecassum Forel, 1892
- Monomorium spectrum Bolton, 1987
- Monomorium strangulatum Santschi, 1921
Nylanderia
- Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fisher, 2011
- Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fisher, 2011
- Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fisher, 2011
- Nylanderia lepida (Santschi, 1915)
- Nylanderia luteafra LaPolla & Fisher, 2011
Paltothyreus
- Paltothyreus tarsatus subopacus Santschi, 1919
Paraparatrechina
- Paraparatrechina albipes (Emery, 1899)
- Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
- Paraparatrechina bufona (Wheeler, W.M. 1922)
- Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
- Paraparatrechina splendida LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
- Paraparatrechina subtilis (Santschi, 1920)
- Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010
- Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910
Pheidole
- Pheidole batrachorum Wheeler, 1922
- Pheidole darwini Fischer, Hita Garcia & Peters, 2012
- Pheidole minima faurei Santschi, 1920
Phrynoponera
- Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
- Phrynoponera sveni (Forel, 1916)
- Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008
Platythyrea
- Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899
- Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899
Plectroctena
- Plectroctena minor Emery, 1892
Polyrhachis
- Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton, 1973
- Polyrhachis brevipilosa Rigato, 2016
- Polyrhachis concava André, 1889
- Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889
- Polyrhachis doudou Rigato, 2016
- Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
- Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858
- Polyrhachis fisheri Rigato, 2016
- Polyrhachis fissa Mayr, 1902
- Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1922
- Polyrhachis militaris Fabricius, 1782
- Polyrhachis monista Santschi, 1909
- Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)
Prionopelta
- Prionopelta concenta (Brown, 1974)
- Prionopelta humicola Terron, 1974
Pristomyrmex
- Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931
- Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914
Probolomyrmex
- Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965
Proceratium
- Proceratium lunatum Terron, 1981
Psalidomyrmex
- Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901
Santschiella
- Santschiella kohli Forel, 1916
Simopone
- Simopone amana Bolton & Fisher, 2012
- Simopone annettae
- Simopone brunnea Bolton & Fisher, 2012
- Simopone conradti
- Simopone latiscapa
- Simopone miniflava Bolton & Fisher, 2012
- Simopone occulta Bolton & Fisher, 2012
- Simopone wilburi Weber, 1949
Solenopsis
- Solenopsis geminata Fabricius, 1804
Strumigenys
- Strumigenys africana Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys anorbicula Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys behasyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys belial Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys bequaerti Santschi, 1923
- Strumigenys bernardi Brown, 1960
- Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971
- Strumigenys cavinasis Brown, 1950
- Strumigenys concolor (Santschi, 1914)
- Strumigenys depilosa Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys dextra Brown, 1954
- Strumigenys dotaja Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys ettillax Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys fisheri Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys geoterra (Bolton, 1983)
- Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys hensekta Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys inquilina Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys kerasma Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys korahyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys lasia Brown, 1976
- Strumigenys laticeps Brown, 1962
- Strumigenys lucifuga Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
- Strumigenys lujae Forel, 1902
- Strumigenys marchosias Bolton, 2000
- Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916
- Strumigenys nimbrata Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys ninda (Bolton, 1983)
- Strumigenys paranax Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953
- Strumigenys placora Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys ravidura Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890
- Strumigenys roomi Bolton, 1972
- Strumigenys serrula Santschi, 1910
- Strumigenys sharra Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys sistrura Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys spathoda Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys synkara Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys tacta Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
- Strumigenys tetraphanes Brown, 1954
- Strumigenys tigrilla Brown, 1973
- Strumigenys totyla Bolton, 1983
- Strumigenys transversa Santschi, 1913
- Strumigenys ultromalyx Bolton, 2000
Technomyrmex
- 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 parandrei Bolton, 2007
- Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007
- Technomyrmex schoedli Bolton, 2007
- Technomyrmex senex Bolton, 2007
- Technomyrmex sycorax Bolton, 2007
Tetramorium
- Tetramorium anxium Santschi, 1914
- Tetramorium ataxium Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010
- Tetramorium camerunense Mayr, 1895
- Tetramorium capillosum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium coloreum Mayr, 1901
- Tetramorium flabellum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium gabonense André, 1892
- Tetramorium gegaimi Forel, 1916
- Tetramorium geminatum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium guineense
- Tetramorium hecate Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2013
- Tetramorium ictidum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
- Tetramorium metactum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium muralti
- Tetramorium nodiferum Emery, 1901
- Tetramorium peutli Forel, 1916
- Tetramorium philippwagneri Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010
- Tetramorium postpetiolatum Santschi, 1919
- Tetramorium quadridentatum Stitz, 1910
- Tetramorium qualarum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium rhetidum Bolton, 1980
- Tetramorium rotundatum Santschi, 1924
- Tetramorium setigerum Mayr, 1901
- Tetramorium termitobium Emery, 1908
- Tetramorium venator Hita Garcia, 2014
- Tetramorium viticola Weber, 1943
- Tetramorium zapyrum Bolton, 1980
Tetraponera
- Tetraponera aethiops Smith, F., 1877
- Tetraponera ambigua (Emery, 1895)
- Tetraponera cortina Ward, 2022
- Tetraponera latifrons Emery, 1912
- Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)
- Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912
Vicinopone
Wasmannia
- Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863 (introduced)
References
- Braet, Y., Taylor, B. 2018. Ants from the Pongara National Park, Gabon - an updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin de la Société royale belge d’Entomologie 154: 154–164.
- [1] Bolton, B. and B. L. Fisher. 2008c. Afrotropical ants of the ponerine genera Centromyrmex Mayr, Promyopias Santschi gen. rev. and Feroponera gen. n., with a revised key to genera of African Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1929: 1-37.
- LaPolla, J.S. & Fisher, B.L. 2005. A remarkable new species of Acropyga from Gabon, with a key to the Afrotropical species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (4) 56: 601-605.
- Santschi, F. 1920b. Formicides nouveaux du Gabon, du Congo, de la Rhodesia et du Natal. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 60: 6-17.