The Ants of Africa
Genus Pachycondyla
Pachycondyla (Mesoponera) wroughtoni (Forel)
{Pachycondyla wroughtoni}

Pachycondyla (Mesoponera) wroughtoni (Forel)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Euponera (Pseudoponera) wroughtoni, Forel, 1901f: 341, worker & male; Arnold, 1926: 204, queen); subspecies crudelis (Forel, 1901f: 343, worker & male); all forms described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1901f) description is at {original description}; his description of crudelis is at {original description}. Arnold (1915: 75) gave an illustrated translation; this is at {original description}. Arnold's (1926: 204) description of the queen is at {original description}.


{Pachycondyla wroughtoni}The photomontage is of a specimen collected from South Africa, Western Cape, Knysna Env.; S 34°03.5' E 23°14'; 300m; Peter Hlavác, 2.ii.2004. Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}


{Pachycondyla wroughtoni}The photomontage is of a specimen from South Africa, collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=sam-hym-c002649b&shot=p1&project=.

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