The Ants of Africa
Ants collected in Congo, Réserve de Lésio-Louna

by Eric Zassi, 2007-8

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Ants from Congo, collected by Eric Zassi, Réserve de Lésio-Louna, from 24h pitfall traps, November 2007 to February 2008


"Reserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lesio-Louna" - commentary by Yves Braet - see more on The Reserve

{Map of Lesio-Louna Reserve}The "Reserve Naturelle des Gorilles de Lesio-Louna" is located at North of Brazzaville, on a area called "Plateaux des Batékés". The protected area (+/- 50 000 ha) housed one project of the John Aspinall Foundation for the protection and release Gorillas in wild area.

The reserve is situated in a area of sandy soils. The major rivers Lesio and Luna run South-North through the reserve. These rivers together with smaller ones are bordered by some marshy areas (with Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze, and some Raphia sp.) and gallery forests with several kinds of plants (Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg., Ancystrophyllum secundiflorum (P. Beauv.) Wendl. Uapaca heudelotii Baill., Irvingia smithii Hook.F.). Temperatures average around 23-25°C with some extremes of 18°C and 32°C. Annual average rainfall is around 1400 ŕ 2000 mm. The maximum altitude is 700 m but our field sites were around 350 m.

The main vegetation cover is savanna with varying tree cover, primarily Hymenocardia acida Tul., Annona arenaria Thonn. Strychnos pungens Solered., Syzygium guineense var. macrocarpum Engl., Garcinia huillensis Welw. Ex Oliv. Ochna gilletiana Gilg., Vitex spp, Bridelia ferruginea Benth. The grass species are mostly Poaceae, including: Hyparrhenia diplandra Hack. Stapf Loudetia demeusei De Wild and Loudetia simplex Nees C. E., sometimes in association with Ctenium newtonii, Hack., Panicum spp., Landolphia spp. These savanna areas are submitted regularly to bush fires ending at the border of the gallery forest.

Some biodiversity studies have been done or are still running (mammals, birds, fishes, savanna plants) but no insect groups have been studied in depth. For this reason, with the help and the support of the GERDIB and the John Aspinall Foundation, we made collections in several parts of this protected area during a 4-month period (November 2007 to February 2008) that is during the rainy season and the start of the short dry season. The protocol follow the A.L.L. method [see Agosti et al. 2000. http://www.antbase.org/databases/publications_files/publications_20330.htm]. GERDIB (Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche sur la Diversité Biologique), route de l'Auberge Gascogne Château d'eau, Brazzaville

Three sites were investigated: gallery forest along the river, wooded savanna and the area around the village of Mah). For each site, three transects of pitfall traps were used for a total of 9 transects, 180 pitfalls. These yielded a total of 592 occurrences and 2755 specimens. The spécimens were first separated into morpho-species. A voucher collection was established in the GERDIB lab (Brazzaville) and some specimens of each morphospecies sent to Dr. Brian Taylor for accurate identifications.

8-9.xi.2007 at S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" - Gallery Forest
13-14.xi.2007 at S 03°16'24.8" E 015°28'08.2" - Gallery Forest
16-17.xi.2007 at S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" - Wooded Savannah
19-20.xi.2007 at S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" - Wooded Savannah
23-24.xi.2007 at S 03°27'80.4" E 015°46'54.5" - Wooded Savannah
4-5.ii.2008 at S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" - Village Mah
6-7.ii.2008 at S 03°21'23.1" E 015°29'51.2" - Village Mah

See also the results from Iboubikro


Taxonomic list ¤ = first record for Congo; * = also in Braet & Zassi findings from Brazzaville

DOLICHODERINAE - Tapinoma lugubre *, Technomyrmex (Engramma) andrei

DORYLINAE - Dorylus (Anomma) molestus ¤, Dorylus (Dorylus) bequaerti ¤

FORMICINAE - Camponotus (Myrmacrhaphe) gabonensis ¤, Camponotus (Myrmopelta) barbarossa ¤, Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni ¤, Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus ¤, Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus ¤, Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri, Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) simus ¤, Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) donisthorpei, Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) somalinus ¤, Lepisiota canescens, Lepisiota zassi n. sp ¤, Lepisiota tenuipilis, Oecophylla longinoda, Paratrechina grisoni ¤, Paratrechina waelbroecki ¤, Paratrechina zelotypa, Polyrhachis lestoni ¤, Polyrhachis schistacea

