The Ants of Africa
Genus Dorylus - Subgenus Alaopone
Dorylus (Alaopone) katanensis Stitz

Dorylus (Alaopone) katanensis Stitz

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type locality Zaïre (Dorylus (Alaopone) atriceps Shuck. v. katanensis n. v., Stitz, 1911b: 375, male; raised to species by Santschi, 1939a: 147) collected at Ebene, south of Lake Edward; male only known (see Bolton, 1995) .

Stitz's (1911b) description is at {original description}.

Santschi (1939a) adds a record from Bitshumbi, Lake Edward, collector G F de Witte, 16-17.x.1933; noting it can be distinguished by its glabrous vertex and an abundance of long, slightly oblique hairs on the gaster; he illustrated various aspects.
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