Guinea



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

A

 * Aenictus rotundatus guineensis Santschi, 1924


 * Aenictus villiersi Bernard, 1953


 * Asphinctopone lamottei (Bernard, 1953)

C

 * Camponotus orthodoxus Santschi, 1914


 * Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Carebara debilis (Santschi, 1913)


 * Carebara infirma (Santschi, 1913)


 * Carebara silvestrii Santschi, 1914


 * Carebara villiersi (Bernard, 1953)


 * Cataulacus tardus Santschi, 1914


 * Centromyrmex constanciae guineensis Bernard, 1953


 * Centromyrmex silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)


 * Cerapachys villiersi Bernard, 1953


 * Crematogaster depressa (Latreille, 1802)


 * Crematogaster edentula Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster coelestis Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster coelestis mercatori Santschi, 1939


 * Crematogaster lamottei Bernard, 1953


 * Crematogaster pulchella Bernard, 1953


 * Crematogaster werneri cacozela Santschi, 1914

D

 * Dorylus distinctus Santschi, 1910


 * Dorylus lamottei Bernard, 1953


 * Dorylus fulvus obscurior Wheeler, W.M., 1925

H

 * Hypoponera angustata (Santschi, 1914)


 * Hypoponera breviceps (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera intermedia (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera lamottei (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera mandibularis (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera petiollata (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera sinuosa (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera ursoidea(Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera villiersi(Bernard, 1953)

L

 * Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914


 * Leptogenys guineensis Santschi, 1914


 * Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953

M

 * Meranoplus clypeatus Bernard, 1953


 * Monomorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)


 * Monomorium occidentle Bernard, 1953

N

 * Nylanderia arlesi Bernard, 1953


 * Nylanderia weissi nimba (Bernard, 1953)

O

 * Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892

P

 * Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pachycondyla brunoi Forel, 1913


 * Pachycondyla caffraria caffra (Santschi, 1935)


 * Pachycondyla lamottei (Bernard, 1953)


 * Pachycondyla novemdentata (Bernard, 1953)


 * Pachycondyla picea (Bernard, 1953)


 * Pachycondyla silvestrii nimba (Bernard, 1953)


 * Pachycondyla talpa (Andre, 1890)


 * Pachycondyla villiersi (Bernard, 1953)


 * Pachycondyla weberi (Bernard, 1953)


 * Pheidole guineensis (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole mentita Santschi, 1914


 * Pheidole mentita pullata Santschi, 1914


 * Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953


 * Pheidole nigritella Bernard, 1953


 * Pheidole nimba Bernard, 1953


 * Pheidole occipitalis adami Santschi, 1939


 * Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914


 * Pheidole tricarinata Santschi, 1914


 * Pheidologeton diversus standfussi Forel, 1911


 * Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889


 * Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965


 * Pyramica lujae (Forel, 1902)

R

 * Rhoptromyrmex opacus Forel, 1909

S

 * Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis Santschi, 1914


 * Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914

T

 * Terataner elegans Bernard, 1953


 * Tetramorium aculeatum (Mayr, 1866)


 * Tetramorium africanum (Mayr, 1866)


 * Tetramorium anxium Santschi, 1914


 * Tetramorium brevispinosum (Stitz, 1910)


 * Tetramorium coloreum Mayr, 1901


 * Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877


 * Tetraponera nasuta Bernard, 1953