Myrmicaria salambo

Myrmicaria salambo is arboreal and attending climbing insects (Wheeler, 1922; Scupola, 2019).

Identification
Concerning the measurements, Myrmicaria morettoi has CW, SL, CI and CS relatively much smaller than M. salambo. The measures of M. salambo are based on 3 syntypes (MCZ) and 4 specimens from Ivory Coast, Boundiali, M’banto 09°35’18.1”N 006°42’52.1”W, piège achatine, Moretto P. leg. (Antonio Scupola, personal collection, Italy).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast.

Nomenclature

 *  salambo. Myrmicaria salambo Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 147, fig. 37 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. II. The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 39-269.