MYRMICINAE - Atopomyrmex mocquerysi, Cataulacus lujae ¤, Cataulacus striativentris, Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana, Crematogaster (Atopogyne) jullieni, Crematogaster (Crematogaster) chiarinii ¤, Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ochraceiventris ¤, Crematogaster (Nematocrema) stadelmanni, Crematogaster (Orthocrema) molongori ¤, Crematogaster (Oxygyne) trautweini ¤, Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) concava, Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) fauconneti, Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) striatula, Decamorium decem ¤, Decamorium uelense ¤, Monomorium mictilis ¤, Monomorium pharaonis ¤, Monomorium vaguum *, Oligomyrmex (Oligomyrmex) latro ¤, Pheidole andrieui ¤, Pheidole rohani, Pheidole saxicola ¤, Pheidole tenuinodis *, Pheidole termitophila *, Pheidole variolosa ¤, Pheidole weissi *, Pristomyrmex orbiceps ¤, Pyramica (Serrastruma) serrula ¤, Rhoptromyrmex opacus, Strumigenys petiolata *, Tetramorium agnum ¤, Tetramorium angulinode *, Tetramorium ataxium *, Tetramorium guineense ¤, Tetramorium simillimum *, Tetramorium weitzeckeri ¤, Tetramorium zambezium

PONERINAE - Anochetus pellucidus, Leptogenys vindicis ¤, Odontomachus assiniensis, Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) sanguinea ¤, Pachycondyla (Mesoponera) caffraria, Pachycondyla (Paltothyreus) tarsata, Pachycondyla (Xiphopelta) elisae ¤, Phrynoponera gabonensis ¤

