Santschiella kohli Forel
Type locality Zaïre (collected at St. Gabriel, by Herman
Kohl, in Forel, 1916: 435, illustrated, worker) (see Bolton, 1995);
worker only described. Pictured by Hölldobler & Wilson, who
also note that it is difficult to catch (1990, pages 141 and 259)
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Forel's (1916) description is at -
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Described by Bolton (1973a) as rare and believed to be arboreal.
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The photomontage of a fresh specimen is from -
http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0004701
and is true to the colouration of the original description.
Collection details Gabon: Prov. Ogooue-Maritime; Aire
d'Exploit. Rationnelle de Faune des Monts Doudou, 24.3 km 307° NW
Doussala; 02°13'35"S 010°24'35"E, 370m. Collection
Information: Collection codes: ANTC1253. Date: 7 Mar 2000. Collected
by: S. Van Noort. Method: Sweep. Habitat: Coastal lowland rainforest,
undergrowth, low canopy in forest.
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The photomontage of the type is collated from the AMNH collection at