Mesoponera caffraria

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Botswana, Central African Republic, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Palaearctic Region: Ethiopia.

Nomenclature

 *  caffraria. Ponera caffraria Smith, F. 1858b: 91 (q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Forel, 1913a: 108 (w.); Arnold, 1915: 65 (w.m.); Emery, 1899c: 5 (l.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971b: 1206 (l.). Combination in Euponera (Mesoponera): Emery, 1901a: 46; in Mesoponera: Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1971b: 1206; in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 303. Senior synonym of guineensis: Mayr, 1895: 125; Emery, 1911d: 81; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 775. Current subspecies: nominal plus affinis, caffra.
 * guineensis. Ponera guineensis André, 1890: 318 (w.) SIERRA LEONE. Combination in Euponera (Mesoponera): Santschi, 1935b: 258. Subspecies of caffraria: Santschi, 1935b: 258. Junior synonym of caffraria: Mayr, 1895: 125; Emery, 1911d: 81; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 775; Bolton, 1995b: 305.

Ponera caffraria

Holotype alate queen in. Labelled “Port Natal. 56/63.” Acc. Reg.: “1856 no. 63 (May 24) Port Natal. Purchased of Stevens. Collected by Mr Plant.”

Additional References

 * Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa. 3817, 1–242 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1)