PSEUDOMYRMECINAE - Tetraponera lepida ¤

Total 69 species; 36 new records for Congo, one new species


msp = morphospecies

Zassi No Pitfall No Location Coordinates Date Species Habitat 1st Congo record
msp 01 19, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) donisthorpei Emery minor Wooded Savannah yes, first photo
msp 02 18, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Technomyrmex andrei Emery Wooded Savannah no
msp 03 19, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Paratrechina grisoni (Forel) Wooded Savannah yes *
msp 04 09, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Pachycondyla (Mesoponera) caffraria (F Smith) Wooded Savannah no
msp 05 04, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) pachyderma Emery queen Gallery Forest no, first queen photo
msp 06 14, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) sanguinea Santschi Wooded Savannah yes, first photo
msp 07 12, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel major Gallery Forest no, first photo
msp 08 12, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Camponotus (Myrmopelta) barbarossa Emery micipsa Wheeler major Gallery Forest yes
msp 09 12, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Camponotus (Myrmacrhaphe) gabonensis Santschi major Gallery Forest yes; first record of a major
msp 10 12, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Camponotus (Myrmotrema) foraminosus Forel media Gallery Forest yes
msp 11 12, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Camponotus (Myrmotrema) olivieri Forel minor Gallery Forest no
msp 12 18, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Camponotus (Paramyrmamblys) simus Emery Gallery Forest yes, first photo
msp 13 05, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" 8-9.xi.2007 Leptogenys vindicis Bolton Gallery Forest; first illustration yes, first illustration & photo
msp 14 03, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" 8-9.xi.2007 Monomorium pharaonis (L.) Gallery Forest yes
msp 15 19, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Tetramorium zambezium Santschi Wooded Savannah no *
msp 16 12, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Pheidole weissi Santschi Wooded Savannah no, type location *
msp 17 09, t 3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°27'80.4" E 015°46'54.5" 23-24.xi.2007 Pheidole rohani Santschi Wooded Savannah no
msp 18 18, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia et al Wooded Savannah yes
msp 19 14, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Tetramorium ataxium Bolton Wooded Savannah no *
msp 20 02, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Decamorium decem (Forel) Gallery Forest yes
msp 21 18, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia et al Wooded Savannah no; dark western population
msp 22 09, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Tetramorium simillimum (F Smith) Gallery Forest no; type form *
msp 23 20, t 3.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'24.8" E 015°28'08.2" 13-14.xi.2007 Pristomyrmex orbiceps (Santschi) Gallery Forest yes
msp 24 04, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Tetraponera lepida Wheeler Wooded Savannah yes
msp 25 20, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" 8-9.xi.2007 Strumigenys petiolata Bernard Gallery Forest no *
msp 26 04, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Pyramica serrula (Santschi) Wooded Savannah yes, first photo
msp 27 11, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Pheidole variolosa Emery minor Gallery Forest yes
msp 28 04, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Odontomachus assiniensis Emery Gallery Forest no
msp 29 04, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Odontomachus assiniensis Emery Gallery Forest no
msp 30 05, t 2.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" 8-9.xi.2007 Dorylus (Anomma) molestus (Gerstćcker) media & minima workers Gallery Forest yes
msp 31 17, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Tetramorium angulinode Santschi Village Mah no, type form from type location *
msp 32 05, t 1.3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°27'80.4" E 015°46'54.5" 23-24.xi.2007 Dorylus (Dorylus) bequaerti Forel Wooded Savannah yes
msp 33 14, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Pachycondyla (Paltothyreus) tarsata (Fabricius) Village Mah no
msp 34 01, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Rhoptromyrmex opacus Emery Village Mah no
msp 35 02, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Paratrechina waelbroecki (Emery) Village Mah yes, first illustration & photo; note worker undescribed
msp 37 11, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) somalinus André minor Village Mah yes
msp 38 09, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Pheidole andrieui Santschi minor Village Mah yes
msp 40 02, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" 19-20.xi.2007 Tetramorium boltoni Hita Garcia et al Wooded Savannah see sp 21 above
msp 41 02, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" 19-20.xi.2007 Tetramorium zambezium Santschi Wooded Savannah see sp 15 above *
msp 42 17, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" 19-20.xi.2007 Cataulacus lujae Forel Wooded Savannah yes, not definite but if so first illustration & photo
msp 43 11, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" 19-20.xi.2007 Polyrhachis lestoni Bolton Wooded Savannah yes; queen, not definite as undescribed
msp 44 14, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr Village Mah no *
msp 45 13, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" 19-20.xi.2007 Pheidole termitophila Forel Wooded Savannah no *
msp 46 02, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille) major Village Mah no
msp 47 05, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Decamorium uelense (Santschi) queen Village Mah yes
msp 48 12, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Pachycondyla (Xiphopelta) elisae (Forel) Village Mah yes
msp 49 01, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" 19-20.xi.2007 Pheidole termitophila Forel Wooded Savannah no *
msp 50 09, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Oligomyrmex latro Santschi Village Mah yes; first photo
