Gabon



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.

A

 * Acropyga bakwele 	LaPolla & Fisher, 2005


 * Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973


 * Anochetus africanus 	Mayr, 1865


 * Anoplolepis opaciventris 	Emery, 1899


 * Asphinctopone silvestrii 	Santschi, 1914


 * Axinidris gabonica Snelling, R.R. 2007

B

 * Baracidris sitra 	Bolton, 1981

C

 * Calyptomyrmex barak 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex foreli 	Emery, 1915


 * Calyptomyrmex stellatus Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus gabonensis Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus aequatorialis Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus pompeius 	Forel, 1886


 * 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


 * Concoctio concenta 	Brown, 1974


 * Crematogaster jullieni Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster incorrecta Santschi, 1917


 * Crematogaster gabonensis Emery, 1899

D

 * Dicroaspis laevidens (Santschi, 1919)


 * Dolioponera fustigera Brown, 1974


 * Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895

H

 * 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 producta Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	(Roger, 1859)

L

 * Leptogenys crustosa 	Santschi, 1914


 * Leptogenys sulcinoda 	André, 1892


 * Loboponera nasica (Santschi, 1920)


 * Loboponera nobiliae Fisher, 2006


 * Loboponera vigilans 	Bolton & Brown, 2002

M

 * Meranoplus nanus 	André, 1892


 * Microdaceton tanyspinosum 	Bolton, 2000


 * 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

N

 * Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia luteafra LaPolla & Fisher, 2011

P

 * Pachycondyla tarsata subopaca 	Santschi, 1919


 * Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina splendida LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910


 * Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892


 * Pheidole minima faurei Santschi, 1920


 * Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892


 * Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008


 * Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi, 1919


 * Plectroctena minor 	Emery, 1892


 * Polyrhachis concava 	André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis gagates 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis militaris Fabricius, 1782


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931


 * Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914


 * Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901


 * Pyramica africana 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica anorbicula 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica behasyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica belial 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica cavinasis 	Brown, 1950


 * Pyramica concolor 	(Santschi, 1914)


 * Pyramica depilosa 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica dotaja 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica fisheri 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica hensekta Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica inquilina Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica kerasma 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica lasia 	Brown, 1976


 * Pyramica laticeps 	Brown, 1962


 * Pyramica lucifuga 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica ludovici 	Forel, 1904


 * Pyramica lujae 	Forel, 1902


 * Pyramica marchosias 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica placora 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica ravidura 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica serrula 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pyramica sharra 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica synkara 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica tacta 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica tetragnatha 	Taylor, 1966


 * Pyramica tigrilla 	Brown, 1973

S

 * Solenopsis geminata 	Fabricius, 1804


 * Strumigenys bernardi 	Brown, 1960


 * Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971


 * Strumigenys dextra Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys ettillax 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys hastyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys nimbrata 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys paranax 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys petiolata 	Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys spathoda 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys tetraphanes 	Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys totyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys ultromalyx 	Bolton, 2000

T

 * 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 capillosum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium gabonense 	André, 1892


 * Tetramorium geminatum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera latifrons Emery, 1912


 * Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912

W

 * Wasmannia auropunctata 	Roger, 1863