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The following species and subspecies belong to the genus Cataulacus. Synonyms are listed under their senior names. For valid names only see Cataulacus species and for distribution information see Cataulacus species by Country.

A

adpressus Bolton, 1974 (Ghana)

B

bequaerti Forel, 1913 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
boltoni Snelling, R.R., 1979 (Nigeria)
brevisetosus Forel, 1901 (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
• Cataulacus meduseus Santschi, 1939

C

catuvolcus Bolton, 1974 (Philippines)
centrurus Bolton, 1982 (Cameroun)
cestus Bolton, 1982 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
chapmani Bolton, 1974 (Philippines)

D

difficilis Santschi, 1916 (Benin, Cameroun)

E

ebrardi Forel, 1886 (Madagascar, Mayotte)
egenus Santschi, 1911 (Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda)
• Cataulacus egenus simplex Santschi, 1914

elongatus Santschi, 1924 (Angola, Ghana, Kenya)
erinaceus Stitz, 1910 (Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia)
• Cataulacus erinaceus crassispina Santschi, 1917

F

flagitiosus Smith, F., 1862 (Indonesia, Sulawesi)
fricatidorsus Santschi, 1914 (South Africa)

G

granulatus (Latreille, 1802) (Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam)
• Cataulacus hispidus Smith, F., 1876

greggi Bolton, 1974 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
guineensis Smith, F., 1853 (Benin, Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda)
   • Cataulacus guineensis sulcinodis Emery, 1892
   • Cataulacus parallelus Smith, F., 1853
   • Cataulacus sulcatus Stitz, 1910
   • Cataulacus sulcatus alenensis Stitz, 1910
   • Cataulacus sulcatus fernandensis Stitz, 1910

H

hispidulus Smith, F., 1865 (Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia)
• Cataulacus brookei Forel, 1901

horridus Smith, F., 1857 (Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand)
• Cataulacus insularis Smith, F., 1857

huberi André, 1890 (Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania)
   • Cataulacus huberi guilelmi Wheeler, W.M., 1925
   • Cataulacus huberi herteri Forel, 1913
   • Cataulacus huberi longispinus Stitz, 1910

I

J

jacksoni Bolton, 1982 (Cameroun)
jeanneli Santschi, 1914 (Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania)
• Cataulacus jeanneli loveridgei Santschi, 1926
• Cataulacus pygmaeus degener Santschi, 1916

K

kenyensis Santschi, 1935 (Kenya, Rwanda)
kohli Mayr, 1895 (Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Uganda)
   • Cataulacus foveolatus Stitz, 1910
   • Cataulacus kohli brazzavillensis Santschi, 1910
   • Cataulacus latipes Menozzi, 1933

L

latissimus Emery, 1893 (Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore)
• Cataulacus latissimus mimula Menozzi, 1923

latus Forel, 1891 (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka)
lobatus Mayr, 1895 (Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo)
longinodus Forel, 1912 (Indonesia)
lujae Forel, 1911 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
• Cataulacus lujae gilviventris Forel, 1913

M

marginatus Bolton, 1974 (China)
mckeyi Snelling, R.R., 1979 (Cameroun)
micans Mayr, 1901 (South Africa)
• Cataulacus intrudens tristiculus Santschi, 1919

mocquerysi André, 1889 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone)
• Cataulacus mocquerysi nainei Forel, 1918

moloch Bolton, 1982 (Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria)
muticus Emery, 1889 (India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nicobar Island)

N

nenassus Bolton, 1974 (Indonesia)

O

oberthueri Emery, 1891 (Madagascar)

P

pilosus Santschi, 1920 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
pompom Snelling, R.R., 1979 (Malaysia)
porcatus Emery, 1899 (Madagascar)
praetextus Smith, F., 1867 (Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore)
• Cataulacus praetextus sumatrensis Forel, 1912

pullus Santschi, 1910 (Cameroun, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Kenya)
• Cataulacus coriaceus Stitz, 1910
• Cataulacus pullus orientalis Santschi, 1914

pygmaeus André, 1890 (Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, United Republic of Tanzania)
• Cataulacus pygmaeus bakusuensis Forel, 1913
• Cataulacus pygmaeus chariensis Santschi, 1911

R

regularis Forel, 1892 (Madagascar)
resinosus Viehmeyer, 1913 (Indonesia, Sulawesi)
reticulatus Smith, F., 1857 (Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia)
• Cataulacus reticulatus minor Smith, F., 1857

S

satrap Bolton, 1982 (Benin, Cameroun)
setosus Smith, F., 1860 (Indonesia, New Guinea, Philippines)
simoni Emery, 1893 (China, India, Sri Lanka)
• Cataulacus granulatus andamanensis Forel, 1903

striativentris Santschi, 1924 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda)
• Cataulacus donisthorpei Santschi, 1937

T

taprobanae Smith, F., 1853 (China, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka)
tardus Santschi, 1914 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea)
• Cataulacus schoutedeni Santschi, 1919

taylori Bolton, 1982 (Nigeria)
tenuis Emery, 1899 (Madagascar)
theobromicola Santschi, 1939 (Democratic Republic of Congo)
traegaordhi Santschi, 1914 (Gambia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda)
   • Cataulacus marleyi Forel, 1914
   • Cataulacus pygmaeus suddensis Weber, 1943
   • Cataulacus traegaordhi ugandensis Santschi, 1914

V

voeltzkowi Forel, 1907 (Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte)
vorticus Bolton, 1974 (Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda)

W

wasmanni Forel, 1897 (Madagascar)
weissi Santschi, 1913 (Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast)
• Cataulacus jeanneli aethiops Santschi, 1924
• Cataulacus traegaordhi plectroniae Wheeler, W.M., 1922

wissmannii Forel, 1894 (Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania)
   • Cataulacus micans durbanensis Forel, 1914
   • Cataulacus wissmanni linearis Santschi, 1914
   • Cataulacus wissmanni otii Forel, 1901

Fossil Species

Cataulacus
	Myrmicinae
	; Cataulacus lujae
	; Distribution
	; Species Richness
Statistics
Valid Species	65
Invalid Species	53
Fossils	3
Countries Occupied	49
Year Described	1853
First Species Described	1802
Last Species Described	1982

P

planiceps Emery, 1891 (Sicilian amber, Italy (Late/Upper Miocene))
plebeius De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 2004 (Borneo amber (Miocene))

S

silvestrii Emery, 1891 (Sicilian amber, Italy (Late/Upper Miocene))