The Ants of Africa
Ants collected in la République du Congo
(the Republic of The Congo)

Taxonomic list

Brazzaville, 4°15'33" S 15°17'5" E, collected by Yves Braet & Eric Zassi, from 24h pitfall traps, 19.viii.2007; urban parkland, mixed vegetation cover
Réserve de Lésio-Louna, 03°16'56.5" S 015°28'28.3" E, collected by Eric Zassi, xi.2007 & ii. 2008; pitfall traps in wooded savannah, gallery forest or at Village Mah; pitfall traps at Iboubikro, 25.01.2008, wooded savannah
Dzio-Dzio, Ngabe, Région de Pool; 3°29'33" S 15°18'33" E ; collected by Yves Braet, 7.x.2007; sweep netting
¤ = first record for Congo

Subfamily Species Location
DOLICHODERINAE Tapinoma chiaromontei Menozzi ¤
Dzio-Dzio
DOLICHODERINAE Tapinoma longiceps Wheeler new status ¤ Brazzaville
DOLICHODERINAE Tapinoma lugubre Santschi ¤ Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
DOLICHODERINAE Tapinoma luteum (Emery) ¤
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
DOLICHODERINAE Technomyrmex andrei Emery
Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
DOLICHODERINAE Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi Brazzaville
DOLICHODERINAE Technomyrmex senex Bolton ¤ Brazzaville
DORYLINAE
Dorylus (Anomma) molestus (Gerstćcker) ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
DORYLINAE Dorylus (Dorylus) bequaerti Forel ¤ Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmacrhaphe) gabonensis Santschi ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest & Village Mah
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmosericus flavomarginatus Mayr
Dzio-Dzio
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah; Dzio-Dzio
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmopelta) barbarossa Emery micipsa Wheeler ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
FORMICINAE
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni Forel ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus (Jerdon) ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE
Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) simus Emery ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) donisthorpei Emery ¤ Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
FORMICINAE Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) somalinus André ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Lepisiota cacozela (Santschi) ¤
Dzio-Dzio
FORMICINAE Lepisiota canescens (Emery) Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Lepisiota laevis (Santschi) ¤
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro; Dzio-Dzio
FORMICINAE Lepisiota oculata (Santschi) ¤
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
FORMICINAE Lepisiota tenuipilis (Santschi) ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Lepisiota zassi new species ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille) Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Paraparatrechina splendida LaPolla & Cheng ¤ Brazzaville
FORMICINAE Paratrechina grisoni (Forel) ¤ Brazzaville, Lésio-Louna
FORMICINAE Paratrechina lepida (Santschi) ¤ Brazzaville
FORMICINAE Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) Brazzaville
FORMICINAE
Paraparatrechina subtilis (Santschi) ¤
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
FORMICINAE Paratrechina traegaordhi (Forel) ¤ Brazzaville
FORMICINAE Paratrechina waelbroecki (Emery) ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Paratrechina zelotypa (Santschi) Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Polyrhachis decemdentata André
Dzio-Dzio
FORMICINAE Polyrhachis laboriosa F. Smith Brazzaville
FORMICINAE Polyrhachis lestoni Bolton ¤ Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah; probable first queen
FORMICINAE Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker) ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
FORMICINAE Polyrhachis viscosa F. Smith ¤
Dzio-Dzio
FORMICINAE
Polyrhachis nsp cf asomaningi
Dzio-Dzio
MYRMICINAE Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André
Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Cardiocondyla neferka Bolton Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Cardiocondyla wassmanni Santschi revived status ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Cataulacus lujae Forel ¤ Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Cataulacus striativentris Santschi Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana Mayr Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Atopogyne) jullieni Santschi Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Atopogyne) mottazi Santschi ¤ Dzio-Dzio
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Crematogaster) chiarinii Emery ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ochraceiventris Stitz ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Nematocrema) stadelmanni Mayr Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Orthocrema) molongori Weber ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Oxygyne) trautweini Viehmeyer ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) concava Emery Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) fauconneti Forel Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) striatula Emery Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Decamorium decem (Forel) ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Decamorium uelense (Santschi) ¤, queen Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Monomorium altinode Santschi Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Monomorium angustinode Forel ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Monomorium borlei Santschi ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Monomorium exiguum Forel minutissimum Santschi ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Monomorium jacksoni Bolton ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Monomorium mictilis Forel ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Monomorium pharaonis (L.) ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Monomorium vaguum Santschi ¤ Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE
Oligomyrmex frontalis Weber ¤
Dzio-Dzio
MYRMICINAE Oligomyrmex latro Santschi ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Pheidole andrieui Santschi ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Pheidole corticicola Santschi Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
MYRMICINAE Pheidole crassinoda Emery ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Pheidole decarinata Santschi  ¤
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
MYRMICINAE Pheidole mayri Forel ¤
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
MYRMICINAE Pheidole mylognatha Wheeler ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Pheidole philippi Emery ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Pheidole rohani Santschi ¤ Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Pheidole saxicola Wheeler ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE
Pheidole senilifrons Wheeler ¤ - new status
Dzio-Dzio
MYRMICINAE Pheidole spinulosa Forel ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Pheidole squalida Santschi Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr ¤ Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Pheidole termitophila Forel ¤ Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Pheidole variolosa Emery ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Pheidole weissi Santschi new status (speculative) Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Pristomyrmex orbiceps (Santschi) ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
MYRMICINAE Pyramica (Serrastruma) braeti new species ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Pyramica (Serrastruma) ludovici (Forel)
Dzio-Dzio
MYRMICINAE Pyramica (Serrastruma) serrula (Santschi) ¤ Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Rhoptromyrmex opacus Emery Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Solenopsis globularia (F. Smith) ¤ first non-American record Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Strumigenys petiolata Bernard ¤ Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, gallery forest; Dzio-Dzio
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium agnum Santschi ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium angulinode Santschi Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium antrema (Bolton) ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium ataxium Bolton ¤ Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium caldarium (Roger) ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium galoasanum Santschi
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium guineense (Bernard) ¤ Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium intextum Santschi ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium minimum (Bolton) ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium simillimum (F. Smith) Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna
MYRMICINAE
Tetramorium weitzeckeri Emery Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium zambezium Santschi ¤ Brazzaville; Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium rugosum new species ¤ Brazzaville
MYRMICINAE Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) sp nr sericeum probable new species ¤
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro
PONERINAE Anochetus pellucidus Emery ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
PONERINAE Hypoponera lotti (Weber) ¤ Brazzaville
PONERINAE Hypoponera sp ¤ - alate male
Dzio-Dzio
PONERINAE Leptogenys vindicis Bolton ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
PONERINAE Odontomachus assiniensis Emery Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
PONERINAE Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi Brazzaville
PONERINAE Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) pachyderma Emery queen Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
PONERINAE Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) sanguinea Santschi Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
PONERINAE Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) soror (Emery) Brazzaville
PONERINAE Pachycondyla (Brachyponera) sennaarensis (Mayr)
Lésio-Louna, Iboubikro; Dzio-Dzio
PONERINAE Pachycondyla (Mesoponera) caffraria (F Smith) Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah
PONERINAE Pachycondyla (Paltothyreus) tarsata (Fabricius) Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
PONERINAE Pachycondyla (Xiphopelta) elisae (Forel) ¤ Lésio-Louna, Village Mah
PONERINAE Phrynoponera gabonensis (André) ¤ Lésio-Louna, gallery forest
PSEUDOMYRMECINAE
Tetraponera lepida Wheeler ¤ Lésio-Louna, wooded savannah


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