Species: Bothroponera laevissima (Arnold, 1915)

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Genus: Bothroponera
Species: laevissima

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Pachycondyla laevissima Arnold, 1915: 58, pl. 2, fig. 15 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Bothroponera: Wheeler, 1922: 73; in Pachycondyla: Brown, in Bolton, 1995b: 306; in Bothroponera: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014 PDF: 76.

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Bothroponera laevissima. Olifantsbos, Cape of Good Hope, 29 May 2016. Photo by Philip Herbst; collected by Peter Slingsby

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Western Cape

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: West Coast times found in Strandveld.

Type specimens: syntype of Pachycondyla laevissima: casent0902471

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