msp 51 09, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Lepisiota zassi new species Village Mah yes, TL ca 3 mm; cf submetallica
msp 52 12, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Paratrechina zelotypa (Santschi) Village Mah no
msp 53 12, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Paratrechina zelotypa (Santschi) Village Mah no
msp 54 13, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni Forel minor Village Mah yes
msp 55 15, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Monomorium mictilis Forel Village Mah yes
msp 56 03, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Camponotus (Myrmacrhaphe) gabonensis Santschi minor Village Mah yes; see sp 09 above
msp 57 10, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) somalinus André minor Village Mah yes; see sp 37 above
msp 58 2, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'04.9" E 015°29'28.6" 6-7.ii.2008 Monomorium vaguum Santschi Village Mah no *
msp 59 08, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'04.9" E 015°29'28.6" 6-7.ii.2008 Lepisiota tenuipilis (Santschi) Village Mah no but type location "Bas-Congo"; first illustration & photo
msp 60 09, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'04.9" E 015°29'28.6" 6-7.ii.2008 Crematogaster (Orthocrema) molongori Weber Village Mah yes
msp 61 20, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Pheidole saxicola Wheeler minor Village Mah yes
msp 62 03, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'04.9" E 015°29'28.6" 6-7.ii.2008 Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) agnum - or closely related Village Mah yes; first photo
msp 63 09, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'04.9" E 015°29'28.6" 6-7.ii.2008 Anochetus pellucidus Village Mah no, type location of junior synonym aurifrons
msp 64 07, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'04.9" E 015°29'28.6" 6-7.ii.2008 Cataulacus striativentris Santschi Village Mah no but type location Zaire; first illustration & photo
msp 65 13, t 3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'23.1" E 015°29'51.2" 6-7.ii.2008 Lepisiota canescens (Emery) Village Mah no
msp 66 12, t 3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'23.1" E 015°29'51.2" 6-7.ii.2008 Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr minor Village Mah see sp 44 above
msp 67 04, t 3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'23.1" E 015°29'51.2" 6-7.ii.2008 Camponotus (Myrmosericus) rufoglaucus (Jerdon) major Village Mah yes
msp 68 08, t 3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'23.1" E 015°29'51.2" 6-7.ii.2008 Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) somalinus André major Village Mah see sp 37 & 57 above
msp 69 04, t 3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'23.1" E 015°29'51.2" 6-7.ii.2008 Camponotus (Myrmotrema) bayeri Forel - major Village Mah no - first illustration & photo, type location Zaire
msp 70 12, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°21'04.9" E 015°29'28.6" 6-7.ii.2008 Polyrhachis schistacea (Gerstäcker) Village Mah no
msp 71 19, t 3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°27'80.4" E 015°46'54.5" 23-24.xi.2007 Crematogaster (Nematocrema) stadelmanni Mayr Wooded Savannah minor ?
Phrynoponera 07, T2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'21.7" E 015°28'12.5" 8-9.xi.2007 Phrynoponera gabonensis (André) Gallery Forest yes; may be P. transversa Bolton & Fisher
Tapinoma 18, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'56.5" E 015°28'28.3" 16-17.xi.2007 Tapinoma lugubre Santschi Wooded Savannah no * (damaged)
Crematogaster 5 17, T 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" 8-9.xi.2007 Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) striatula Emery Gallery Forest no
Crematogaster sp 1 09, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana Mayr major Village Mah no (black stanleyi form)
Crematogaster sp 2 01, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" 8-9.xi.2007 Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) fauconneti Forel Gallery Forest no
Crematogaster sp 3 02, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" 8-9.xi.2007 Crematogaster (Sphaerocrema) concava Emery Gallery Forest no
Crematogaster sp 4 15, t 3.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'24.8" E 015°28'08.2" 13-14.xi.2007 Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André Gallery Forest no
Crematogaster sp 5 09, t 3 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'24.8" E 015°28'08.2" 13-14.xi.2007 Crematogaster (Oxygyne) trautweini Viehmeyer Gallery Forest yes; first illustration & photo
Crematogaster sp 6 02, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'13.9" E 015°28'21.2" 8-9.xi.2007 Crematogaster (Crematogaster) chiarinii Emery type form Gallery Forest yes, first photo
Crematogaster sp 7 03, t 2 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" 19-20.xi.2007 Crematogaster (Atopogyne) jullieni major Wooded Savannah no, type location, first photo
Crematogaster sp 8 09, t 1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6" 4-5.ii.2008 Crematogaster (Crematogaster) ochraceiventris Stitz Village Mah yes, first photo
Crematogaster sp 9 14, t 1.1 Réserve de Lésio-Louna S 03°16'58.6" E 015°28'26.2" 19-20.xi.2007 Crematogaster (Atopogyne) africana Mayr major Wooded Savannah see Cr sp 1 above

B. Taylor, March 2009


Iboubikro, 25.01.2008 - Yves Braet & Eric Zassi, tree savannah 24 h pitfall traps

Trap 1 - pifall 3, transect 2

FORMICINAE
Lepisiota laevis (Santschi) type form ¤
Lepisiota oculata (Santschi) ¤
Paratrechina subtilis (Santschi) ¤

MYRMICINAE
Pheidole decarinata Santschi minor ¤
Pheidole mayri Forel minor ¤
Tetramorium galoasanum Santschi - sole prior record type description from Congo; first illustration
Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery *
Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix sp nr sericeum probable new species ¤

PONERINAE
Pachycondyla (Mesoponera) guineensis (André) - separate from P. caffraria - smaller (caffraria TL 9 mm, this form TL 6.5 mm (see affinis from Congo)
Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr) check var

Trap 2 - pitfall 16, transect 2

DOLICHODERINAE
Tapinoma luteum (Emery) ¤ ?

FORMICINAE
Lepisota oculata (Santschi)

MYRMICINAE
Pheidole corticicola Santschi - minor *

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