Gabon



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

A

 * Acropyga bakwele 	LaPolla & Fisher, 2005


 * Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973


 * Anochetus africanus 	Mayr, 1865


 * Anoplolepis opaciventris 	Emery, 1899


 * Asphinctopone silvestrii 	Santschi, 1914


 * Axinidris gabonica Snelling, R.R. 2007


 * Axinidris hypoclinoides (Santschi, 1919)

B

 * Baracidris sitra 	Bolton, 1981

C

 * Calyptomyrmex barak 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex foreli 	Emery, 1915


 * Calyptomyrmex stellatus Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus aequatorialis Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus gabonensis Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus pompeius 	Forel, 1886


 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891


 * Centromyrmex angolensis 	Santschi, 1937


 * Centromyrmex bequaerti (Forel, 1913)


 * Centromyrmex decessor Bolton & Fisher, 2008


 * Centromyrmex ereptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008


 * Centromyrmex longiventris 	Santschi, 1919


 * Centromyrmex secutor Bolton & Fisher, 2008


 * Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Cerapachys foreli (Santschi, 1914)


 * Concoctio concenta 	Brown, 1974


 * Crematogaster jullieni Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster incorrecta Santschi, 1917


 * Crematogaster gabonensis Emery, 1899

D

 * Dicroaspis laevidens (Santschi, 1919)


 * Dolioponera fustigera Brown, 1974


 * Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895

H

 * Hypoponera angustata (Santschi, 1914)


 * Hypoponera camerunensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera defessa Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)


 * Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera inaudax (Santschi, 1919)


 * Hypoponera molesta Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera producta Bolton & Fisher, 2011


 * Hypoponera punctatissima 	(Roger, 1859)

L

 * Leptogenys crustosa 	Santschi, 1914


 * Leptogenys sulcinoda 	André, 1892


 * Loboponera nasica (Santschi, 1920)


 * Loboponera nobiliae Fisher, 2006


 * Loboponera vigilans 	Bolton & Brown, 2002

M

 * Meranoplus nanus 	André, 1892


 * Microdaceton tanyspinosum 	Bolton, 2000


 * Monomorium captator Santschi, 1932


 * Monomorium draxocum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium exiguum 	Forel, 1894


 * Monomorium gabrielense Forel, 1916


 * Monomorium madecassum Forel, 1892


 * Monomorium spectrum 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium strangulatum Santschi, 1921

N

 * Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia luteafra LaPolla & Fisher, 2011

P

 * Pachycondyla tarsata subopaca 	Santschi, 1919


 * Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina splendida LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910


 * Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892


 * Pheidole batrachorum Wheeler, 1922


 * Pheidole darwini Fischer, Hita Garcia & Peters, 2012


 * Pheidole minima faurei Santschi, 1920


 * Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892


 * Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008


 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899


 * Plectroctena gabonensis Santschi, 1919


 * Plectroctena minor 	Emery, 1892


 * Polyrhachis concava 	André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis gagates 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis militaris Fabricius, 1782


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Ponera coarctata (Latreille, 1802)


 * Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931


 * Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914


 * Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901

S

 * Simopone amana Bolton & Fisher, 2012


 * Simopone brunnea Bolton & Fisher, 2012


 * Simopone miniflava Bolton & Fisher, 2012


 * Simopone occulta Bolton & Fisher, 2012


 * Simopone wilburi Weber, 1949


 * Solenopsis geminata 	Fabricius, 1804


 * Strumigenys africana 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys anorbicula 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys behasyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys belial 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys bernardi 	Brown, 1960


 * Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971


 * Strumigenys cavinasis 	Brown, 1950


 * Strumigenys concolor 	(Santschi, 1914)


 * Strumigenys depilosa 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys dextra Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys dotaja 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys ettillax 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys fisheri 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys hastyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys hensekta Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys inquilina Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys kerasma 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys lasia 	Brown, 1976


 * Strumigenys laticeps 	Brown, 1962


 * Strumigenys lucifuga 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys ludovici 	Forel, 1904


 * Strumigenys lujae 	Forel, 1902


 * Strumigenys marchosias 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys nimbrata 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys paranax 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys petiolata 	Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys placora 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys ravidura 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys serrula 	Santschi, 1910


 * Strumigenys sharra 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys spathoda 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys synkara 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys tacta 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys tetragnatha 	Taylor, 1966


 * Strumigenys tetraphanes 	Brown, 1954


 * Strumigenys tigrilla 	Brown, 1973


 * Strumigenys totyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys ultromalyx 	Bolton, 2000

T

 * Technomyrmex andrei 	Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex lasiops Bolton, 2007


 * Technomyrmex laurenti (Emery, 1899)


 * Technomyrmex lujae (Forel, 1905)


 * Technomyrmex moerens 	Santschi, 1913


 * Technomyrmex parandrei Bolton, 2007


 * Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007


 * Technomyrmex schoedli Bolton, 2007


 * Technomyrmex senex Bolton, 2007


 * Technomyrmex sycorax Bolton, 2007


 * Tetramorium capillosum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium gabonense 	André, 1892


 * Tetramorium geminatum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetraponera aethiops Smith, F., 1877


 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera emacerata Santschi, 1911


 * Tetraponera latifrons Emery, 1912


 * Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)


 * Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912

W

 * Wasmannia auropunctata 	Roger, 1863