The Ants of Africa
Genus Pachycondyla
Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) cavernosa Roger
{Pachycondyla cavernosa}

Pachycondyla (Bothroponera) cavernosa Roger

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Roger, 1860: 288, worker); subspecies montivaga (Arnold, 1947: 132, worker) from South Africa; worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Roger's (1860) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1915: 60) gave a translation, this is at {original description}. Arnold's (1947) description of montivaga is at {original description}.

The photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=sam-hym-c008788b&shot=p1&project=null
Collection Information: Specimen Code SAM-HYM-C008788B; Locality South Africa: Cape Province: between Bloubergstrand and Melkbosstrand; 33°47'00"S 018°29'00"E 5 m; Collection codes: SAM-HYM-C008788; Date: 19 Sep 1995; Collected by: H.G.Robertson; Habitat: Strandveld: West Coast

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