The Ants of Africa
Genus Cataulacus
Cataulacus elongatus Santschi

Cataulacus elongatus Santschi

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server}Type location Angola (Cataulacus elongatus n. sp., Santschi, 1924b: 221, worker; Bolton, 1974a: 34, queen); worker and queen known (see Bolton, 1974a, not illustrated) .


Santschi's (1924b) description is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1974a) is at {original description}

WORKER - TL 3.7-4.4 mm; easily distinguished by the abundance of long hairs, which often are curved or sinuate (Bolton, 1974a).

Known from Ghana, at Bunso (D. Leston) (Bolton, 1974a); and Cameroun (listed without details by Bolton, 1982).


Cataulacus elongatusThe photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912548


Oxford University Museum specimens

Cataulacus elongatus
B Taylor det.
Ivory Coast
Erena Dupont
v.2014
Taï National Park
5˚45'00" N
7˚07'00" W
04
1
{album}
Cataulacus elongatus
B Taylor det.

Central African Republic
P Annoyer
EE-02

31.i.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°49’07.9" N
16°09’28.3" E
Camp 2; prélèvements à 35-40m du sol dans un Azobé (Lophira alata, Ochnaceae), 11h-17h; 377m asl
1
{album}

{Cataulacus elongatus}The photomontage is of a worker from the Central African Republic; Dzanga-Sangha NP; collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR EE).


{Cataulacus elongatus}The photomontage is of a worker from Ivory Coast; Tai NP; collector Erena Dupont.


Cataulacus elongatusThe photomontage of a specimen from Gabon, collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0217821

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