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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		264
2583
5936		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		263
2582
5935		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		250
2531
5802		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		162
1949
4885		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		30
231
557		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps		28
226
550		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps		15
135
400		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants		1
60
243		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants		60
243		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
60 Genera with 243 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRST
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1939Leaf-cutting Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Aenictus Shuckard, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Agraulomyrmex Prins, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Anochetus Mayr, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Anoplolepis Santschi, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Asphinctopone Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Atopomyrmex André, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Bothroponera Smith, 18907SpeciesTaxom
Brachyponera Emery, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1914Black carpenter ant20SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 19538SpeciesTaxom
Cataulacus Smith, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Centromyrmex Mayr, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cerapachys Smith, 1953Ant-raiding ant3SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1914Acrobat Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Decamorium Mayr, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Discothyrea Roger, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dorylus Fabricius, 1895driver ant21SpeciesTaxom
Euponera Forel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 195313SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lioponera Smith, 1914Ant-raiding ant1SpeciesTaxom
Megaponera Mayr, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Mesoponera Emery, 19539SpeciesTaxom
Microdaceton Santschi, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 175812SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicaria Saunders, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1914Trap-jaw ants2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophylla Smith, 1802Green ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oligomyrmex Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1953Panther Ants12SpeciesTaxom
Paedalgus Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paltothyreus Mayr, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parasyscia Emery, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1953Crazy ants4SpeciesTaxom
Phasmomyrmex Stitz, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1914Big-headed Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Phrynoponera Wheeler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Platythyrea Roger, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Pristomyrmex Mayr, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Promyopias Santschi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Psalidomyrmex André, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Rhoptromyrmex Mayr, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Romblonella Wheeler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1911Fire ants5SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1895Miniature Trap-jaw Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Terataner Emery, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1923Fierce Ants17SpeciesTaxom
Tetraponera Smith, 1912Slender ants3SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyrmex Mayr, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
243 Species and 22 Subspecies
Acromyrmex nobilis Santschi, 1939
Aenictus decolor Mayr, 1879Tubercled blossom
Aenictus guineensis Santschi, 1924
Aenictus rotundatus Mayr, 1901San Diego fairy shrimp
Aenictus rotundatus guineensis Santschi, 1924
Aenictus villiersi Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Aenictus weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Anochetus africanus Mayr, 1865
Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913
Anochetus katonae Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Anochetus obscuratus Santschi, 1911
Anochetus pellucidus Emery, 1902
Anochetus traegaordhi Mayr, 1904
Asphinctopone silvestrii Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Atopomyrmex cryptoceroides Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Bothroponera crassa Emery, 1877
Bothroponera lamottei Bernard, 1953
Bothroponera ryderae Joma & Mackay, 2017
Bothroponera silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Bothroponera silvestrii nimba Bernard, 1953
Bothroponera soror Emery, 1899
Bothroponera talpa André, 1890
Brachyponera sennaarensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) chrysurus Gerstäcker, 1871
Camponotus (Myrmopelta) vividus Smith, F., 1858Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) flavomarginatus Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel, 1879Eastern aligena
Camponotus (Myrmotrema) perrisii Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Orthonotomyrmex) sericeus Fabricius, 1798Texas lilliput
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) acvapimensis Mayr, 1862
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aegyptiacus Emery, 1915
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) congolensis Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) guttatus Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) maculatus Fabricius, 1782Consobrine tellin
