Plagiolepis fuscula

A nest of this species was found in a dead branch of a Ficus tree.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mozambique, South Africa.

Nomenclature

 *  fuscula. Plagiolepis fuscula Emery, 1895h: 45 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in P. (Anacantholepis): Emery, 1925b: 22.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Arnold G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 579-674.
 * Forel A. 1910. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 54: 421-458.
 * Santschi F. 1914. Meddelanden från Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Afdelning. 3. Fourmis du Natal et du Zoulouland récoltées par le Dr. I. Trägårdh. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar. 15: 1-44.
 * Santschi, F. "Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola." Revue Suisse de Zoologie 37 (1930): 53-81.
 * 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