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.

Acropyga

 * Acropyga bakwele 	LaPolla & Fisher, 2005

Ankylomyrma

 * Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973

Anochetus

 * Anochetus africanus 	Mayr, 1865

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis opaciventris 	Emery, 1899

Asphinctopone

 * Asphinctopone silvestrii 	Santschi, 1914

Axinidris

 * Axinidris gabonica Snelling, R.R. 2007


 * Axinidris hypoclinoides (Santschi, 1919)


 * Axinidris luhya Snelling, 2007


 * Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991

Baracidris

 * Baracidris sitra 	Bolton, 1981

Bothroponera

 * Bothroponera pachyderma Emery, 1901

Calyptomyrmex

 * Calyptomyrmex barak 	Bolton, 1981


 * Calyptomyrmex foreli 	Emery, 1915


 * Calyptomyrmex stellatus Santschi, 1915

Camponotus

 * Camponotus aequatorialis Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus gabonensis Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus pompeius 	Forel, 1886

Cardiocondyla

 * Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel, 1891

Carebara

 * Carebara madibai Fischer & Azorsa, 2014


 * Carebara polita (Santschi, 1914)


 * Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)


 * Carebara villiersi (Bernard, 1953)

Centromyrmex

 * 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

Cerapachys

 * Cerapachys foreli (Santschi, 1914)

Concoctio

 * Concoctio concenta 	Brown, 1974

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster jullieni Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster incorrecta Santschi, 1917


 * Crematogaster gabonensis Emery, 1899

Dicroaspis

 * Dicroaspis cryptocera Emery, 1908
 * Dicroaspis laevidens (Santschi, 1919)

Dolioponera

 * Dolioponera fustigera Brown, 1974

Dorylus

 * Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895

Fisheropone

 * Fisheropone ambigua

Hypoponera

 * 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)

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys crustosa 	Santschi, 1914


 * Leptogenys sulcinoda 	André, 1892

Loboponera

 * Loboponera nasica (Santschi, 1920)


 * Loboponera nobiliae Fisher, 2006


 * Loboponera vigilans 	Bolton & Brown, 2002

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus nanus 	André, 1892

Microdaceton

 * Microdaceton tanyspinosum 	Bolton, 2000


 * Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952

Monomorium

 * 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

Nylanderia

 * Nylanderia boltoni LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia impolita LaPolla & Fisher, 2011


 * Nylanderia lepida (Santschi, 1915)


 * Nylanderia luteafra LaPolla & Fisher, 2011

Paltothyreus

 * Paltothyreus tarsatus subopacus Santschi, 1919

Paraparatrechina

 * Paraparatrechina albipes (Emery, 1899)


 * Paraparatrechina brunnella LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina bufona (Wheeler, W.M. 1922)


 * Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina splendida LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina subtilis (Santschi, 1920)


 * Paraparatrechina umbranatis LaPolla & Cheng, 2010


 * Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910

Phasmomyrmex

 * Phasmomyrmex paradoxus André, 1892

Pheidole

 * Pheidole batrachorum Wheeler, 1922


 * Pheidole darwini Fischer, Hita Garcia & Peters, 2012


 * Pheidole minima faurei Santschi, 1920

Phrynoponera

 * Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892


 * Phrynoponera sveni 	(Forel, 1916)


 * Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea conradti 	Emery, 1899


 * Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

Plectroctena

 * Plectroctena minor 	Emery, 1892

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis concava 	André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis gagates 	Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis militaris Fabricius, 1782


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931


 * Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914

Probolomyrmex

 * Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965

Proceratium

 * Proceratium lunatum 	Terron, 1981

Psalidomyrmex

 * Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901

Santschiella

 * Santschiella kohli 	Forel, 1916

Simopone

 * Simopone amana Bolton & Fisher, 2012


 * Simopone annettae


 * Simopone brunnea Bolton & Fisher, 2012


 * Simopone conradti


 * Simopone latiscapa


 * Simopone miniflava Bolton & Fisher, 2012


 * Simopone occulta Bolton & Fisher, 2012


 * Simopone wilburi Weber, 1949

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis geminata 	Fabricius, 1804

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys africana 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys anorbicula 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys behasyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys belial 	Bolton, 2000


 * Strumigenys bequaerti Santschi, 1923


 * 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 geoterra (Bolton, 1983)


 * Strumigenys hastyla 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys hensekta Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys inquilina Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys kerasma 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys korahyla 	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 maynei 	Forel, 1916


 * Strumigenys nimbrata 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys ninda (Bolton, 1983)


 * Strumigenys paranax 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys petiolata 	Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys placora 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys ravidura 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys rogeri 	Emery, 1890


 * Strumigenys roomi 	Bolton, 1972


 * Strumigenys serrula 	Santschi, 1910


 * Strumigenys sharra 	Bolton, 1983


 * Strumigenys sistrura 	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 transversa 	Santschi, 1913


 * Strumigenys ultromalyx 	Bolton, 2000

Technomyrmex

 * 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

 * Tetramorium capillosum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium gabonense 	André, 1892


 * Tetramorium geminatum 	Bolton, 1980


 * Tetramorium guineense


 * Tetramorium hecate Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2013


 * Tetramorium muralti


 * Tetramorium venator Hita Garcia, 2014

Tetraponera

 * 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

Vicinopone

 * Vicinopone conciliatrix

Wasmannia

 * Wasmannia auropunctata 	Roger, 1863