Ants from Benin collected by S. Tchibozo
 In
2007, I was sent a small number of ants collected by pitfall trapping
in the Forêt de Gnanhouizoumè, 06°50-55 N 02°20-30'E,
by Séverin Tchibozo, of Centre de Recherche pour la Gestion de la Biodiversité et du Terroir, CERGET - link
http://www.cerget.org/index.htm
The project was funded thanks to the financial support from the
Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation, for a
capacity buiding project (2406JVG2_Boevé_2006)
The species found were
Benin 1
Plagiolepis
brunni Mayr - Pan-African
Benin 1
Tapinoma
modestum Santschi - clutching the Plagiolepis in its
mouthparts; second West Africa record
Benin 2
Tetramorium
versiculum Bolton - previously Ghana & Ivory Coast
Benin 3
Tetramorium
occidentale (Santschi) - Pan-African
Benin 4
Platythyrea
conradti Emery - Pan-African
Benin 5
Camponotus
(Myrmosaga) schoutedeni Forel - no prior illustrations;
first record west of Cameroun
Benin 6
Anochetus
bequaerti Forel - Pan-African; a variable species, this
specimen is particularly brightly coloured
Benin 7
Paratrechina
nimba Bernard new status - the existing description is
inadequate, so this is a best fit determination; type record is from
Guinea
Benin 8
Melissotarsus tchibozoi
- new species; quite distinct from the four species
recognised by Bolton (1982)
Benin 9
Crematogaster
(Sphaerocrema) chlorotica Emery - no prior illustrations;
West Africa & Congo Basin
Benin 10
Crematogaster
(Sphaerocrema) nigeriensis Santschi - exactly matches the
Santschi (1914d) drawing; prior record from Nigeria (Lagos)
Benin 11
Lepisiota
cacozela Emery; also Benin 13 - this has the thick
petiole scale shown by Santschi (1935a); West Africa & Congo Basin
Benin 12
Lepisiota
monardi (Santschi) - matches the Santschi (1930b)
illustration and confirms the presence in West Africa
Benin 14
Camponotus
(Tanaemyrmex) maculatus (Fabricius) - type form; Pan-African
Benin 15
Pyramica
(Serrastruma) maynei (Forel) queen - no prior illustrations;
Pan-African
Benin 16
Dorylus
(Anomma) burmeisteri (Shuckard) - Pan-African |
