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