Plectroctena cristata Emery
  Type location Cameroun
(Plectroctena cristata n. sp.,
Emery, 1899e: 470, worker; Bolton, 1974b: 322, queen) no location,
Conradt - see below
junior synonym semileavis
(Plectroctena cristata Em.
var. semilaevis n. var.,
Santschi, 1924a: 163, illustrated, worker) from Zaïre,
Kamalembi, Luebo, Dr H Schouteden - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=rmcaent000017732
worker
and queen described (see Bolton, 1995)  .
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 Emery's (1899e) description is at  . Santschi's (1924a) illustrated note on
the type and description of semileavis is at  . Bolton's modern description (1974b) is at
WORKER - a very large species, TL 21.6-23.2 mm; first
gastral tergite with a strongly marked transverse groove anteriorly.
Dorsum of head often with a shallow, broad, transverse impression
posteriorly which is interrupted medially. Funicular segments 3-5
longer than broad. Sides of head behind eyes with the spaces between
punctures usually finely striate. Colour black (Bolton, 1974b: 321, not
illustrated; type not examined).
Original collection by L. Conradt, location unknown,
probably Mundame, Cameroun.
Wheeler (1922) listed it also from Cameroun
(Mundame, Conradt; Barombi, Preuss), Togo (Conradt, Schröder),
Fernando Po and Zaïre.
From Cameroun at Ntsama (B. de Miré). Also
known from Kenya (Bolton, 1974). Bolton & Brown (2002)
added Cameroun, Tissongo, by D. Jackson; and Uganda, Busongoro,
by G.D.H. Carpenter.
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 The photomontage of the
type worker is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0102142.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Plectroctena cristata
B Taylor det.
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
HV
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25.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
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392 m; jour, à vue, Bertrand, tour
du lac 1
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 The
photomontage is of a worker from the Central African Republic,
Dzanga-Sangha NP; collector P Annoyer (CAR HV). This and the type of semileavis (link above) are the a same size but smaller than the type worker.
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 The photomontage is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0000003.
The specimen is from Central African Republic: Prefecture
Sangha-Mbaéré; Parc National Dzanga-Ndoki, 38.6 km 173° S Lidjombo;
02°21'36"N 016°03'12"E 350m; B L Fisher, BLF4126, 20-28.v.2001; pitfall
trap, in rainforest.
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