Nylanderia madagascarensis

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Comoros. Malagasy Region: Mayotte, Seychelles.

Nomenclature

 *  madagascarensis. Prenolepis vividula var. madagascarensis Forel, 1886f: 212 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Forel, 1892l: 238 (q.m.). Combination in Pr. (Nylanderia): Emery, 1914f: 422; in Paratrechina (Nylanderia): Emery, 1925b: 219; in Nylanderia: LaPolla, Brady & Shattuck, 2010a: 127. Subspecies of vividula: Forel, 1891b: 87. Raised to species: Forel, 1892l: 238; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1038. Current subspecies: nominal plus ellisii, rufescens, sechellensis.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Fisher B. L. 1997. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 31: 269-302.
 * Fisher B. L. 2003. Formicidae, ants. Pp. 811-819 in: Goodman, S. M.; Benstead, J. P. (eds.) 2003. The natural history of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, xxi + 1709 pp.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. IX. A synonymic list of the ants of the Malagasy region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 1005-1055