The Ants of Africa
Genus Pachycondyla
Pachycondyla (Ophthalmopone) hottentota Emery
{Pachycondyla hottentota}

Pachycondyla (Ophthalmopone) hottentota Emery

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Emery, 1886: 360, worker; Arnold, 1915: 52, male); junior synonym lanceolata (Mayr, 1895: 125, worker) from South Africa; worker and male only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Emery's (1886) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1915: 52) gave a translation; this is at {original description}. Mayr's (1895) description of lanceolata is at {original description}.

{Pachycondyla hottentota}The photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=SAM-HYM-C007413A Collection Information: Specimen Code SAM-HYM-C007413A; Locality South Africa: Cape Province: 76 miles from Ceres to Sutherland; 32°30'00"S 020°14'00"E; Collection codes: SAM-HYM-C007413; Date: 28 Aug 1962; Collected by: A.J.Prins

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