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pompeius Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) solon Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) wellmani Forel, 1909Lilliput
Camponotus aequatorialis Roger, 1863
Camponotus agonius Santschi, 1915Pale lilliput
Camponotus bituberculatus André, 1889
Camponotus caesar Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Camponotus compressiscapus André, 1889
Camponotus orthodoxus Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Carebara debilis Santschi, 1913
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Carebara diversa standfussi Forel, 1911
Carebara guineana Fernández, 2006
Carebara infima Santschi, 1913
Carebara polita Santschi, 1914
Carebara silvestrii (Santschi, 1914)⇒ Carebara guineana Fernández, 2006
Carebara villiersi Bernard, 1953
Cataulacus erinaceus Stitz, 1910
Cataulacus mocquerysi André, 1889
Cataulacus pullus Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Cataulacus tardus Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Centromyrmex sellaris Mayr, 1896Tennessee riffleshell
Cerapachys cribrinodis Emery, 1899
Cerapachys foreli Santschi, 1914
Cerapachys villiersi Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Crematogaster (Atopogyne) depressa Latreille, 1802Pale lilliput
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) impressa Emery, 1899Catspaw
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) menilekii Forel, 1894Painted eggcockle
Crematogaster (Nematocrema) stadelmanni Mayr, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) bequaerti Forel, 1913Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) wellmani Forel, 1909Catspaw
Crematogaster aegyptiaca Mayr, 1862Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster clariventris Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Crematogaster coelestis Santschi, 1911
Crematogaster coelestis mercatori Santschi, 1939
Crematogaster edentula Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster jullieni Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Crematogaster lamottei Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Crematogaster pulchella Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Crematogaster senegalensis Roger, 1863Nuttall cockle
Crematogaster werneri Mayr, 1907Northern riffleshell
Crematogaster werneri cacozela Santschi, 1914
Decamorium uelense Santschi, 1923Squillaclam
Discothyrea oculata Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dorylus (Alapone) aethiopicus Emery, 1895Turgid blossom
Dorylus (Alapone) atriceps Shuckard, 1840
Dorylus (Anomma) gerstaeckeri (Emery, 1892)⇒ Dorylus wilverthi Emery, 1899
Dorylus kohli victoriae Santschi, 1921
Dorylus nigricans arcens Westwood, 1847
Dorylus nigricans burmeisteri Shuckard, 1840
Dorylus nigricans terrificus Santschi, 1923
Dorylus (Anomma) titan Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Dorylus (Anomma) wilverthi Emery, 1899Dorylini
Dorylus (Dorylus) affinis Shuckard, 1840Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) brevipennis Emery, 1895Catspaw
Dorylus (Dorylus) gribodoi Emery, 1892Leptosynapta montacutid
Dorylus (Dorylus) moestus Emery, 1895Southern acornshell
Dorylus (Dorylus) spininodis Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Dorylus (Rhogmus) fimbriatus Shuckard, 1840Tennessee riffleshell
Dorylus (Typhlopone) fulvus Westwood, 1839Blake lucine
Dorylus fulvus obscurior Wheeler, 1925
Dorylus distinctus Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Dorylus dorylus Lamarck, 1817
Dorylus lamottei (Emery, 1892)⇒ Dorylus wilverthi Emery, 1899
Dorylus savagei Emery, 1895Tubercled blossom
Euponera brunoi Forel, 1913
Hypoponera angustata Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera breviceps Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera coeca Santschi, 1914
Hypoponera dulcis Forel, 1907Wavy-line astarte
Hypoponera inaudax Santschi, 1919Rose-painted semele
Hypoponera lamottei Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera mandibularis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera occidentalis Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera petiolata Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Hypoponera sinuosa Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera ursoidea Bernard, 1953
Hypoponera villiersi Bernard, 1953
Lepisiota canescens Emery, 1897Cuba lucine
Lepisiota capensis Mayr, 1862Alaska great-tellin
Lepisiota imperfecta Santschi, 1926Northern dwarf-tellin
Lepisiota monardi Santschi, 1930
Leptogenys conradti Forel, 1913
Leptogenys crustosa Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys guineensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Leptogenys microps Bolton, 1975Tinted tellin
Leptogenys occidentalis Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Leptothorax angustulus silvanus Forel, 1907
Lioponera foreli Santschi, 1914
Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802Matabele ant
Meranoplus clypeatus Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Mesoponera caffraria Smith, F., 1858
Mesoponera caffraria caffra Santschi, 1935
Mesoponera nimba Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera novemdentata Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera picea Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera senegalensis Santschi, 1914
Mesoponera testacea Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera villiersi Bernard, 1953
Mesoponera weberi Bernard, 1953
Microdaceton exornatum Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Monomorium afrum André, 1884
Monomorium bicolor (Emery, 1877)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium dakarense Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium guineense Bernard, 1953
