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


 * Anochetus katonae 	Forel, 1907


 * Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914


 * Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892

C

 * Camponotus aegyptiacus Emery, 1915


 * Camponotus aequatorialis Roger, 1863


 * Camponotus agonius Santschi, 1915


 * Camponotus bituberculatus André, 1889


 * Camponotus caesar Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus congolensis Emery, 1899


 * Camponotus flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus foraminosus Forel, 1879


 * Camponotus guttatus Emery, 1899


 * Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Camponotus orthodoxus Santschi, 1914


 * Camponotus pompeius Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus solon Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus vividus (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Camponotus wellmani Forel, 1909


 * Carebara debilis (Santschi, 1913)


 * Carebara infima (Santschi, 1913)


 * Carebara silvestrii Santschi, 1914


 * Carebara villiersi (Bernard, 1953)


 * Cataulacus erinaceus Stitz, 1910


 * Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910


 * Cataulacus tardus Santschi, 1914


 * Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896


 * Cerapachys cribrinodis (Emery, 1899)


 * Cerapachys foreli (Santschi, 1914)


 * Cerapachys villiersi Bernard, 1953


 * Crematogaster bequaerti Forel, 1913


 * Crematogaster clariventris Mayr, 1895


 * Crematogaster coelestis Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster coelestis mercatori Santschi, 1939


 * Crematogaster depressa (Latreille, 1802)


 * Crematogaster edentula Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster impressa Emery, 1899


 * Crematogaster jullieni Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster lamottei Bernard, 1953


 * Crematogaster menilekii Forel, 1894


 * Crematogaster pulchella Bernard, 1953


 * Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863


 * Crematogaster stadelmanni Mayr, 1895


 * Crematogaster wellmani Forel, 1909


 * Crematogaster werneri Mayr, 1907


 * Crematogaster werneri cacozela Santschi, 1914

D

 * Decamorium uelense (Santschi, 1923)


 * Discothyrea oculata 	Emery, 1901 [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Dorylus aethiopicus Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus affinis Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus atriceps Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus brevipennis Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus distinctus Santschi, 1910


 * Dorylus fimbriatus (Shuckard, 1840)


 * Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)


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


 * Dorylus gribodoi Emery, 1892


 * Dorylus kohli victoriae Santschi, 1921


 * Dorylus lamottei Bernard, 1953


 * Dorylus moestus Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus nigricans arcens (Westwood, 1847)


 * Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri (Shuckard, 1840)


 * Dorylus nigricans terrificus Santschi, 1923


 * Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895


 * Dorylus spininodis Emery, 1901


 * Dorylus titan Santschi, 1923

H

 * Hypoponera angustata (Santschi, 1914)


 * Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)


 * Hypoponera inaudax (Santschi, 1919)


 * Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera petiolata (Bernard, 1953)


 * Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)


 * Hypoponera sinuosa (Bernard, 1953)

L

 * Lepisiota canescens (Emery, 1897)


 * Lepisiota imperfecta (Santschi, 1926)


 * Lepisiota monardi (Santschi, 1930)


 * Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914


 * Leptogenys guineensis Santschi, 1914


 * Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953

M

 * Meranoplus clypeatus Bernard, 1953


 * Microdaceton species


 * Monomorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)


 * Monomorium invidium 	Bolton, 1987


 * Monomorium occidentale Bernard, 1953

N

 * Nylanderia incallida (Santschi, 1915)


 * Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi (Mayr, 1904)

O

 * Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892


 * 'Oecophylla longinoda'' (Latreille, 1802)

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 (André, 1890)


 * Pachycondyla testacea (Bernard, 1953) [[File:Camera.jpg]]


 * Pachycondyla villiersi (Bernard, 1953)


 * Pachycondyla weberi (Bernard, 1953)


 * Paraparatrechina weissi (Santschi, 1910)


 * Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)


 * 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


 * Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895


 * Platythyrea conradti 	Emery, 1899


 * Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis militaris (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis weissi Santschi, 1910


 * Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965


 * Psalidomyrmex procerus 	Emery, 1901


 * Promyopias silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)

R

 * Rhoptromyrmex opacus Forel, 1909

S

 * Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis Santschi, 1914


 * Strumigenys ludovici (Forel, 1904)


 * Strumigenys lujae (Forel, 1902)


 * Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916


 * Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953


 * Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914

T

 * Tapinoma luridum Emery, 1908


 * Tapinoma luridum longiceps Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899


 * Technomyrmex moerens Santschi, 1913


 * Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910


 * 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 emacerata Santschi, 1911


 * Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)


 * Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912