Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) schereri Forel - new status

Type location Liberia  (Camponotus maculatus F., subsp. Schereri n. subsp., Forel, 1911e: 289, worker & queen) - no images on Antweb (October 2014) .

Forel's (1911e) description of schereri is at . Major TL 12-13.5 mm. Hindleg black; gaster with well marked small yellow flecks; head wider than type. Santschi (1915c) also described schereri as - differs from melanocnemis by having more matt sculpture on the sides of the thorax and head. The thorax profile is less convex; and petiole scale less convex in front. Erect hairs a little more abundant on the body, but colour the same. Sometimes the angles of the head are slightly rust coloured, also seen in lohieri. The posterior tibiae are ca. 4 mm, with well developed denticles. Specimens from Liberia, the types of Scherer, from Nebena; southern Nigeria, Olokomeji, by Silvestri; and, Guinea, Kakoulima, by Silvestri.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) schereri B Taylor det.

Liberia E Poirier Liabala PF 19

2.iv.2013 Nimba County 07°31’06" N 08°35’34" E

Pitfall trap Secondary forest 473 m asl minor

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The photomontage is of a minor worker from Liberia, Liabala; collector E Poirier (Liabala PF XIX).