Central African Republic

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Central African Republic
Location
Region	Africa
Subregion	Middle Africa
BioRegion	Afrotropical Region
Diversity
Subfamilies	10
Genera	58
Endemic Genera	0
% Endemic Genera	0.0%
Species/Subspecies	174
Endemic Species	7
% Endemic Species	4.0%
Introduced Species	0

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

Aenictus

• Aenictus eugenii Emery, 1895
• Aenictus congolensis Santschi, 1911
• Aenictus mvuvii Gomez, 2022
• Aenictus susanae Gomez, 2022

Acropyga

• Acropyga arnoldi Santschi, 1926

Ankylomyrma

• Ankylomyrma coronacantha Bolton, 1973

Anochetus

• Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
• Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907
• Anochetus obscuratus Santschi, 1911
• Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902

Anoplolepis

• Anoplolepis species

Apomyrma

• Apomyrma species

Asphinctopone

• Asphinctopone differens Bolton & Fisher, 2008
• Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914

Atopomyrmex

• Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889

Axinidris

• Axinidris bidens Shattuck, 1991
• Axinidris mlalu Snelling, R.R. 2007
• Axinidris murielae Shattuck, 1991

Baracidris

• Baracidris sitra Bolton, 1981

Boloponera

• Boloponera vicans Fisher, 2006

Calyptomyrmex

• Calyptomyrmex kaurus Bolton, 1981

Camponotus

• Camponotus aberrans Mayr, 1895
• Camponotus maculatus (Fabricius, 1782)
• Camponotus polyrhachioides Emery, 1898
• Camponotus wolfi Emery, 1920

Carebara

• Carebara donisthorpei Weber, 1950
• Carebara madibai Fischer & Azorsa, 2014
• Carebara polita (Santschi, 1914)
• Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)
• Carebara villiersi (Bernard, 1953)

Cataulacus

• Cataulacus species

Centromyrmex

• Centromyrmex angolensis Santschi, 1937
• Centromyrmex bequaerti (Forel, 1913)
• Centromyrmex ereptor Bolton & Fisher, 2008

Crematogaster

• Crematogaster lango Weber, 1943
• Crematogaster stadelmanni Mayr, 1895

Cyphoidris

• Cyphoidris exalta Bolton, 1981

Dicroaspis

• Dicroaspis cryptocera Emery, 1908

Discothyrea

• Discothyrea oculata Emery, 1901

Dolioponera

• Dolioponera fustigera Brown, 1974

Dorylus

• Dorylus emeryi Mayr, 1896
• Dorylus emeryi opacus Forel, 1909
• Dorylus fulvus (Westwood, 1839)
• Dorylus nigricans sjostedti Emery, 1899
• Dorylus wilverthi Emery, 1899

Euponera

• Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913

Hypoponera

• Hypoponera angustata (Santschi,, 1914)
• Hypoponera blanda Bolton & Fisher, 2011
• Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
• Hypoponera dulcis (Forel, 1907)
• Hypoponera fatiga Bolton & Fisher, 2011
• Hypoponera importuna Bolton & Fisher, 2011
• Hypoponera lepida Bolton & Fisher, 2011
• Hypoponera occidentalis (Bernard, 1953)
• Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859)

Lepisiota

• Lepisiota species

Leptogenys

• Leptogenys khaura Bolton, 1975

Loboponera

• Loboponera subatra Bolton & Brown, 2002
• Loboponera vigilans Bolton & Brown, 2002

Megaponera

• Megaponera analis (Latreille, 1802)

Melissotarsus

• Melissotarsus emeryi Forel, 1907
• Melissotarsus weissi Santschi, 1910

Meranoplus

• Meranoplus inermis Emery, 1895

Mesoponera

• Mesoponera caffraria (Smith, F. 1858)

Microdaceton

• Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952

Monomorium

• Monomorium afrum André, 1884
• Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
• Monomorium malatu Bolton, 1987
• Monomorium madecassum Forel, 1892
• Monomorium pharaonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Monomorium strangulatum Santschi, 1921
• Monomorium trake Bolton, 1987

Myrmicaria

• Myrmicaria exigua André, 1890

Mystrium

• Mystrium silvestrii Santschi, 1914

Nesomyrmex

• Nesomyrmex evelynae (Forel, 1916)
• Nesomyrmex grisoni (Forel, 1916)

Nylanderia

• Nylanderia brevisetula LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2011
• Nylanderia impolita LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2011
• Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi (Mayr, 1904)
• Nylanderia lepida LaPolla, Hawkes & Fisher, 2011
• Nylanderia mendica (Menozzi, 1942)

