Aenictogiton emeryi Forel
Type location Zaïre (Aenictogiton Emeryi n. sp., Forel,
1913b: 315); Valley of the Lumbumbashi, collected by Buttgenbach .
Forel's (1913b) description is at .
Santschi (1924d) recorded further specimens from Congo
(Belgian) at Kambove, xi.1918 (Dr Gerard), 2 males; and Lusindoi,
27.viii.1911 (L. Burgeon).
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Aenictogiton species undetermined ? emeryi
Clearly differing from fossiceps in head profile
and petiole shape in dorsal view. The Santschi key leads one to elongatus
but the Forel description and comparision with the type images shows it almost certainly is emeryi
Collection details (label) - Zambia (N.
Rhodesia); 35 mi SE of Tunduma; 00°00'00"N 000°00'00"E 1400m.
Collection codes: ANTC1250 Date: 19 Feb 1958 Collected by: E. S. Ross
and R. E. Leech. The location seems likely to be about 09°42'S 33°05'E,
which is actually on the Tanzanian side of the Tanzania-Zambia border.
The photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0005900
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