Cerapachys nkomoensis (Forel)

Type locality Zaïre (Phyracaces nkomoensis n. sp., Forel, 1916: 400, worker; combination in Cerapachys, Brown, 1975: 23) from St. Gabriel, by Kohl
junior synonyms
congolensis (Phyracaces Cooperi Arnold r. congolensis n. stirps, Forel, 1916: 401) from Zaïre, collected at St. Gabriel, by Kohl - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?name=casent0907062
eidmanni (Phyracaces eidmanni n. sp., Menozzi, 1942: 165) worker only described; synonymy by Brown, 1975 - slightly larger; see Bolton, 1995) from Fernando Po I. - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0911261  .

Forel's (1916) description is at . Forel's (1916) description of congolensis is at . Menozzi's (1942) description of eidmanni is at .

Now known from Cameroun, collected by the Campo Forest study (Bolton, Dejean & Ngnegueu, 1992); nest in active termitarium of Ophiotermes mandibularis

The photomontage of a type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0907068

Oxford University Museum specimens

Cerapachys nkomoensis B Taylor det.

Cameroun A Fotso Kuate Sample 66

27.vii.2010 Nko’ondo 03°54'30" N 11°25'58" E

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The photomontage is of a dealate queen from Cameroun, Nko'ondo; collector A Fotso Kuate.

See also the worker at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0178209