Bothroponera planicornis

Pachycondyla planicornis is a rare species, restricted geographically to the mesic forests of eastern Madagascar. It is only known from lowland forest of the PN Marojejy and Betaolana (along Bekona River) in the northeast of the island, through the sandy forest of Mahavelona (Foulpointe) in the east, to the montane rainforest of the PN Ranomafana in the southeast. Collection data indicate that foraging is carried out on the ground surface, and nests are located mainly in rotten logs.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  planicornis. Pachycondyla planicornis Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2013a: 127, figs. 2, 5, 44, 45, 61 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in Bothroponera: Joma & Mackay, 2013: 2; Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 76.