Odontomachus assiniensis

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia.

Nomenclature

 *  assiniensis. Odontomachus assiniensis Emery, 1892d: 558 (w.) IVORY COAST. Santschi, 1910c: 350 (q.); Forel, 1913e: 666 (q.m.); Santschi, 1914b: 57 (m.). Senior synonym of intermedius: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 793; Brown, 1976a: 102; of aterrimus, caffrorum, fauconneti, flavescens, furvior, fuscus Stitz, 1916, tropicalis: Brown, 1976a: 102. See also: Brown, 1976a: 128.
 * fauconneti. Odontomachus assiniensis subsp. fauconneti Forel, 1910a: 27 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Brown, 1976a: 102.
 * intermedius. Odontomachus intermedius Stitz, 1911b: 378 (w.) TANZANIA. Subspecies of assiniensis: Santschi, 1914e: 14. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 793; Brown, 1976a: 102.
 * caffrorum. Odontomachus assiniensis st. caffrorum Santschi, 1914e: 14 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Brown, 1976a: 102.
 * fuscus. Odontomachus assiniensis var. fuscus Stitz, 1916: 372 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Brown, 1976a: 102.
 * aterrimus. Odontomachus assiniensis var. aterrimus Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 102 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Brown, 1976a: 102.
 * furvior. Odontomachus assiniensis var. furvior Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 101 (w.q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Brown, 1976a: 102.
 * tropicalis. Odontomachus assiniensis var. tropicalis Menozzi, 1922a: 352 (w.q.m.) PRINCIPE I. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Brown, 1976a: 102.
 * flavescens. Odontomachus assiniensis subsp. flavescens Bernard, 1953b: 215 (w.q.) GUINEA. Junior synonym of assiniensis: Brown, 1976a: 102.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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