Liberia



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

Anochetus

 * Anochetus africanus (Mayr, 1865)


 * Anochetus fuliginosus Arnold, 1948

Axinidris

 * Axinidris hypoclinoides


 * Axinidris occidentalis Shattuck, 1991

Camponotus

 * Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus maculatus 	Fabricius, 1782


 * Camponotus paradoxus André, 1892


 * Camponotus vividus (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Camponotus congolensis Emery, 1899

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901


 * Cataulacus erinaceus Stitz, 1910


 * Cataulacus guineensis Smith, F., 1853


 * Cataulacus lujae Forel, 1911


 * Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889


 * Cataulacus pygmaeus André, 1890

Centromyrmex

 * Centromyrmex angolensis 	Santschi, 1937


 * Centromyrmex secutor Bolton & Fisher, 2008

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster stadelmanni Mayr, 1895


 * Crematogaster stadelmanni schereri 	Forel, 1911

Cyphoidris

 * Cyphoidris parissa Bolton, 1981

Discothyrea

 * Discothyrea mixta 	Brown, 1958

Dorylus

 * Dorylus affinis Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus braunsi 	Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus moestus Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus moestus schereri 	Forel, 1911


 * Dorylus nigricans Illiger, 1802


 * Dorylus nigricans arcens 	Westwood, 1847


 * Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri (Shuckard, 1840)

Monomorium

 * Monomorium bicolor 	Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914

Oecophylla

 * Oecophylla longinoda fusca Emery, 1899

Pheidole

 * Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904


 * Pheidole termitophila liberiensis 	Forel, 1911

Plectroctena

 * Plectroctena cryptica Bolton, 1974


 * Plectroctena minor 	Emery, 1892

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis militaris  (Fabricius, 1782)

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)


 * Tetramorium zapyrum Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium aculeatum (Mayr, 1866)


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877


 * Tetramorium venator Hita Garcia, 2014