Anochetus bequaerti

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe.

Nomenclature

 *  bequaerti. Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913b: 309 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Arnold, 1915: 104 (q.m.). Senior synonym of abstracta, estus, opaciventris: Brown, 1978c: 556.
 * abstracta. Anochetus bequaerti st. abstracta Santschi, 1914e: 12 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of bequaerti: Brown, 1978c: 556.
 * estus. Anochetus estus Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 98 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of bequaerti: Brown, 1978c: 556.
 * opaciventris. Anochetus opaciventris Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 98 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of bequaerti: Brown, 1978c: 556.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Brown W.L. Jr. 1978. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography. Studia Ent. 20(1-4): 549-638.
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 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 39-269.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004