Anochetus africanus

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Uganda.

Nomenclature

 * . Stenomyrmex africanus Mayr, 1865: 11 (footnote) (w.) GHANA.
 * Type-material: holotype(?) worker.
 * [Note: no indication of number of specimens is given.]
 * Type-locality: Ghana (“Gold Coast”): (no further data).
 * Type-depository: NHMW.
 * André, 1892a: 47 (q.).
 * Combination in Anochetus: Forel, 1887: 382.
 * Status as species: Forel, 1887: 382; Forel, 1891b: 107; André, 1892a: 47; Dalla Torre, 1893: 47; Mayr, 1896: 236; Mayr, 1897: 426 (footnote); Forel, 1907a: 1; Santschi, 1910c: 351; Stitz, 1910: 131; Emery, 1911d: 108; Forel, 1913j: 203; Santschi, 1914d: 331; Stitz, 1916: 372; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 97, 790, 1012; Santschi, 1923e: 267; Santschi, 1935b: 263; Santschi, 1937b: 95; Menozzi, 1942: 166; Eidmann, 1944: 436; Bernard, 1953b: 211; Brown, 1978c: 556, 602; Bolton, 1995b: 63; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 219.
 * Senior synonym of camerunensis: Mayr, 1904b: 2; Emery, 1911d: 108; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 790; Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 63.
 * Senior synonym of pasteuri: Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 63.
 * Distribution: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
 * camerunensis. Anochetus africanus var. camerunensis Mayr, 1896: 236 (w.m.) CAMEROON.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated), 1 syntype male.
 * Type-locality: Cameroon: (no further data) (Y. Sjöstedt).
 * Type-depository: NHMW (perhaps also in NHRS).
 * Emery, 1899e: 476 (q.).
 * Subspecies of africanus: Emery, 1899e: 476.
 * Junior synonym of africanus: Mayr, 1904b: 2; Emery, 1911d: 108; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 790; Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
 * pasteuri. Anochetus pasteuri Santschi, 1923e: 265 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
 * Type-material: 1 syntype worker, 3 syntype queens.
 * Type-localities: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): 1 worker Kasai, Bashishombe, 7.viii.1922 (H. Schouteden), 2 queens Lesse (J. Bequaert), 1 queen Kamaiembi (Luebo) (H. Schouteden).
 * Type-depositories: MRAC, NHMB.
 * Junior synonym of africanus: Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 65.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * André E. 1892. Matériaux myrmécologiques. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 11: 45-56.
 * Belshaw R., and B. Bolton. 1994. A survey of the leaf litter ant fauna in Ghana, West Africa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 3: 5-16.
 * Belshaw R., and B. Bolton. 1994. A survey of the leaf litter ant fauna in Ghana, West Africa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 3: 5-16.
 * 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.
 * CSIRO Collection
 * Eidmann H. 1944. Die Ameisenfauna von Fernando Poo. 27. Beitrag zu den Ergebnissen der Westafrika-Expedition. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Ökol. Geogr. Tiere 76: 413-490.
 * Emery C. 1899. Fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 43: 459-504.
 * Emery C. 1911. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Ponerinae. Genera Insectorum 118: 1-125.
 * Forel A. 1887. Fourmis récoltées à Madagascar par le Dr. Conrad Keller. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 7: 381-389.
 * Forel A. 1913. Ameisen aus Rhodesia, Kapland usw. (Hym.) gesammelt von Herrn G. Arnold, Dr. H. Brauns und Anderen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1913(Suppl.): 203-225.
 * Forel, A. "Ameisen aus Rhodesia, Kapland usw. (Hym.) gesammelt von Herrn G. Arnold, Dr. H. Brauns und Anderen." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1913(Suppl.) (1913): 203-225.
 * Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
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 * Levieux J., and T. Diomande. 1985. Evolution des peuplements de fourmis terricoles selon l'age de la végétation dans une foret de Cote d'Ivoire intacte ou soumise à l'action humaine. Insectes Sociaux 32(2): 128-139.
 * Lévieux J. 1977. La nutrition des fourmis tropicales: V- Elements de synthèse. Les modes d'exploitation de la biocenose. Insectes Sociaux 24(3): 235-260.
 * Majer J. D. 1976. The ant mosaic in Ghana cocoa farms: further structural considerations. Journal of Applied Ecology 13: 145-155.
 * Medler J. T. 1980: Insects of Nigeria - Check list and bibliography. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 30: i-vii, 1-919.
 * Menozzi C. 1930. Formiche della Somalia italiana meridionale. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 9: 76-130.
 * Menozzi C. 1942. Formiche dell'isola Fernando Poo e del territorio del Rio Muni (Guinea Spagnola). 24. Beitrag zu den wissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen der Forschungsreise H. Eidmann nach Spanisch-Guinea 1939 bis 1940. Zoologischer Anzeiger 140: 164-182.
 * Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
 * Santschi F. 1935. Hymenoptera. I. Formicidae. Mission Scientifique de l'Omo 2: 255-277.
 * Taylor B. 1976. Ants of the Nigerian Forest Zone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). I. Ponerinae, Cerapachyinae, Pseudomyrmecinae. Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria Technical Bulletin Series 4: 1-41.
 * 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
 * Yeo K., T. Delsinne, S. Komate, L. L. Alonso, D. Aidara, and C. Peeters. 2016. Diversity and distribution of ant assemblages above and below ground in a West African forest–savannah mosaic (Lamto, Cote d’Ivoire). Insectes Sociaux DOI 10.1007/s00040-016-0527-6