The Ants of Africa
Genus Pachycondyla
Paltothyreus tarsatus (Fabricius)
Oxford University Museum collection

Paltothyreus tarsatus (Fabricius)

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Oxford University Museum specimens

Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.

 Senegal
Tambacounda
B Ndiaye
 5.v.2009
Tandiankunda
13°06'30"N
12°05'18" W
Tandiankunda 05-V-09 St 2 P6F
Soudanian savannah, pitfall traps; major & minor

4
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Senegal
Lamine Diamé
46
 08.iv.2012
Thiés
14°45'N
17°03'W
 Pout
Sigelec
(S. saiche) tube 01
dimorphic ?
 2
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Liberia
E Poirier
Liabala
PF 1
 2.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°31’06" N
08°35’34" E
 Pitfall trap
Secondary forest
473 m asl

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Liberia
E Poirier
Liabala
PF 2
 2.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°31’06" N
08°35’34" E 		Pitfall trap
Secondary forest
473 m asl 		1
 {album}
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Liberia
E Poirier
Liabala
PF 3
 2.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°31’06" N
08°35’34" E 		Pitfall trap
Secondary forest
473 m asl 		1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Liberia
E Poirier
Liabala
PF 4
 2.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°31’06" N
08°35’34" E 		Pitfall trap
Secondary forest
473 m asl 		1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Liberia
E Poirier
Liabala
PF 5
 2.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°31’06" N
08°35’34" E 		Pitfall trap
Secondary forest
473 m asl 		1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Liberia
E Poirier
Liabala
PF 14
 2.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°31’06" N
08°35’34" E 		Pitfall trap
Secondary forest
473 m asl 		1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Liberia
E Poirier
Yekepa
PF 15
 29.iii.2013
Nimba County
07°33’38" N
08°32’33" E
 Pitfall trap
Degraded secondary forest
518 m asl

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Liberia
E Poirier
Yekepa Camp 4
PF 11
 6.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°33’04" N
08°33’17" E
 Pitfall trap
Floodplain & marsh
501 m asl
Queen
 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.

 Ivory Coast
Erena Dupont
iii.2014		 Taï National Park
5˚45'00" N
7˚07'00" W
 04
male & worker

 2
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Ivory Coast
Erena Dupont
iv.2014
 Taï National Park
5˚45'00" N
7˚07'00" W
 01
queen & workers

 4
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Ivory Coast
Erena Dupont
v.2014
 Taï National Park
5˚45'00" N
7˚07'00" W
 Malaise trap 3
 2
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Ivory Coast
Erena Dupont
v.2014
 Taï National Park
5˚45'00" N
7˚07'00" W
 09
 3
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.
 Ghana
S Sky Stephens
06G0001
 2006
 In personal collection of S Sky Stephens
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.
Queen
 Ghana
S Sky Stephens
06G0004		 2006
 In personal collection of S Sky Stephens
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Benin
S Tchibozo

 29.i.2007
06°55’03.7 N
02°24’44.6 E
 Forêt de Gnanhouizoumè
Forêt fourmis (forest ants)

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Benin
S Tchibozo

 28.ii.2007
06°55’32.8 N
02°29’13 E

 Forêt de Gbèvozoumè
Lisière fourmis (forest edge/ border ants)

 1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2880.1
 29.x.2009
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
 On Mangifera indica
Prey in nest of Oecophylla longinoda

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2921
 12.ix.2012
Korobourou
09°22'13'' N
02°40'16'' E
 Mangifera indica orchard
Quadrat 2, tube A, variété: Gouverneur; ground nesting

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2874
 16.x.2012
Calavi
06°25'17'' N
02°19'42'' E
 on ground
IITA station

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2889		 6.xi.2012
Boko
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
 On the ground
 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3040.2
 20.ii.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
 Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
1000-1100 h

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Cameroun
G Debout & A Dalecky
Cameroon 15 		24.iii.2001
BP
3°07.35' N
10°00.67' E 		on soil surface attracted to sardine bait 2
 {album}
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 52
 9.vii.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
 Kengéré road; under trees; sweep net
1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Congo
E Zassi
14-t-1

 4-5.ii.2008
Lésio-Louna
03°20'12.0" S
015°28'43.6" E
 Village Mah; 24h pitfall trap
 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.
Queen
 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
EV
 06.ii.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°50’01.8" N
16°08’13.7" E
 Camp 3; U.V : 18h-6h30, dans petite saline à proximité du camp; 375m asl
 1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
HW
 11.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
 528 m; Camp 1; 16h-20h; Au camp
1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
HY
 13.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
 528 m; Camp 1; Journée; Au camp
1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
HZ

 13.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
 528 m; Camp 1; 17h30-3h;
A la base de l'Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon, Sterculiaceae) à 50 m du Camp
1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
IP sur tronc

 15.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
 528 m; Camp 1; Matin; Au camp
1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.
Queen
 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
JA

 16.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
 528 m; Camp 1; 17h30-4h;
A 20 m de l'Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon, Sterculiaceae) dans la forêt
1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
JL Matins

 17.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
 528 m; Camp 1; 17h30-2h;
A la base de l'Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon, Sterculiaceae) à 50 m du Camp
1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
JT

 18.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°03'58.3" N
16°08'59.6" E
 528 m; Camp 1; Nuit; Prospection à proximité de l'Ayous
With parasitic fungus
 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
KH

 21.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
03°01'49.5" N
16°08'31.7" E
 567 m; Camp 2; Nuit A proximité du camp
With parasitic fungus
 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
DL-03
 24.i.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°54’19.5" N
15’33.3" E
 Bord du fleuve Sangha, accostage en face l’île Ebondjo;15h; on Bokoko
 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer

 15_18_x
Dzanga-Sangha
1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
LN
 14.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°27'11.6"N
16°04'58.7"E
 343 m; matin, Molongo, fleuve Sangha


 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
ME
 18.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°28'45.9"N
16°13'15.0"E
 396 m; nuit, à vue, camp transit 2 près lac 1
 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
MW

 21.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
 392 m; nuit, UV, à vue, camp de base lac 1
 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
NR
 24.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
 392 m; nuit, à vue, camp de base lac 1
"tente"

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Central African Republic
P Annoyer
OC1
 25.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
 392 m
"OC bis sol"

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Ethiopia
Serge Guiraud

 21.i.2010
Turmi
04°58' N
36°29' E
 8 h
hand collected

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Ethiopia
Serge Guiraud

 23.i.2010
Turmi
04°58' N
36°29' E
 8 h
hand collected

 1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Uganda
C A Wiggins

 12.v.1912
Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 3850' asl
Bussi I. (7 m w. of Entebbe)
forest
6 workers, 3 queens
 9
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Uganda
C A Wiggins

 8.vi.1912
Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 ca 4000' asl
at "Boy", ca. 2 m NE of,  E slope of Kitabi Hill, Forest
worker

 1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.
Queen
 Uganda
C A Wiggins

 22.vii.1912
Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 ca 4000' asl
at "Boy", ca. 2 m NE of,  E slope of Kitabi Hill, Forest
queen

 1
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Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.
Queen
 Uganda
C A Wiggins

 xi.1912
Entebbe
0°02'40"N
32°27'57"E
 ca 4000' asl
at "Boy", ca. 2 m NE of,  E slope of Kitabi Hill, Forest


 1
Paltothyreus tarsatus
B Taylor det.		 Botswana
King 111
 2.xi.2010
Moremi Game Reserve
19.12.42 S
23.23.23 E
 957 m
Open forest with small scrubby trees; foraging on ground amid elephant dung

 2
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