Nesomyrmex madecassus

This species is known to occur in Madagascar’s rain forests at very high altitudes between 690 and 2150m, mean: 1538m. This species is known to forage in low vegetation, nests can often be found in dead twigs, or rarely in leaf litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), or in rotten tree stumps.

Identification
A member of the madecassus species-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Comoros. Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Mayotte.

Nomenclature

 *  madecassus. Leptothorax madecassus Forel, 1892l: 265 (w.q.) MADAGASCAR.
 * Combination in L. (Goniothorax): Emery, 1896g: 58 (footnote).
 * Combination in Nesomyrmex: Bolton, 2003: 272.
 * Status as species: Csősz & Fisher, 2016: 120.