Anochetus katonae Forel
  Type location Tanzania
(Anochetus Grandidieri Forel
var. Katonae n. var., Forel,
1907a: 1, worker; raised to species and following synonymies by Brown,
1978c: 557) collected at Moshi, by Katona
junior
synonyms
concinnus (Anochetus
concinnus n. sp., Santschi, 1920b: 9, worker not queen) from Zaïre - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915157
durbanensis (Anochetus
punctatus Santschi var. durbanensis
n. v., Arnold, 1926: 215, worker) from South Africa
punctatus
(Anochetus punctatus n. sp.,
Santschi, 1914e: 13, worker) from South Africa - see Arnold collected worker http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915160
gnomulus
(Anochetus gnomulus n. sp.,
Bernard, 1952: 212-214, illustrated,
worker) from Guinea
lamottei (Anochetus
lamottei n. sp., Bernard, 1952: 212-214, illustrated,
worker) from Guinea - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915495
longiceps (Anochetus
parvus Santschi var. longiceps
n. var., Santschi, 1914d: 330-331, worker &
queen) from Cameroun,
Victoria, by F. Silvestri, in 1913 - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915159
occidentalis
(Anochetus
punctatus Santschi var. occidentalis
n. v., Santschi, 1914d: 330-331, worker & queen) from Cameroun,
Victoria, by F. Silvestri, in 1913 - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915161
parvus (Anochetus
parvus n. sp., Santschi,
1914d: 330, worker) from Nigeria, Olokemeji, F. Silvestri, in
1913 - type apparently lost
worker and queen described (see Bolton, 1995)  .
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 Forel's
(1907a) brief description is at  , his comparisons were with An.
grandidieri, from Madagascar (Forel 1891b). Santschi's (1914d)
descriptions of occidentalis, parvus and longiceps
are at  . Santschi's (1914e)
description of punctatus is at  . Arnold (1915) provided a translation of
Santschi's (1914e) description of punctatus and notes on durbanensis;
these are at  . Santschi's (1920b) description of concinnus
is at  . Bernard's (1952)
illustrated descriptions of lamottei and gnomulus are
at  .
Brown's (1978c: 557)
illustrated description is at  .
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 Nigeria
specimens (as Anochetus punctatus, Taylor, 1976: 15). WORKER.
TL 3.30 mm, HL 0.75, HW 0.68, SL 0.59 and PW 0.44
Colour castaneous, head lighter, legs and mandibles yellow, shiny. Head
sparsely punctate. Alitrunk smooth except for faint rugae on the
propodeum, all over with a faint pubescence. Petiolar node a scale with
an ovoid apex. Eyes small, length 0.08 mm.
Collected from leaf litter at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria,
Idi Ayunre, by B. Bolton.
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Differentiated but poorly described, except for
illustrations, by Brown (1978, Figs. 12 and 18). Apparently a quite
variable form, hence the several synonyms. Variations (following notes
by Bernard, 1952) include the size and acuteness of the epinotal teeth,
variation in the petiole from somewhat rounded to shallowly bifid
dorsally, degree and strength of the pilosity.
Bernard (1952) recorded it from Guinea, as Anochetus
gnomulus - workers from "Nimba (Lamotte)"; one worker from station
B2 41, ravine of Mount Tô, forest (Lamotte, 21.ii.1942); plus as Anochetus
lamottei - 2 workers and 1 head, from savanna at Kéoulenta
(22.iii.1942, Lamotte).
Found in Ghana cocoa leaf litter and nesting in
dead wood on the ground at the Mampong Cemetery farm (Room, 1971).
Collected by Belshaw & Bolton (1994b), who described it as
widespread (568 workers from 17 sites) in their leaf litter samples
(plus 70 workers from soil samples) from the semi-deciduous forest zone.
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 The
photomontage is of the type worker collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0907401.
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 The photomontage is of a syntype of Anochetus
katonae (Anochetus lamottei Bernard, 1952). The original
photographs, together with enlarged images, are from the MCZ, Harvard
University, website at - MCZ link.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Anochetus katonae
B Taylor det.
Queen
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Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 197
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17-22.v.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
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Leaf litter, winkler
funnel |
1
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Anochetus katonae
B Taylor det.
Queen
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Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 65 |
27.v.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E |
Pointe Wingombe,
termitarium
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1
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Anochetus katonae
B Taylor det.
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Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 166 |
8.vi-20.vi.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
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Pongara Base;
winkler funnel |
1
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Anochetus katonae
B Taylor det.
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Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 135 |
8.viii.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
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Riverine leaf
litter; 72 h winkler funnel |
1
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Anochetus katonae
B Taylor det.
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Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 138 |
8.viii.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
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Riverine leaf
litter; 72 h winkler funnel |
1
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Anochetus katonae
B Taylor det.
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Tanzania
V Grebennikov
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09-11.x.2002
Usambara Mts
5°05' S
38°38' E
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Amani NR, Zigi
Lodge, 2200 m
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5
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Anochetus katonae
B Taylor det.
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Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Anochetus sp5
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20.ix.2007
Awae II
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
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Quadrat in forest
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1
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 The
photomontage is of a specimen from the Usambara Mts, Tanzania,
Amani NR, collector Vasily
Grebennikov.
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 The
photomontage is of a specimen from Gabon, Pongara National
Park, collector Yves Braet (Gabon 135).
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 The
photomontage is of a queen from Gabon, collector Yves Braet
(Gabon 65).
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