Cataulacus tardus Santschi

Type location Guinea (Cataulacus tardus n. sp., Santschi, 1914d: 372, illustrated, worker), holotype from Mamou, collected by F. Silvestri, 24.viii.1912 - see below
junior synonym schoutedeni (Cataulacus Schoutedeni n. sp., Santschi, 1919c: 248, worker & queen; synonymy Bolton, 1974a: 27) from Zaïre, collected at Congo da Lemba by H. Mayné - see below
(see Bolton, 1995) .

Santschi's (1914d) description is at . Santschi's (1919c) description of schoutedeni is at . Bolton's modern description (1974a) is at

WORKER - TL 5.4-6.8 mm; distinctive features as in key (Bolton, 1974a: 27, illustrated full face head and dorsal alitrunk).

Known from several collections in Ghana; at CRIG (C.A. Collingwood) and S. Fomang (D. Leston).

Also from Cameroun (Bolton, 1982) and Zaïre (Bolton, 1974a).

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912568

The photomontage of the type worker of schoutedeni is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0900269

Oxford University Museum specimens

Cataulacus tardus B Taylor det.

Central African Republic P Annoyer PZ

30.xi.2010 Dzanga-Sangha 2°28'49.5"N 16°12'55.9"E

392 m; nuit, à vue, Sipo trap on tree at mid-trunk, camp de base lac 1, samuel

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The photomontage is of a worker from Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha; collector P Annoyer (CAR PZ). In size and appearance this matches the schoutedeni type shown above.