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.

Aenictus

 * Aenictus furculatus 	Santschi, 1919


 * Aenictus fuscovarius Gerstäcker, 1859


 * Aenictus humeralis Santschi, 1910


 * Aenictus humeralis chevalieri 	Santschi, 1910


 * Aenictus soudanicus Santschi, 1910

Anochetus

 * Anochetus sedilloti Emery, 1884

Atopomyrmex

 * Atopomyrmex mocquerysi 	André, 1889

Bothroponera

 * Bothroponera talpa (André, 1890)

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)


 * Brachyponera sennaarensis decolor (Santschi, 1921)

Camponotus

 * 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

 * Carebara sicheli 	Mayr, 1862


 * Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)

Cataglyphis

 * Cataglyphis bicolor congolensis (Stitz, 1916)

Crematogaster

 * 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

Dorylus

 * Dorylus affinis Shuckard, 1840


 * Dorylus fulvus


 * Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri (Shuckard, 1840)


 * Dorylus rufescens


 * Dorylus striatidens 	Santschi, 1910

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota capensis laevis 	Santschi, 1913

Leptogenys

 * Leptogenys longiceps 	Santschi, 1914

Megaponera

 * Megaponera analis (Latreille, 1802)

Melissotarsus

 * Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera caffraria (Smith, F., 1858)


 * Mesoponera senegalensis 	Santschi, 1914

Messor

 * Messor galla 	Mayr, 1904

Monomorium

 * Monomorium areniphilum 	Santschi, 1911


 * Monomorium bicolor Emery, 1877


 * Monomorium dakarense 	Santschi, 1914


 * Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)


 * Monomorium rosae 	Santschi, 1920


 * Monomorium senegalense 	Roger, 1862


 * Monomorium subopacum 	Smith, F., 1858

Odontomachus

 * Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914

Oecophylla

 * Oecophylla longinoda 	Latreille, 1802

Paltothyreus

 * Paltothyreus tarsatus 	(Fabricius, 1798)

Paratrechina

 * Paratrechina longicornis 	Latreille, 1802

Paraparatrechina

 * Paraparatrechina subtilis 	Santschi, 1920

Pheidole

 * Pheidole aeberlii 	Forel, 1894


 * Pheidole mayri 	Forel, 1894


 * Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)


 * Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890


 * Pheidole rugaticeps  Emery, 1877


 * Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea occidentalis 	André, 1890

Psalidomyrmex

 * Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis orbuloides André, 1890

Stigmatomma

 * Stigmatomma santschii 	(Menozzi, 1922)

Tapinoma

 * Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius, 1793)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium aculeatum (Mayr, 1866)


 * Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)


 * Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera ambigua 	(Emery, 1895)


 * Tetraponera claveaui 	Santschi, 1913

Trichomyrmex

 * Trichomyrmex oscaris (Forel, 1894)

Uncertain species
The following species was described from Senegal but its true identity is currently unknown.
 * Formica pallidelutea Latreille, 1802