Tapinolepis (Mesanoplolepis) simulans (Santschi)

Type locality Tunisia (Plagiolepis simulans n. sp.,, Santschi, 1908: 531, illustrated, all forms; in Anoplolepis, Emery, 1925b: 18) Dratamar, nr. Kairouan, 1.ix.1907 - see below
subspecies biskrensis (Karavaiev, 1931a: 309, worker) from Algeria; in Mesanoplolepis Santschi, 1926a: 14) Biskra, 17.iv.1911, W Karavaiev - no images on Antweb (April 2015)
all forms described; in subgenus Mesanoplolepis (Bolton, 1995).

Santschi's (1908) description is at and . Karavaiev's (1931a) description of biskrensis is at

The photomontage of the holotype is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0912357.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Tapinolepis (Mesanoplolepis) simulans B Taylor det.	Senegal Djolof B Ndiaye	19.xi.2011 Widou 16°00'00" N 15°19' W	Widou 19-II-11 pI B2 PF4 42 m; Sahelian savannah, pitfall traps	1
Tapinolepis (Mesanoplolepis) simulans B Taylor det.	Senegal Lamine Diamé 71	21.vi.2012 Doyene-KS 14°46'N 17°07'W	Sébikotane V 45 Pitfall 7 tube 02	1
Tapinolepis (Mesanoplolepis) simulans B Taylor det.	Senegal Lamine Diamé 14	2012 Thies	Ensa (s. saiche) tube 02	2
Tapinolepis (Mesanoplolepis) simulans B Taylor det.	Sudan Awatif Omer 11	2012 El-Rawakeeb 15°36' N 32°10' E	El-Rawakeeb Research Station alt 390 m	1

The photomontage is of a worker from Senegal, Djolof; collector B Ndiaye.

The photomontage is of a worker from Senegal, Djolof; collector Lamine Diamé (14).

The photomontage is of a worker from Sudan, El-Rawakeeb; collector Awatif Omer (Sudan 2012-11).