Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni Forel

Type locality Zaïre (Camponotus Schoutedeni n. sp., Forel, 1911f: 281, minor worker; 1913a: 146, major worker) collected at Congo da Lemba, by R Mayné; minor & major workers described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1911f) description of the minor is at . Forel's (1913a) description of the major is at , apparently collected at Redbank, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) by G. Arnold. Arnold (1924) provided a translation of Forel's (1911f, 1913a) descriptions; this is at .

Reported also by Santschi (1935), from Kwamouth, vi.1921, collected by Dr Schouteden - Forel (1911f) did not say why he called the species after Schouteden.

The photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0910442.

The photomontage of the type minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0910443.

Note: not the Congo type but from the Zimbabwe collection.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Benin S Tchibozo Benin 5	27.viii.2006 Bonou 06°50-55' N 02°20-30'E	Forêt de Gnanhouizoumè, pitfall trap	2
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 2882.2	24.v.2012 Komi 09°25'47'' N 02°37'30'' E	With Tettigometridae on fruit of Annona muricata	1
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 2955.1	7.xi.2012 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Northern zone of mango plantation (~Eucalyptus) beating weeds Minor workers	2
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3004.2	5.xi.2012 Béthel 8°00'13'' N 02°22'57'' E	On Poacae Minor worker	1
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3009.2	2.vi.2011 Kérou-kpogoh 10°06'37'' N 02°38'46'' E	On Annona senegalensis associated with coccids	1
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3089.3	27.xii.2012 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Anacardium occidentale hand collected minor	1
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3090.2	29.xii.2012 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Anacardium occidentale hand collected minor	2
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Congo E Zassi 13-t-1	4-5.ii.2008 Lésio-Louna 03°20'12.0" S 015°28'43.6" E	Village Mah; 24h pitfall trap	1
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Gabon Y Braet Gabon 115	1-8.viii.2006 Pongara 0°19'336"N 0°19'102"E	Pointe Wingombé; sweep netting in sesame and forest	1
Camponotus (Myrmosaga) schoutedeni B Taylor det.	Cameroun A Fotso Kuate Camponotus sp6	9.v.2007 Awae II 03°54'30" N 11°25'58" E	Pitfall in fallow	1

The photomontage is of a minor worker from Benin, Bonou, Forêt de Gnanhouizoumè; collector S Tchibozo.

Forel's (1911f) description of the minor (my translation) is
MINOR - TL 3.8-4 mm; similar to lubbocki from Madagascar, with same petiole scale (thick with a superior face) and concave saddle to the propodeum. The thorax is shorter and the promesonotum is a convex hump, especially so on the mesonotum. The head is shorter, only marginally longer than wide, less rectangular, wider posteriorly than anterirorly. The eyes are larger and situated in the posterior one-third (more forward in lubbocki). Mandibles with six teeth. Scape shorter, surpassing the occiput by less than half its length. Mandibles and antennae testaceous; legs brown, rest black and shiny.

The photomontage is of a minor from Gabon; Pongara National Park, Pointe Wingombé; collector Yves Braet (Gabon 115).

The photomontage is of a minor from Congo, Réserve de Lésio-Louna, Village Mah; collector Eric Zassi.

The photomontage is of a minor from Cameroun, Awae II; collector A Fotso Kuate.