Congo



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

A

 * Aenictus brazzai 	Santschi, 1910


 * Aenictus congolensis 	Santschi, 1911


 * Aenictus weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Anoplolepis tenella 	Santschi, 1911

C

 * Camponotus florius 	Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus furvus 	Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus foraminosus flavus 	Stitz, 1916


 * Camponotus perrisii jucundus 	Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus sericeus sulgeri 	Santschi, 1913


 * Camponotus simus manidis 	Forel, 1909


 * Camponotus brevicollis 	Stitz, 1916


 * Camponotus congolensis weissi 	Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus coniceps 	Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus pompeius iota 	Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus roubaudi 	Santschi, 1911


 * Carebara vidua fur 	Santschi, 1928


 * Cataulacus egenus 	Santschi, 1911


 * Cataulacus pullus 	Santschi, 1910


 * Cataulacus weissi 	Santschi, 1913


 * Crematogaster africana stanleyi 	Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Crematogaster clariventris biimpressa 	Mayr, 1895


 * Crematogaster depressa adultera 	Santschi, 1915


 * Crematogaster castanea analis 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster chiarinii nigra 	Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster excisa cavinota 	Stitz, 1916


 * Crematogaster impressa brazzai 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster ochraceiventris 	Stitz, 1916


 * Crematogaster zavattarii edmeeae 	Santschi, 1937


 * Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala 	Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster rugosa 	André, 1895


 * Crematogaster rugosior 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster striatula benitensis 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster wellmani weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster wilwerthi confusa 	Santschi, 1911

D

 * Discothyrea sculptior 	Santschi, 1913


 * Dorylus ductor 	Santschi, 1939


 * Dorylus congolensis 	Santschi, 1910


 * Dorylus funereus acherontus 	Santschi, 1937


 * Dorylus affinis sudanicus 	Santschi, 1917


 * Dorylus brevipennis zimmermanni 	Santschi, 1910


 * Dorylus moestus morio 	Santschi, 1919


 * Dorylus termitarius 	Wasmann, 1911


 * Dorylus fimbriatus crampeli 	Santschi, 1919

L

 * Lepisiota cacozela 	Stitz, 1916

M

 * Melissotarsus weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Messor regalis (Emery, 1891)


 * Messor ruginodis 	Stitz, 1916


 * Monomorium altinode 	Santschi, 1910


 * Monomorium hannonis 	Santschi, 1910

O

 * Oecophylla longinoda rufescens 	Santschi, 1928

P

 * Pachycondyla caffraria affinis 	Santschi, 1935


 * Pachycondyla cribrata 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pachycondyla pachyderma postsquamosa 	Santschi, 1920


 * Pachycondyla sennaarensis decolor 	Santschi, 1921


 * Pachycondyla soror ancilla 	Emery, 1899


 * Pachycondyla talpa variolata 	Santschi, 1912


 * Pachycondyla tarsata mediana 	Santschi, 1919


 * Paratrechina weissi 	Santschi, 1911


 * Phasmomyrmex paradoxus cupreus 	Santschi, 1923


 * Pheidole aurivillii attenuata 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole concinna 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole corticicola 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole excellens weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole pulchella achantella 	Santschi, 1939


 * Pheidole sculpturata dignata 	Santschi, 1915


 * Pheidole squalida 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Polyrhachis concava 	André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis fissa Mayr, 1902


 * Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis lanuginosa 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis lauta 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis monista 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis rufipalpis 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis sulcata 	André, 1895


 * Polyrhachis weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pristomyrmex trogor 	Bolton, 1981


 * Pseudolasius weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pyramica ludovici (Forel, 1904)


 * Pyramica serrula 	Santschi, 1910

S

 * Solenopsis maligna 	Santschi, 1910

T

 * Technomyrmex moerens 	Santschi, 1913


 * Technomyrmex nigriventris 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium angulinode 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium galoasanum 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium luteipes 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetraponera anthracina 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetraponera lemoulti 	Santschi, 1920