PHRYNOPONERA armata. Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) armata Santschi, 1919h: 82 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Kitempuka (Gérard). Type-depository: NHMB. Combination in Phrynoponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 773. Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 773; Bolton, 1995b: 334. Junior synonym of gabonensis: Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. bequaerti. Phrynoponera bequaerti Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 79, fig. 12 (q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Type-material: holotype queen. Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Ngayu (= N’Gayu), stomach Bufo superciliaris (H.O. Lang). Type-depository: AMNH. Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 41 (w.). Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 41 (redescription). Distribution: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana. esta. Phrynoponera gabonensis var. esta Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 77 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Type-material: 8 syntype workers, 1syntype queen. Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Medje, stomach Bufo superciliaris, polycercus, funereus, tuberosus (Lang & Chapin). [On at least one syntype: Medje, 27°15’E, 2°25’N, stomach Bufo tuberosus.] Type-depositories: AMNH, LACM, MCZC. Junior synonym of gabonensis: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. fecunda. Phyrnoponera gabonensis var. fecunda Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 78 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Type-material:11 syntype workers, 1 syntype queen. Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Akenge, stomach Bufo superciliaris, polycercus, funereus, tuberosus (Lang & Chapin). [On some syntypes: Akenge, 26°50’E, 2°55’N, stomach Bufo polycercus/Bufo funereus (H.O. Lang).] Type-depositories: AMNH, LACM, MCZC. Subspecies of gabonensis: Menozzi, 1942: 166; Eidmann, 1944: 433; Bernard, 1953b: 189. Junior synonym of gabonensis: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. gabonensis. Bothroponera gabonensis André, 1892a: 50 (w.) GABON. Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Gabon: (no further data) (Mocquerys). Type-depository: MNHN. Stitz, 1910: 130 (q.). Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 39 (m.). Combination in Pachycondyla (Bothroponera): Emery, 1901a: 45; combination in Phrynoponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1920: 53. Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 36; Stitz, 1910: 130; Emery, 1911d: 76; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 77, 773; Weber, 1943c: 297; Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43 (redescription); Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 221. Senior synonym of armata: Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. Senior synonym of esta: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. Senior synonym of fecunda: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. Senior synonym of heterodus: Brown, 1950e: 247 (in text); Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. Senior synonym of robustior: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. Senior synonym of striatidens: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. Senior synonym of umbrosa: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. Distribution: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya. heterodus. Phrynoponera heterodus Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 78 (q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Type-material: holotype queen. Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Stanleyville, 25°10’E, 0°30’N, stomach Bufo superciliaris (Lang & Chapin). Type-depository: AMNH. Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 334. Junior synonym of gabonensis: Brown, 1950e: 247 (in text); Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. pulchella. Phrynoponera pulchella Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 47, figs. 5a-d (w.) KENYA, TANZANIA. Type-material: holotype worker, 9 paratype workers. Type-locality: Kenya: Kora Res., Tana River, 22.vii.1983, 0-100 m., no. 5c, Acacia-Commiphora scrub (N.M. Collins & M. Ritchie). Type-depositories: BMNH (holotype), BBRC (dissected specimen), CASC (paratypes). Status as species: Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 221. Distribution: Kenya, Tanzania. robustior. Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) gabonensis var. robustior Santschi, 1919h: 82 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated). Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Banalia, 12.xii., no. 96 (Bequaert). Type-depository: NHMB. Combination in Phrynoponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 774. Subspecies of gabonensis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 774. Junior synonym of gabonensis: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. striatidens. Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) gabonensis var. striatidens Santschi, 1914d: 315, fig. 4 (w.) CAMEROON. Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Cameroon: Victoria (Silvestri). Type-depository: DEUN (assumed depository; Silvestri material not currently available for examination (Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43)). Combination in Phrynoponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 78. Subspecies of gabonensis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 78, 774. Junior synonym of gabonensis: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43. sveni. Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) sveni Forel, 1916: 398 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated). Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo”): (no further data) (Kohl). Type-depository: MHNG. Combination in Phrynoponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 80. Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 80, 774; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 49 (redescription). Distribution: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon. transversa. Phrynoponera transversa Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 50, figs. 7a-d (w.) GABON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC. Type-material: holotype worker, 7 paratype workers. Type-locality: Gabon: Prov. Ogooue-Maritime, Res. Monts Doudou, 24.5 km. 303° WNW Doussala, 2°14.0’S, 10°23.9’E, 18.iii.2000, 630 m., #2276, code no. 2276(23)25, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), rainforest (B.L. Fisher); paratypes with same data but code numbers. 2276(7)16, 227622)23, 2276(26)28, 2276(33)17, 2276(40)28, 2276(41)22, 2276(50)20. Type-depository: CASC. Distribution: Central African Republic, Gabon. umbrosa. Phrynoponera gabonensis var. umbrosa Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 78 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Type-material: 2 syntype workers. Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Medje, stomach Bufo polycercus (H.O. Lang). Type-depositories: AMNH, MCZC. Subspecies of gabonensis: Weber, 1943c: 297. Junior synonym of gabonensis: Brown, 1950e: 246; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Bolton & Fisher, 2008b: 43..