Ivory Coast



The following valid species and subspecies of ants are known to occur in Cote d'Ivoire. 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 Cote d'Ivoire ants. Those who have specimen records that expand this list are encouraged to submit this information in the discussion section of the Cote d'Ivoire Ants web page. Please advise if any corrections are warranted.

A

 * Aenictus asperivalvus Santschi, 1919


 * Aenictus foreli Santschi, 1919


 * Aenictus mutatus Santschi, 1913


 * Aenictus mutatus pudicus Santschi, 1919


 * Amblyopone pluto Gotwald & Levieux, 1972


 * Anochetus siphneus Brown, 1978


 * Apomyrma stygia Brown, Gotwald & Levieux, 1971


 * Asphinctopone silvestrii 	Santschi, 1914


 * Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892

B

 * Baracidris meketra 	Bolton, 1981

C

 * Calyptomyrmex barak 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex kaurus 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex nummuliticus 	Santschi, 1914


 * Camponotus robertae 	Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus vestitus comptus 	Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus maculatus 	Fabricius, 1782


 * Cataulacus pygmaeus André, 1890


 * Cataulacus guineensis 	Smith, F., 1853


 * Cataulacus weissi Santschi, 1913


 * Centromyrmex angolensis 	Santschi, 1937


 * Cerapachys similis 	Santschi, 1930


 * Crematogaster mottazi 	Santschi, 1928


 * Crematogaster solenopsides costeboriensis Santschi, 1919


 * Crematogaster vidua 	Santschi, 1928


 * Crematogaster rugosa nigriventris Santschi, 1919


 * Crematogaster striatula Emery, 1892


 * Cyphoidris spinosa Weber, 1952

D

 * Dorylus conradti berlandi 	Santschi, 1926


 * Dorylus affinis  pulliceps 	Santschi, 1917


 * Dorylus fulvus mordax Santschi, 1931


 * Dorylus gribodoi Emery, 1892


 * Dorylus mandibularis pulchellus 	Santschi, 1920


 * Dorylus fuscipennis lugubris 	Santschi, 1919


 * Dorylus leo 	Santschi, 1919

H

 * Hypoponera angustata (Santschi,, 1914)


 * Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)


 * Hypoponera inaudax 	Santschi, 1919


 * Hypoponera lassa Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	(Roger, 1857)

L

 * Leptogenys conradti 	Forel, 1913


 * Leptogenys microps 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys nuserra 	Bolton, 1975


 * Leptogenys sterops 	Bolton, 1975


 * Loboponera basalis 	Bolton & Brown, 2002


 * Loboponera politula 	Bolton & Brown, 2002


 * Loboponera nasica (Santschi, 1920)


 * Loboponera trica 	Bolton & Brown, 2002


 * Loboponera vigilans 	Bolton & Brown, 2002

M

 * Melissotarsus beccarii Emery,, 1877


 * Melissotarsus weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Messor galla 	Mayr, 1904


 * Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952


 * Monomorium afrum André, 1884


 * Monomorium cryptobium (Santschi, 1921)


 * Monomorium egens Forel, 1901


 * Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium invidium 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium malamixtum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium modestum Santschi, 1914


 * Monomorium thrascoleptum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Myrmicaria baumi occidentalis 	Santschi, 1920


 * Myrmicaria fumata 	Santschi, 1916

N

 * Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia scintilla LaPolla & Fisher, 2011

O

 * Odontomachus assiniensis 	Emery, 1892


 * Oecophylla longinoda claridens 	Santschi, 1928

P

 * Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole megacephala 	Santschi, 1912


 * Pheidole prelli ingenita 	Santschi, 1928


 * Plectroctena lygaria 	Bolton Gotwald & Leroux, 1979


 * Plectroctena minor 	Emery, 1892


 * Plectroctena subterranea Arnold, 1915


 * Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi, 1933


 * Polyrhachis alluaudi 	Emery, 1891


 * Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis militaris  (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Pristomyrmex orbiceps 	Santschi, 1914


 * Promyopias silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)


 * Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890


 * Pyramica concolor Santschi, 1914


 * Pyramica cryptura 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica emarginata (Mayr, 1901)


 * Pyramica enkara 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica exunca 	Bolton, 2000


 * Pyramica fulda 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica hensekta Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica impidora 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica laticeps Brown, 1962


 * Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)


 * Pyramica lujae (Forel, 1902)


 * Pyramica marginata (Santschi, 1914)


 * Pyramica maynei 	Forel, 1916


 * Pyramica minkara 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica roomi 	Bolton, 1972


 * Pyramica serrula (Santschi, 1910)


 * Pyramica sharra Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica tacta 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica tiglath 	Bolton, 1983


 * Pyramica tigrilla 	Brown, 1973


 * Pyramica tukulta 	Bolton, 1983

S

 * Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys nimbrata 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys rogeri Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys rufobrunea 	Santschi, 1914


 * Strumigenys spathoda Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys vazerka 	Bolton, 1983

T

 * Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex moerens 	Santschi, 1913


 * Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007


 * Terataner velatus Bolton, 1981


 * Tetramorium diomandei 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium hapale 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium invictum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium jugatum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium magnificum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium pylacum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre 	Emery, 1877


 * Tetramorium sigillum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium typhlops 	Bolton, 1980