Senegal



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

A

 * Aenictus furculatus 	Santschi, 1919


 * Aenictus fuscovarius Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Aenictus humeralis Santschi, 1910


 * Aenictus humeralis chevalieri 	Santschi, 1910


 * Aenictus soudanicus Santschi, 1910


 * Atopomyrmex mocquerysi 	André, 1889

C

 * Camponotus abjectus Santschi, 1937


 * Camponotus acvapimensis Mayr, 1862


 * Camponotus aegyptiacus Emery, 1915


 * Camponotus bituberculatus 	André, 1889


 * Camponotus compressiscapus André, 1889


 * Camponotus foraminosus Forel, 1879


 * Camponotus ilgii Forel, 1894


 * Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Camponotus sericeus 	Fabricius, 1798


 * Camponotus solon Forel, 1886


 * Camponotus solon chiton 	Emery, 1925


 * Camponotus vestitus (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Camponotus vividus (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Carebara sicheli 	Mayr, 1862


 * Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)


 * Cataglyphis bicolor congolensis (Stitz, 1916)


 * Crematogaster censor 	Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster cicatriculosa Roger, 1863


 * Crematogaster coelestis Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster kneri Mayr, 1862


 * Crematogaster senegalensis 	Roger, 1863


 * Crematogaster kneri dakarensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Crematogaster stenocephala 	Emery, 1922

D

 * Dorylus affinis Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri (Shuckard, 1840)


 * Dorylus striatidens 	Santschi, 1910

L

 * Lepisiota capensis laevis 	Santschi, 1913


 * Leptogenys longiceps 	Santschi, 1914

M

 * Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907


 * Messor galla 	Mayr, 1904


 * Monomorium areniphilum 	Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium dakarense 	Santschi, 1914


 * Monomorium rosae 	Santschi, 1920


 * Monomorium senegalense 	Roger, 1862


 * Monomorium subopacum 	Smith, F., 1858

O

 * Oecophylla longinoda 	Latreille, 1802

P

 * Pachycondyla senegalensis 	Santschi, 1914


 * Pachycondyla tarsata 	(Fabricius, 1798)


 * Paratrechina longicornis 	Latreille, 1802


 * Paraparatrechina subtilis 	Santschi, 1920


 * Pheidole aeberlii 	Forel, 1894


 * Pheidole mayri 	Forel, 1894


 * Platythyrea occidentalis 	André, 1890

S

 * Stigmatomma santschii 	(Menozzi, 1922)

T

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera claveaui 	Santschi, 1913