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Species: Pachycondyla berthoudi
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:
Subfamily: Ponerinae Genus: Pachycondyla
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)
1 subspecies
Taxonomic history
| Forel, 1894b PDF: 76 (m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1971b PDF: 1203 (l.). |
| Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 303. |
| Current subspecies: nominal plus Pachycondyla berthoudi pubescens. |
| See also: Arnold, 1915: 50; Peeters & Crewe, 1985 PDF: 29; Peeters & Crewe, 1987 PDF: 201. |
Distribution:
Reference for Kenya if not type: Mpala Res. CentreBiology:
O. berthoudi occurs in the eastern part of South Africa. Solitary foragers are termite specialists. Colonies are distributed across several nests (=polydomy) separated by 1-75 m. Winged queens do not exist, several gamergates (=mated reproductive workers) reproduce instead. Foreign males visit underground nests to mate with young workers.
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On 2013-04-03 07:24:11 Christian Peeters modified BiologyOn 2013-03-07 06:05:46 Christian Peeters modified Biology
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