Bothroponera perroti

Pachycondyla perroti is endemic to Madagascar, generally occurs in the humid habitats in the east of the island, ranging from the littoral region to the mountaintops, as well as the transitional forests of the Ampasindava peninsula (Ambilanivy Forest) and Daraina in the western slope of the northern part of the island. This species is also known to occupy secondary and disturbed habitats. Although the large size of the species offers an opportunity for behavioral studies, very little is known about its biology. Field work over the past 15 years has found this species foraging most frequently on the ground and in leaf litter, and very rarely on lower vegetation. It usually nests in rotten logs, soil layers, or rarely tree stumps. (Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  perroti. Bothroponera perroti Forel, 1891b: 131, pl. 4, fig. 6 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in Pachycondyla (Bothroponera): Emery, 1901a: 45. Senior synonym of admista: Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013: 125.
 * admista. Bothroponera perroti r. admista Forel, 1892l: 251 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in Pachycondyla (Bothroponera): Emery, 1901a: 45. Raised to species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 35. Subspecies of perroti: Wasmann, 1897: 250; Emery, 1901a: 45. Junior synonym of perroti: Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013: 125.

Additional References

 * Rakotonirina, J.C. & Fisher, B.L. 2013. Revision of the Pachycondyla wasmannii-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Malagasy region. Zootaxa 3609, 101-141.
 * 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)