The Ants of Africa
Genus Pseudolasius
Pseudolasius weissi Santschi

Pseudolasius weissi Santschi

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Congo (Pseudolasius Weissi, n. sp., Santschi, 1910c: 391, illustrated, worker & queen), collected at Brazzaville, by A. Weiss
junior synonyms
bayonii (Pseudolasius Bayonii n. sp., Menozzi, 1924b: 224, illustrated, soldier; Menozzi, 1933a: 114, worker) from Uganda - see below
bucculentus (Pseudolasius bucculentus n. sp., Wheeler, 1922: 222, illustrated, major & minor, male; synonymy LaPolla, 2004: ) from Zaïre, Medje, Lang & Chapin - no images on Antweb (June 2014).
myersi (Pseudolasius myersi spec. nov., Weber, 1943c: 389, illustrated, worker; synonymy by Brown, 1957h: 146) from Sudan - no images on Antweb (June 2014).
occipitalis (Weber & Anderson, 1950: 2, illustrated, soldier & worker; synonymy by Brown, 1957h: 146) from Uganda - no images on Antweb (June 2014).
sordidus
(Pseudolasius Weissi Sants. v. sordida n. var., Santschi, 1914d: 378, worker; Wheeler, 1922: 219, illustrated, queen) from Ghana, collected at Aburi by F. Silvestri, in 1913) - see below.
worker and queen described (see Bolton, 1995) .


{Pseudolasius weissi}Santschi's (1910c) description is on {original description}. Santschi (1914d) noted sordidus as being dull yellow as opposed to orange yellow for the type, mandibles with 7 teeth, eyeless, scape just surpassing the occiput and mesonotum profile flatter, otherwise as type; 4 workers.

Wheeler's (1922) descriptions of the Congo Basin species is at {original description}.

Wheeler (1922) listed a finding of sordidus from Akenge, Zaïre, by Lang & Chapin, all specimens taken from the stomachs of toads. Santschi (1935) recorded 2 workers from Wombali, Zaïre, by P. Vanderijst, 9.vii.1923, as being close to weissi but with the head with stronger rugae.

Bernard (1952) recorded numerous eyeless workers, of variety "sordida", were found among scrub at the Nion crest, 1300 m, in Guinea.

The major, TL around 3.5 mm, has a large heart-shaped head; the minor, TL perhaps 2.5 mm, head being much less indented posteriorly and straight-sided; the major thorax also is markedly humped (Wheeler, 1922).


{Pseudolasius weissi major}The photomontage of the type major is collated from - http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912328 .


{Pseudolasius weissi minor}The photomontage of the type minor is collated from - http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912329 .


{Pseudolasius weissi sordida}The photomontage of the sordida type, clearly a small minor (compared to the type minor above) is collated from - http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912330


Pseudolasius bayonii Menozzi

Type location Uganda (Pseudolasius Bayonii n. sp., Menozzi, 1924b: 224, illustrated, soldier; Menozzi, 1933a: 114, worker) - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0912317
junior synonyms
myersi (Pseudolasius myersi spec. nov., Weber, 1943c: 389, illustrated, worker; synonymy by Brown, 1957h: 146) from Sudan
occipitalis (Weber & Anderson, 1950: 2, illustrated, soldier & worker- unavailable in HNS; synonymy by Brown, 1957h: 146) from Uganda
worker and soldier described (see Bolton, 1995) .

{Pseudolasius bayonii}Menozzi's (1924b) description is on {original description}. Menozzi (1933a: 114) gave further notes, these are at {original description}. Weber's (1943c) description of myersi is on {original description}


{Pseudolasius bayonii}Weber & Anderson's (1950) description of myersi occipitalis is on {original description}

Having examined the original specimens, Brown (1957h: 146) synonymised the Weber species, and noted that the race occipitalis appeared from the [Weber & Anderson, 1950] description to be nothing more than the major of the species, normally with 6 mandibular teeth counting the large apical tooth which Menozzi "may have excluded". {original description}


{Pseudolasius weissi}The photomontage is collated from - http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0406725
Collection details - Central African Republic: Prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré; Parc National Dzanga-Ndoki, Mabéa Bai, 21.4 km 53° NE Bayanga; 03°02'00"N 016°24'36"E, 510m. Collection Information: Collection codes: BLF4000. Date: 1-7 May 2001. Collected by: B.L.Fisher. Method: EC19 sifted litter. Habitat: rainforest. Transect Type: MW 50 sample transect, 5m. Transect Sample No.: 50.

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