Atopomyrmex mocquerysi

Distribution
This taxon was described from Senegal. It is also found in Sierra Leone, South Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria.

Nomenclature

 *  mocquerysi. Atopomyrmex mocquerysi André, 1889: 227 (w.) SENEGAL. André, 1895a: 3 (q.); Forel, 1913b: 335 (m.). Senior synonym of australis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 885; of arnoldi, erigens, obscura, opaca and material of the unavailable name nigellus referred here: Bolton, 1981b: 251.
 * australis. Atopomyrmex mocquerysi var. australis Santschi, 1914e: 16 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of mocquerysi: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 885.
 * arnoldi. Atopomyrmex mocquerysi var. arnoldi Santschi, 1923e: 283 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of mocquerysi: Bolton, 1981b: 251.
 * obscura. Atopomyrmex mocquerysi var. obscura Santschi, 1923e: 283 (w.) IVORY COAST. Junior synonym of mocquerysi: Bolton, 1981b: 251.
 * opaca. Atopomyrmex mocquerysi st. opaca Santschi, 1923e: 283 (w.) ANGOLA. [Also described as new by Santschi, 1925h: 163.] Junior synonym of mocquerysi: Bolton, 1981b: 251.
 * erigens. Atopomyrmex mocquerysi var. erigens Santschi, 1924b: 205 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of mocquerysi: Bolton, 1981b: 251.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Andre 1889.pdf|André, E. 1889. Hyménoptères nouveaux appartenant au groupe des Formicides. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 8: 217-231 PDF]]


 * [[Media:Bolton 1981b.pdf|Bolton, B. 1981b. A revision of six minor genera of Myrmicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 43: 245-307 PDF]]