Cerapachys similis (Santschi)

Type locality Ivory Coast (Lioponera similis n. sp., Santschi, 1930a: 51, illustrated, male; combination in Cerapachys, Brown, 1975: 23) collected at Dimbroko, by Le Moult, 8 males at a light
male only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Santschi's (1930a) description, with illustrations, is at and . Note he gave the colour as black ("noir).

The photomontage of the type male is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0911264

Oxford University Museum specimens

Cerapachys smilis B Taylor det. males

Mali Z Yefremova & V Kravchenko

25.xii.2010 Sevare 14°32' N 04°06' W

Niger River, bank of lagoon malaise trap

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The photomontage is of a likely male from Mali, collectors Z Yefremova & V Kravchenko.

This and the specimen below are somewhat larger than stated by Santschi (1930) but come from not too far away geographically and have the same general habitus and colour.

The photomontage is of a likely male from Mali, collectors Z Yefremova & V Kravchenko.