Cataulacus huberi André
  Type location Sierra Leone
(Cataulacus Huberi nov. sp.,
André, 1890: 326, worker) collector A. Mocquerys - see below
junior synonyms
guilelmi (Cataulacus
huberi Ern. André subsp. guilelmi
subsp. nov., Wheeler, 1925b: 1, worker) from Zaïre, Ituri - no
images on Antweb (September 2014)
herteri (Cataulacus
Huberi André r. herteri
n. stirps, Forel,
1913b: 315, worker, printed as queen) from Zaïre, collected at
Welgelegen, Katanga, by J.
Bequaert - see below
longispinus (Cataulacus
huberi Andr. v. longispinus
n. v., Stitz, 1910: 139, illustrated, worker)
from Cameroun, collected at Mundame, by L Conradt - no
images on Antweb (September 2014)
unavailable name luebensis (Cataulacus
huberi For. stirps herteri
For. v. luebensis n. v.,
Santschi, 1937a: 57, worker) from Zaïre, Luebo, Kamajambi, Dr
Schouteden - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0912551
all forms known  .
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 André's (1890) description is at  . Stitz's (1910) description of longispinus
is at  . Forel's (1913b)
description of herteri is at  . Wheeler's (1925b) description of guilelmi
is at  . Santschi's (1937a)
description of luebensis is at  . Bolton's modern description (1974a) is at
WORKER - TL 5.5-7.8 mm; described as variable but
differentiated by key features (Bolton, 1974a, illustrated, head,
alitrunk and variability of pronotal lateral teeth). Note André gave
the size as TL 4.5-5.5 mm.
Known from Ile-Ife (J.T. Medler) (Bolton, 1974a) in Nigeria
but not represented in the CRIN collection.
In Ghana, it was found at Mt. Atewa by pkd (D.
Leston) and running up a moss-covered tree trunk in primary forest (B.
Bolton; O.W. Richards), and Mampong (O.W. Richards).
Otherwise, recorded widely across Afrotropical forests,
including many records from Zaïre (Bolton, 1974a).
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 The photomontage of the type worker (wrongly labelled "mocquerysi") is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0915358.
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 The photomontage of the
type
worker of herteri is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0904885.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Cataulacus huberi
B Taylor det.
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Tanzania
G McGavin
tree 3-50
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10.i.1996
Mkomazi
Igire Hill
3°54.75' S
37°48.58' E
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pkd collection from Heywoodia lucens
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1
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Cataulacus huberi
B Taylor det. |
Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Cataulacus egenus
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20.ix.2007
Awae II
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
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Quadrat in forest
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1
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Cataulacus huberi
B Taylor det. |
Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Cataulacus huberi
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26.ix.2007
Boga
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
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Quadrat in forest |
1
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Cataulacus huberi
B Taylor det. |
Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Sample 38
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9.v.2007
Awae II
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
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2
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 The
photomontage is of a specimen from Tanzania, Igire Hill,
Mkomazi Game Reserve, , pkd collection from Heywoodia
lucens, 10.i.1996, by G McGavin.
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 The
photomontage is of a worker from Cameroun, Boga; collector A
Fotso Kuate.
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