The Ants of Africa
Genus Pachycondyla
Pachycondyla (Hagensia) havilandi (Forel)
{Pachycondyla havilandi}

Pachycondyla (Hagensia) havilandi (Forel)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Megaloponera havilandi, Forel, 1901f: 333, worker; Arnold, 1915: 68, male); subspecies fochi (Forel, 1918b: 155, worker) from South Africa, godfreyi (Arnold, 1926: 203, worker & male) and marleyi (Arnold, 1926: 203, worker); junior synonym sulcigera (Euponera (Mesoponera) sulcigera, Mayr, 1904a: 593, worker; synonymy by Arnold, 1915: 61); worker and male only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

{Pachycondyla havilandi} Forel's (1901f) description is at {original description}. Mayr's (1904a) description of sulcigera is at {original description} and {original description} . Arnold (1915: 61) gave a translation, with the synonymy of sulcigera, this is at {original description} and {original description}. Forel's (1918b) description of fochi is at {original description}. Arnold (1926) described godfreyi and marleyi at {original description}. Arnold's (1951) revisionary study is at {original description}.


{Pachycondyla havilandi} The photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=sam-hym-c005378a
South Africa: Natal; Ukilinga Research Farm, 10km SE of Pietermaritzburg; 29°40'00"S 030°24'00"E 840m Collection Information: Collection codes: SAM-HYM-C005378 Date: 31 Dec 1991
Collected by: B.Chambers Method: pitfall trapping
Habitat: grassland

Specimens of marleyi can be seen on the Antweb.org site at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=sam-hym-c001445a and (a male) http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=sam-hym-c001445b both from South Africa: Natal: Mkuze Game Reserve; 27°36'00"S 032°13'00"E; Collection codes: SAM-HYM-C001445; Date: Collected by: C.Peeters. The main obvious difference from the type is the heavier build, as drawn by Arnold and a greater amount of fine pubescence.

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