Myrmicaria consanguinea Santschi

Type location Kenya (Myrmicaria eumenoides st. congolensis, var. consanguinea, nov., Santschi, 1914b: 115; Myrmicaria fusca Stitz v. consanguinea n. var., Santschi, 1925c: 166, worker & queen) from Kenya, Likoni, Alluaud & Jeannel - see below
junior synonyms (here)
nigerrima (Myrmicaria nigerrima, Arnold, 1916: 270, illustrated, worker; Myrmicaria fusca Stitz stirps nigerrima Arnold, Santschi, 1925c: 167, male) from Zimbabwe, Matopo Hill, G Arnold - see below
laevifrons (Myrmicaria fusca Stitz st. nigerrima Arnold v. laevifrons n. var., Santschi, 1925c: 167, worker) from Mozambique, Amatonga Forest, Arnold - see below
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Santschi's (1914b) description of is at . Arnold's (1916) description of nigerrima is at . Santschi's (1925c) description, with consanguinea and laevifrons, is at .

Probably purely from eastern Africa.

The photomontage of the holotype is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913402.

laevifrons is identical to consanguinea (the latter type is damaged) and both are notably larger than nigerrima. All three are the same dark colour. Separate species Myrmicaria

The photomontage of the laevifrons type is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913043.

The photomontage of the nigerrima type is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0900508.

Santschi (1925c) noted this as more truly (franchement) black and with sharper rugae on the genae.