Congo



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

Aenictus

 * Aenictus brazzai 	Santschi, 1910


 * Aenictus congolensis 	Santschi, 1911


 * Aenictus weissi 	Santschi, 1910

Anoplolepis

 * Anoplolepis tenella 	Santschi, 1911

Bothroponera

 * Bothroponera cribrata 	Santschi, 1910


 * Bothroponera pachyderma postsquamosa 	Santschi, 1920


 * Bothroponera soror ancilla 	Emery, 1899


 * Bothroponera talpa variolata 	Santschi, 1912

Brachyponera

 * Brachyponera sennaarensis decolor (Santschi, 1921)

Camponotus

 * Camponotus brevicollis 	Stitz, 1916


 * Camponotus congolensis weissi 	Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus coniceps 	Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus florius 	Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus foraminosus flavus 	Stitz, 1916


 * Camponotus furvus 	Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus paradoxus cupreus (Santschi, 1923)


 * Camponotus perrisii jucundus Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus pompeius iota Santschi, 1926


 * Camponotus roubaudi Santschi, 1911


 * Camponotus sericeus sulgeri 	Santschi, 1913


 * Camponotus simus manidis 	Forel, 1909

Carebara

 * Carebara vidua fur 	Santschi, 1928

Cataulacus

 * Cataulacus egenus 	Santschi, 1911


 * Cataulacus pullus 	Santschi, 1910


 * Cataulacus weissi 	Santschi, 1913

Crematogaster

 * Crematogaster africana stanleyi 	Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Crematogaster castanea analis 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster chiarinii nigra 	Forel, 1910


 * Crematogaster clariventris


 * Crematogaster clariventris biimpressa 	Mayr, 1895


 * Crematogaster depressa adultera 	Santschi, 1915


 * Crematogaster excisa


 * Crematogaster excisa cavinota 	Stitz, 1916


 * Crematogaster impressa brazzai 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster ochraceiventris 	Stitz, 1916


 * Crematogaster rugosa 	André, 1895


 * Crematogaster rugosior 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster stadelmanni dolichocephala 	Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster striatula benitensis 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster striatula obstinata Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster wellmani weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Crematogaster wilwerthi confusa 	Santschi, 1911


 * Crematogaster zavattarii edmeeae 	Santschi, 1937

Discothyrea

 * Discothyrea oculata 	Emery, 1901


 * Discothyrea sculptior 	Santschi, 1913

Dorylus

 * Dorylus ductor 	Santschi, 1939


 * Dorylus congolensis 	Santschi, 1910


 * Dorylus funereus acherontus 	Santschi, 1937


 * Dorylus affinis sudanicus 	Santschi, 1917


 * Dorylus brevipennis zimmermanni 	Santschi, 1910


 * Dorylus moestus morio 	Santschi, 1919


 * Dorylus termitarius 	Wasmann, 1911


 * Dorylus fimbriatus crampeli 	Santschi, 1919

Hypoponera

 * Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914


 * Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)


 * Hypoponera perparva Bolton & Fisher, 2011

Lepisiota

 * Lepisiota cacozela 	Stitz, 1916

Melissotarsus

 * Melissotarsus weissi 	Santschi, 1910

Meranoplus

 * Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895

Mesoponera

 * Mesoponera caffraria affinis 	Santschi, 1935

Messor

 * Messor regalis (Emery, 1891)


 * Messor ruginodis 	Stitz, 1916

Monomorium

 * Monomorium altinode 	Santschi, 1910


 * Monomorium hannonis 	Santschi, 1910

Oecophylla

 * Oecophylla longinoda rufescens 	Santschi, 1928

Paltothyreus

 * Paltothyreus tarsatus medianus	Santschi, 1919

Paraparatrechina

 * Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910

Pheidole

 * Pheidole aurivillii attenuata 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole concinna 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole corticicola 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole excellens weissi 	Santschi, 1910


 * Pheidole pulchella


 * Pheidole sculpturata dignata 	Santschi, 1915


 * Pheidole squalida 	Santschi, 1910

Platythyrea

 * Platythyrea occidentalis 	André, 1890

Polyrhachis

 * Polyrhachis aerope Wheeler, W.M., 1922


 * Polyrhachis andrei Emery, 1921


 * Polyrhachis brevipilosa Rigato, 2016


 * Polyrhachis concava 	André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis curta André, 1890


 * Polyrhachis decemdentata André, 1889


 * Polyrhachis fissa Mayr, 1902


 * Polyrhachis gagates Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis khepra 	Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis laboriosa Smith, F., 1858


 * Polyrhachis lanuginosa 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis latharis Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis lauta 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis lestoni Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis longiseta Rigato, 2016


 * Polyrhachis militaris  (Fabricius, 1782)


 * Polyrhachis monista 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis regesa Bolton, 1973


 * Polyrhachis rufipalpis 	Santschi, 1910


 * Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker, 1859)


 * Polyrhachis sulcata 	André, 1895


 * Polyrhachis weissi 	Santschi, 1910

Pristomyrmex

 * Pristomyrmex trogor 	Bolton, 1981

Solenopsis

 * Solenopsis maligna 	Santschi, 1910

Strumigenys

 * Strumigenys ludovici (Forel, 1904)


 * Strumigenys serrula 	Santschi, 1910

Technomyrmex

 * Technomyrmex moerens 	Santschi, 1913


 * Technomyrmex nigriventris 	Santschi, 1910

Terataner

 * Terataner luteus (Emery, 1899)

Tetramorium

 * Tetramorium angulinode 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010


 * Tetramorium galoasanum 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium luteipes 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetramorium uelense Santschi, 1923

Tetraponera

 * Tetraponera anthracina 	Santschi, 1910


 * Tetraponera latifrons Emery, 1912


 * Tetraponera lemoulti 	Santschi, 1920


 * Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)


 * Tetraponera mocquerysi lepida 	Wheeler, W.M., 1922