Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae Forel

Type location South Africa (Camponotus Valdeziae n. sp., Forel, 1879a: 90, minor worker & queen; Arnold, 1924: 696, major worker) collected at Valdezia Mission, Transvaal, by M Berthoud; major & minor workers and queen only known (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1879a) description is at - his main comparison was with C. cinereus (from Australia). Arnold (1924) gave a translation and a description of the soldier; this is at . Mayr's (1876) description of C. cinereus is at .

The photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0910331.

The photomontage of the type minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0910332.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Camponotus (Myrmosericus) valdeziae B Taylor det.

South Africa S Danflous

11.xii.2007 Sudwala Caves 25°22'09" S 30°41'58" E

Gaufeng Province; 166 m

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The photomontage is of a major specimen from South Africa, Sudwala Caves, Gaufeng Province; collector Sam Danflous.