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium invidium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium mictilis Forel, 1910
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium occidentale Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Myrmicaria natalensis Smith, 1858Giant cleftclam
Nylanderia incallida Santschi, 1915
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802African weaver ant
Oligomyrmex debilis (Santschi, 1913)⇒ Carebara debilis Santschi, 1913
Pachycondyla analis (Latreille, 1802)⇒ Megaponera analis Latreille, 1802
Pachycondyla caffraria Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pachycondyla castanea Mayr, 1865
Pachycondyla castaneicolor Dalla Torre, 1893Striate tellin
Pachycondyla lamottei Bernard, 1953
Pachycondyla nimba Bernard, 1953
Pachycondyla pachycondyla Emery, 1901
Pachycondyla silvestrii nimba Bernard, 1953
Pachycondyla soror Emery, 1899Cumberland leafshell
Pachycondyla talpa André, 1890Florida marshclam
Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius, 1798Rose-painted semele
Pachycondyla weberi Bernard, 1953
Paedalgus infimus (Santschi, 1913)⇒ Carebara infima Santschi, 1913
Paltothyreus tarsatus Fabricius, 1798
Parasyscia cribrinodis Emery, 1899
Parasyscia villiersi Bernard, 1953
Paratrechina incallida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina lepida Santschi, 1915Plain tellin
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Paratrechina weissi nimba (Bernard, 1953)⇒ Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896Catspaw
Pheidole buchholzi Mayr, 1901
Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862Catspaw
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole megacephala melancholica Santschi, 1912
Pheidole mentita Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole mentita pullata Santschi, 1914
Pheidole minima Mayr, 1901Giant cleftclam
Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole nigritella Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole nimba Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890Northern riffleshell
Pheidole occipitalis adami Santschi, 1939
Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904Southern acornshell
Pheidole tricarinata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Phrynoponera gabonensis André, 1892
Plagiolepis brunni Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Platythyrea conradti Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Polyrhachis (Myrma) concava André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) decemdentata André, 1889
Polyrhachis (Myrma) laboriosa Smith, F., 1858
Polyrhachis (Myrma) militaris Fabricius, 1782
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis (Myrma) weissi Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton, 1973
Polyrhachis curta André, 1890
Polyrhachis doudou
Polyrhachis sulcata André, 1895Martinique tellin
Pristomyrmex orbiceps Santschi, 1914
Probolomyrmex guineensis Taylor, 1965Hardy orange
Promyopias silvestrii Santschi, 1914
Psalidomyrmex foveolatus André, 1890
Psalidomyrmex procerus Emery, 1901Eastern pearlshell
Rhoptromyrmex opacus Emery, 1909
Romblonella opaca Smith, 1861
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) punctaticeps Mayr, 1865Northern riffleshell
Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis Santschi, 1914
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) saevissima Smith, F., 1855Fire ant
Solenopsis saevissima itinerans Forel, 1911
Strumigenys bequaerti Santschi, 1923
Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904
Strumigenys lujae Forel, 1902
Strumigenys maynei Forel, 1916
Strumigenys petiolata Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Strumigenys rufobrunea Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Strumigenys simoni Emery, 1895
Tapinoma luridum Emery, 1908Northern riffleshell
Tapinoma luridum longiceps Wheeler, 1922
Tapinoma melanocephalum Fabricius, 1793Ghost ant
Technomyrmex andrei Emery, 1899Southern acornshell
Technomyrmex camerunensis Emery, 1899
Technomyrmex moerens Santschi, 1913Western pearlshell
Technomyrmex nigriventris Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Terataner elegans Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Tetramorium aculeatum Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Tetramorium africanum Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Tetramorium angulinode Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Tetramorium anxium Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Tetramorium ataxium Bolton, 1980False softshell
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium brevispinosum Stitz, 1910
Tetramorium camerunense Mayr, 1895San Pedro mysella
Tetramorium coloreum Mayr, 1901
Tetramorium cristatum Stitz, 1910
Tetramorium guineense (Bernard, 1953)⇒ Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846
Tetramorium lucayanum Wheeler, W.M., 1905
Tetramorium nodiferum Emery, 1901
Tetramorium opacum (Forel, 1909)⇒ Romblonella opaca Smith, 1861
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Tetramorium uelense Santschi, 1923
Tetraponera emacerata Santschi, 1911Wavy-line astarte
Tetraponera mocquerysi André, 1890
Tetraponera ophthalmica Emery, 1912
Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851Destroyer Ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Guinea
SubfamilyAenictinae
Emery, 1901
1
5		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyCerapachyinae
Forel, 1893
2
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants		2
6		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDorylinae
Leach, 1815
2
20		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
10
42		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
23
98		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
19
65		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
3		Genus
Species
Taxom



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