Cataulacus intrudens

Distribution
This taxon was described from South Africa. It is also found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Madagascar, Angola and Namibia.

Nomenclature

 *  intrudens. Meranoplus intrudens Smith, F. 1876d: 609, pl. 11, fig. 7 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Cataulacus: Mayr, 1886c: 364. Senior synonym of batonga, baumi, densipunctatus, foveosquamosus, gazanus, hararicus, intermedius, johannae, pseudotrema, rugosus, subrugosus, umbilicatus and material of the unavailable names krugeri, tangana referred here: Bolton, 1974a: 43; of bulawayensis: Bolton, 1995b: 138.
 * hararicus. Cataulacus hararicus Forel, 1894b: 79 (w.) ETHIOPIA. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * rugosus. Cataulacus intrudens var. rugosus Forel, 1894b: 78 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE. Mayr, 1895: 129 (q.). Raised to species: Mayr, 1895: 129; Prins, 1963: 104. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * johannae. Cataulacus johannae Forel, 1895c: 250 (w.q.) MADAGASCAR. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * baumi. Cataulacus baumi Forel, 1901d: 304 (w.q.m.) ANGOLA. [Also described as new by Forel, 1903e: 560.] Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * batonga. Cataulacus baumi r. batonga Forel, 1913a: 114 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * subrugosus. Cataulacus rugosus var. subrugosus Santschi, 1914e: 26 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Santschi, 1937d: 236 (q.). Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * bulawayensis. Cataulacus baumi var. bulawayensis Arnold, 1917: 391 (w.q.) ZIMBABWE. [First available use of Cataulacus baumi r. batonga var. bulawayensis Forel, 1914d: 218; unavailable name (Bolton, 1974a: 43).] Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1995b: 137.
 * intermedius. Cataulacus intrudens st. intermedius Santschi, 1917b: 287 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * densipunctatus. Cataulacus johannae r. densipunctatus Stitz, 1923: 163 (w.) NAMIBIA. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * pseudotrema. Cataulacus baumi st. pseudotrema Santschi, 1926b: 244 (w.) TANZANIA. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * gazanus. Cataulacus baumi var. gazanus Santschi, 1928f: 208 (w.) MOZAMBIQUE. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * foveosquamosus. Cataulacus foveosquamosus Santschi, 1937a: 58, figs. 8, 9 (q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.
 * umbilicatus. Cataulacus umbilicatus Santschi, 1937a: 59, figs. 10-12 (q.) MOZAMBIQUE. Junior synonym of intrudens: Bolton, 1974a: 43.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Forel 1894b.pdf|Forel, A. 1894b. Abessinische und andere afrikanische Ameisen, gesammelt von Herrn Ingenieur Alfred Ilg, von Herrn Dr. Liengme, von Herrn Pfarrer Missionar P. Berthoud, Herrn Dr. Arth. Müller etc. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 9: 64-100 PDF]]