Calyptomyrmex piripilis

Distribution
This taxon was described from Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Nomenclature

 *  piripilis. Calyptomyrmex piripilis Santschi, 1923e: 282 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Bolton, 1981a: 65 (q.). Senior synonym of cataractae, litoralis, punctatus: Bolton, 1981a: 65.
 * cataractae. Calyptomyrmex cataractae Arnold, 1926: 283 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1973a: 35 (l.). Junior synonym of piripilis: Bolton, 1981a: 65.
 * litoralis. Calyptomyrmex cataractae subsp. litoralis Arnold, 1948: 221 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of piripilis: Bolton, 1981a: 65.
 * punctatus. Calyptomyrmex (Calyptomyrmex) punctatus Weber, 1952: 24, figs. 19, 21, 23 (w.) KENYA. Junior synonym of piripilis: Bolton, 1981a: 65.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Bolton 1981a.pdf|Bolton, B. 1981a. A revision of the ant genera Meranoplus F. Smith, Dicroaspis Emery and Calyptomyrmex Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 42: 43-81 PDF]]