The Ants of Africa
Genus Prionopelta
Prionopelta aethiopica Arnold
{Prionopelta aethiopica}

Prionopelta aethiopica (Arnold)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Prionopelta descarpentriesi Sant. race aethiopica n.subsp., Arnold, 1949: 263, illustrated, worker; raised to species by Brown, 1960a: 177); worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Arnold's (1949) description is at {original description}.

{Prionopelta aethiopica}The photomontage is collated from - http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0005924 see also http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0005925
Collection details (both samples) - Gabon, Prov. Ogooue-Maritime Res. Monts Doudou, 24.3 km 307° NW Doussala; 2°13.4' S 10°24.4' E BLF2170 Date: 6 Mar 2000. Collected by: B.L.Fisher. Method: EC19 sifted litter. Habitat: rainforest. Transect Type: MW 50 sample transect, 5m Transect Sample No.: 45.

A South African example can be seen on the Antweb.org website at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=sam-hym-c002709a&shot=p1&project=
Collection Information: Specimen Code SAM-HYM-C002709A; Locality South Africa: Natal: north of Richards Bay; 28°40'00"S 032°14'00"E; Collection codes: SAM-HYM-C002709; Date: 26 Jan-2 Feb 1991; Collected by: A.de Kock, J.D.Majer.
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