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Species: Acropyga arnoldi   Santschi, 1926 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Acropyga (Malacomyrma) arnoldi Santschi, 1926b PDF: 245 (w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Prins, 1982 PDF: 245 (m.).
Senior synonym of Acropyga rhodesiana: Prins, 1982 PDF: 238.
See also: LaPolla, 2004 PDF: 35.

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Acropyga arnoldi : young queen; inset shows the coccid she was carrying before she dropped her wings. Photo by Philip Herbst, 13 July 2016, from a specimen collected by Peter Slingsby at Cape Columbine, Western Cape, South Africa

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, Central African Republic, Eastern Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in grassland.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times pitfall trap, PF 25 yogurt sample transect5m.

Elevations: collected at 1350 m

Type specimens: syntype of Acropyga arnoldi: casent0912352; syntype of Acropyga rhodesiana: casent0903180, casent0912353



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