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.

A

 * Anochetus africanus (Mayr, 1865)


 * Anochetus fuliginosus Arnold, 1948


 * Axinidris hypoclinoides


 * Axinidris occidentalis Shattuck, 1991

C

 * Camponotus maculatus 	Fabricius, 1782


 * Camponotus vividus (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Cataulacus brevisetosus Forel, 1901


 * Camponotus congolensis Emery, 1899


 * Cataulacus erinaceus Stitz, 1910


 * Cataulacus guineensis Smith, F., 1853


 * Cataulacus lujae Forel, 1911


 * Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889


 * Cataulacus pygmaeus André, 1890


 * Centromyrmex angolensis 	Santschi, 1937


 * Centromyrmex secutor Bolton & Fisher, 2008


 * Crematogaster stadelmanni Mayr, 1895


 * Crematogaster stadelmanni schereri 	Forel, 1911


 * Cyphoidris parissa Bolton, 1981

D

 * Discothyrea mixta 	Brown, 1958


 * 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)

M

 * Monomorium bicolor 	Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)

O

 * Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914


 * Oecophylla longinoda fusca Emery, 1899

P

 * Phasmomyrmex paradoxus (André, 1892)


 * Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904


 * Pheidole termitophila liberiensis 	Forel, 1911


 * Plectroctena cryptica Bolton, 1974


 * Plectroctena minor 	Emery, 1892


 * Polyrhachis militaris  (Fabricius, 1782)

S

 * Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

T

 * Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899


 * Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)


 * Tetramorium zapyrum Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium aculeatum (Mayr, 1866)


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877


 * Tetramorium venator Hita Garcia, 2014