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

 * . Anochetus bequaerti Forel, 1913b: 309 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Katanga, Bukama (J. Bequaert).
 * Type-depository: MRAC.
 * Arnold, 1915: 104 (q.m.).
 * Status as species: Forel, 1913j: 203; Arnold, 1915: 103 (redescription); Forel, 1916: 400; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 99, 791; Bernard, 1953b: 211; Brown, 1978c: 556, 603; Bolton, 1995b: 63; Hita Garcia, et al. 2013: 219.
 * Senior synonym of abstracta: Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 63.
 * Senior synonym of estus: Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 63.
 * Senior synonym of opaciventris: Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 63.
 * Distribution: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe.
 * abstracta. Anochetus bequaerti st. abstracta Santschi, 1914e: 12 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: South Africa: Natal, Amanzimtote, 21.i.1905 (I. Trägårdh).
 * Type-depository: NHMB or NHRS.
 * Subspecies of bequaerti: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 791; Arnold, 1926: 214.
 * Junior synonym of bequaerti: Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 63.
 * estus. Anochetus estus Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 98 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Akenge, from stomach of toad (Lang & Chapin).
 * Type-depository: AMNH.
 * Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 791.
 * Junior synonym of bequaerti: Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
 * opaciventris. Anochetus opaciventris Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 98 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
 * Type-material: 3 syntype workers.
 * Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Belgian Congo”): Akenge, from stomach of toads (Bufo funereus and polycercus) (Lang & Chapin or H.O. Lang).
 * Type-depository: MCZC.
 * Status as species: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 791.
 * Junior synonym of bequaerti: Brown, 1978c: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 65.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * 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 Jr., W.L. 1978. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, Tribe Ponerini, Subtribe Odontomachiti, Section B. Genus Anochetus and Bibliography. Studia Entomologia 20(1-4): 549-XXX
 * 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.
 * Forel A. 1913. Formicides du Congo Belge récoltés par MM. Bequaert, Luja, etc. Revue Zoologique Africaine (Brussels). 2: 306-351.
 * Hita Garcia, F., G. Fischer, M.K. Peters, R.R. Snelling and H.W. Wagele. 2009. A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Kakamega Forest (Kenya). Journal of East African Natural HIstory 98(2): 147-165.
 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
 * Medler J. T. 1980: Insects of Nigeria - Check list and bibliography. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 30: i-vii, 1-919.
 * Stephens S. S., P. B. Bosu, and M. R. Wager. 2016. Effect of overstory tree species diversity and composition on ground foraging ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in timber plantations in Ghana. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & management 12(1-2): 96-107.
 * 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.
 * Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
 * 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