Santschiella

Santschiella is an Afrotropical genus of ants in the subfamily Formicinae.^[1] It contains the single species Santschiella kohli, described by Forel in 1916 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The genus is known only from workers, measuring about 3 mm in length and with large eyes.^[2] Forel (1917) placed Santschiella in its own tribe, Santschiellini, where it remain until Bolton (2003) moved it to Gesomyrmecini.^[3][4]

Santschiella
Santschiella kohli worker from Gabon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Santschiellini Forel, 1917
Genus:	Santschiella Forel, 1916
Species:	S. kohli
Binomial name
Santschiella kohli Forel, 1916