Bothroponera vazimba

The distribution of P. vazimba is generally limited to western Madagascar. This species occurs mostly in the dry forest habitats of the PN Ankarafantsika in the north through Beza-Mahafaly Forest in the south. Interestingly, along its north-south range it also can be found in the gallery forests of the PN Isalo, Forêt de Mite, and Fiherenana, and in the disjunct montane rainforest of Analavelona. When nesting in rotten logs, dead branches on the ground and in the soil layer, P. vazimba forages most often in leaf litter and infrequently on the forest floor, habits related to its smaller eyes, shorter antennal scape, and shorter legs.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  vazimba. Pachycondyla vazimba Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013: 131, figs. 12, 48–49, 63 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in Bothroponera: Joma & Mackay, 2013: 2; Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 77.