Cataulacus lujae

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
A member of the tenuis group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Zimbabwe.

Nomenclature

 *  lujae. Cataulacus lujae Forel, 1911c: 311 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Forel, 1914d: 220 (q.m.); Forel, 1916: 427 (q.m.). Subspecies of brevisetosus: Forel, 1914d: 220; of pygmaeus: Santschi, 1916b: 506. Revived status as species: Santschi, 1924b: 219. Junior synonym of brevisetosus: Bolton, 1974a: 31. Revived from synonymy and senior synonym of gilviventris: Bolton, 1982: 358.
 * gilviventris. Cataulacus lujae var. gilviventris Forel, 1913b: 316 (q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of lujae: Bolton, 1982: 358.

Type Material

 * Cataulacus lujae: Syntype workers, Democratic Republic of Congo: Kasai, Kondue (Luja) (MRAC, Tervuren).
 * Cataulacus lujae var. gilviventris: Holotype female, Democratic Republic of Congo: Kabanza, Kikondja, Riv. Lovoi (Bequaert) (MRAC, Tervuren).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bolton B. 1982. Afrotropical species of the myrmicine ant genera Cardiocondyla, Leptothorax, Melissotarsus, Messor and Cataulacus (Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 45: 307-370.
 * Forel A. 1913. Formicides du Congo Belge récoltés par MM. Bequaert, Luja, etc. Revue Zoologique Africaine (Brussels). 2: 306-351.
 * Forel A. 1914. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 50: 211-288.
 * Forel A. 1916. Fourmis du Congo et d'autres provenances récoltées par MM. Hermann Kohl, Luja, Mayné, etc. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 24: 397-460.
 * Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
 * Hita Garcia, F., G. Fischer, M.K. Peters, R.R. Snelling and H.W. Wagele. 2009. A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Kakamega Forest (Kenya). Journal of East African Natural HIstory 98(2): 147-165.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004