Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata (Emery)
  Type locality Cameroun (Plagiolepis
carinata n. sp., Emery, 1899e: 491, worker & queen; in Anoplolepis,
Emery, 1925b: 17) collected by Conradt; worker and queen described (see
Bolton, 1995)  .
What seems likely to be the previously unrecorded male
is shown below.
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Emery's (1899e) description is at  . From Santschi's (1911c) description of Anoplolepis
tenella, this is very like that species but has a shorter head.
Overall - TL 3.5-3.75 mm; head as long as wide, sides arcuate, and
posterior angles strongly rounded, giving the head the shape of a
rounded square; large eyes set posterior of the mid-point of the head;
clypeus distinctly carinate, anterior border with a median obtuse
angle. Petiole scale high but cuneiform, with a rounded dorsal profile.
Apparently with much more numerous erect hairs than the other species;
testaceous yellow, head and gaster slightly darker, appendages paler.
Head and alitrunk matt due to dense microscopic puncturation; more
superfical on the gaster.
Wheeler (1922) listed it also from Congo and Zaïre.
Bequaert (in Wheeler, 1922) cites a description by the anthropologist,
Tessmann, of how, in Cameroun, this "stinging ant" was used as part of
an initiation ceremony by the Pangwe tribe. Nests of the ant were hung
in low huts through which the initiates were forced to crawl. Also
reported from Zaïre, Moto, Haut Uele, by L. Burgeon, in Santschi (1935).
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 The
photomontage of the type worker is collated http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905137.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
DM-02
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25.i.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°48’20.5" N
16°06’14.0" E
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Camp 1; 350 m asl |
2
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Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata
B Taylor det.
Male
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PU
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30.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
02°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
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392 m; nuit, UV,
Azobé, sol, camp de base lac 1 |
1
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Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PC02
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24.x.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
02°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
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392 m; pitfall/dung
trap, Lake 1 base |
1
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Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PC03
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24.x.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
02°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
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392 m; pitfall/dung
trap, Lake 1 base |
2
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Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PCO3
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27.x.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
02°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
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392 m; pitfall/dung
trap, Lake 1 base |
3
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Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PC06
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25.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
02°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
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392 m; pitfall/water
buffalo dung trap, Lake 1 base
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2
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Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PCO6
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26.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
02°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E |
392 m; pitfall/water
buffalo dung trap, Lake 1 base
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1
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Anoplolepis (Anoplolepis) carinata
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PCO7
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25.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
02°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E |
392 m; pitfall/water
buffalo dung trap, Lake 1 base |
1
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 The
photomontage is of a worker from the Central African Republic,
Dzanga-Sangha NP, collector
Philippe Annoyer (CAR DM)
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 The
photomontage is of a worker from the Central African Republic,
Dzanga-Sangha NP, collector
Philippe Annoyer (CAR PCO6)
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 The
photomontage is collated and slightly enhanced from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0417133.
Collection details - Locality: Central African Republic:
Prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré; Parc National Dzanga-Ndoki, 37.9 km 169° S
Lidjombo; 02°22'14"N 016°10'21"E 360m Collection Information:
Collection codes: BLF4130. Date: 20-28 May 2001. Collected by:
B.L.Fisher. Method: EC19 sifted litter. Habitat: rainforest. Transect
Type: MW 50 sample transect, 5m. Transect Sample No.: 26 [my ID}
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 The
photomontage is of a likely male from the Central African Republic,
Dzanga-Sangha NP, collector
Philippe Annoyer (CAR PU)
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