Strumigenys ludovici

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Angola, Benin, Cameroun, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe. Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte.

Nomenclature

 *  ludovici. Strumigenys ludovici Forel, 1904b: 369 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in S. (Trichoscapa): Santschi, 1913b: 258; in Serrastruma: Brown, 1952e: 85; in Pyramica: Bolton, 1999: 1673; in Strumigenys: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007: 123. Senior synonym of alluaudi (and its junior synonym rothkirchi), lotti, nigeriensis: Bolton, 1983: 343. See also: Bolton, 2000: 315.
 * alluaudi. Strumigenys alluaudi Santschi, 1911c: 360 (w.q.) TANZANIA. Combination in S. (Trichoscapa): Santschi, 1913b: 258 (in key); in S. (Cephaloxys): Emery, 1924d: 323; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 918; in Serrastruma: Brown, 1952e: 75. Senior synonym of rothkirchi: Brown, 1952e: 75. Junior synonym of ludovici: Bolton, 1983: 343.
 * nigeriensis. Strumigenys (Trichoscapa) alluaudi st. nigeriensis Santschi, 1914d: 376 (w.) NIGERIA. Combination in S. (Cephaloxys): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 919. Junior synonym of simoni: Brown, 1952e: 83; of ludovici: Bolton, 1983: 343.
 * rothkirchi. Strumigenys rothkirchi Wasmann, 1918b: 142, pl. 2, figs. 9, 10 (w.) CAMEROUN. Combination in S. (Cephaloxys): Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 920. Junior synonym of alluaudi: Brown, 1952e: 75.
 * lotti. Strumigenys (Cephaloxys) escherichi subsp. lotti Weber, 1943c: 378, pl. 15, fig. 13 (w.q.) SUDAN. Combination in Serrastruma: Brown, 1952e: 76. Raised to species: Brown, 1952e: 76. Junior synonym of ludovici: Bolton, 1983: 343.