The Ants of Africa
Genus Plectroctena
Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi

Plectroctena ugandensis Menozzi

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Uganda (Plectroctena ugandensis n. sp., Menozzi, 1933: 99, illustrated, queen) - see below; (see Bolton, 1995) .

Reported as queen only (Bolton, 1974b: 334, not illustrated). Bolton & Brown (2002) presumably having seen workers, although they do not say so, incorporated this species in a key to workers. It appears that the species is similar to subterranea but smaller, colour dark red. I find the situation confusing, as Bolton (1974b) originally had subterranea as from Ivory Coast, as well as Malawi and Zimbabwe. Now the new key (Bolton & Brown, 2002) has subterranea only from Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Namibia; but has these new records of ugandensis from West Africa.


{plectroctena ugandensis}{original description} and {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1974b) is at {original description} .

Holotype queen, collected at Bussu, Uganda, by E. Bayon.

Bolton (1974b) had a questionable finding from Zaire, Coquilhatville, of two queens which he felt were ugandensis, although the original Uganda holotype appears to have been lost.

Bolton & Brown (2002) reported findings from Ivory Coast, Tai Forest, by T. Diomande; and Cameroun, nr Yaoundé, by G. Terron, and Nzi, by A. Dejean. Their key separates workers, so, presumably, despite there being no description, these records refer to workers.


{Plectroctena ugandensis queen}The photomontage of the type queen is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0102133.


{Plectroctena ugandensis}The photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0003114. The specimen is from Zaïre, Epulu, 01°23'N 28°35'E, xi.1995, S D Torti, ANTC1035; 750m, sifted litter, rain forest

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