Odontomachus

• Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892
• Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914

Oecophylla

• Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille, 1802)

Paraparatrechina

• Paraparatrechina albipes (Emery, 1899)
• Paraparatrechina concinnata LaPolla, Cheng & Fisher, 2010
• Paraparatrechina sordida (Santschi, 1914)
• Paraparatrechina weissi Santschi, 1910

Pheidole

• Pheidole batrachorum Wheeler, 1922

Phrynoponera

• Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, 1922
• Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
• Phrynoponera sveni (Forel, 1916)
• Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008

Platythyrea

• Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899
• Platythyrea modesta Emery, 1899

Plectroctena

• Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899
• Plectroctena minor Emery, 1891
• Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi, 1933

Polyrhachis

• Polyrhachis alexisi Forel, 1916
• Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton, 1973
• Polyrhachis concava André, 1889
• Polyrhachis decellei Bolton, 1973
• Polyrhachis epinotalis Santschi, 1924
• Polyrhachis latispina Emery, 1925
• Polyrhachis lestoni Bolton, 1973
• Polyrhachis militaris (Fabricius, 1782)
• Polyrhachis otleti Forel, 1916
• Polyrhachis phidias Forel, 1910
• Polyrhachis rufipalpis Santschi, 1910
• Polyrhachis spitteleri Forel, 1916
• Polyrhachis submarginata Rigato, 2016
• Polyrhachis weissi Santschi, 1910

Pristomyrmex

• Pristomyrmex africanus Karavaiev, 1931
• Pristomyrmex orbiceps (Santschi, 1914)

Probolomyrmex

• Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965

Simopone

• Simopone annettae Kutter, 1976
• Simopone conradti Emery, 1899

Stigmatomma

• Stigmatomma species

Strumigenys

• Strumigenys cacaoensis Bolton, 1971
• Strumigenys dextra Brown, 1954
• Strumigenys hastyla Bolton, 1983
• Strumigenys marchosias Bolton, 2000
• Strumigenys ninda (Bolton, 1983)
• Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953
• Strumigenys tigrilla Brown, 1973
• Strumigenys totyla Bolton, 1983

Syllophopsis

• Syllophopsis cryptobia Santschi, 1921
• Syllophopsis hildebrandti (Forel, 1892)
• Syllophopsis thrascolepta (Bolton, 1987)

Tapinoma

• Tapinoma species

Technomyrmex

• Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899
• Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899
• Technomyrmex lujae (Forel, 1905)
• Technomyrmex metandrei Bolton, 2007
• Technomyrmex moerens Santschi, 1913
• Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910
• Technomyrmex pallipes (Smith, F. 1876)
• Technomyrmex parviflavus Bolton, 2007
• Technomyrmex senex Bolton, 2007

Terataner

• Terataner luteus (Emery, 1899)

Tetramorium

• Tetramorium ataxium Bolton, 1989
• Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010
• Tetramorium brevispinosum (Stitz, 1910)
• Tetramorium buthrum Bolton, 1980
• Tetramorium capillosum Bolton, 1980
• Tetramorium coloreum Mayr, 1901
• Tetramorium constanciae Arnold, 1917
• Tetramorium flabellum Bolton, 1980
• Tetramorium gabonense (André, 1892)
• Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)
• Tetramorium metactum Bolton, 1980
• Tetramorium muralti Forel, 1910
• Tetramorium nodiferum (Emery, 1901)
• Tetramorium occidentale (Santschi, 1916)
• Tetramorium osiris (Bolton, 1976)
• Tetramorium pialtum Bolton, 1980
• Tetramorium pulcherrimum (Donisthorpe, 1945)
• Tetramorium pullulum Santschi, 1924
• Tetramorium pylacum Bolton, 1980
• Tetramorium quadridentatum Stitz, 1910
• Tetramorium snellingi Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010
• Tetramorium susannae Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010
• Tetramorium tabarum Bolton, 1980
• Tetramorium venator Hita Garcia, 2014
• Tetramorium viticola Weber, 1943

Tetraponera

• Tetraponera aethiops Smith, F., 1877
• Tetraponera anthracina (Santschi, 1910)
• Tetraponera cortina Ward, 2022
• Tetraponera latifrons Emery, 1912
• Tetraponera mocquerysi (André, 1890)
• Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912
• Tetraponera pedana Ward, 2022
• Tetraponera tessmanni Stitz, 1910

Xymmer

• Xymmer muticus (Santschi, 1914)

Zasphinctus

• Zasphinctus chariensis Santschi, 1915