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Species: Calyptomyrmex piripilis   Santschi, 1923 

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

Calyptomyrmex piripilis Santschi, 1923e PDF: 282 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Bolton, 1981a PDF: 65 (q.).
Senior synonym of Calyptomyrmex punctatus: Bolton, 1981a PDF: 65.
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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Afrotropical

Distribution Notes:

Reference for Kenya if not type: Bolton 1981a

Notes:

Caste of types: (w)

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Treatment Citation: Santschi, F., 1923, Descriptions de nouveaux formicides Ethiopiens et notes diverses. - I., Revue de Zoologie Africaine 11, pp. 259-295

39. - Calyptomyrmex piripilisHNS n. sp.

[[ worker ]]. Long. 3,4 mm. Tres voisine d'aspect et de couleur de C. nummuliticus SantsHNS.; dont elle differe comme suit: La tete et le thorax sont plus distinctement stries rides en long. Les poils, quoique tres renfles, sont piriformes (et non circulaires comme chez nummuliticusHNS). La tete est moins large derriere, le thorax aussi plus etroit. La face basale de l'epinotum plus transversalement concave et plus fortement bordee, finement granulee, rugueuse (tres grossierement ridee rugueuse chez nummuliticusHNS). Le petiole un peu plus haut que le postpetiole et plus arrondi, un peu plus court que chez nummuliticusHNS. Le postpetiole le double plus large que long, donc bien plus court que chez cette derniere espece.

Congo belge: Manyema, Niemba - Tengo (Dr. Gerard, 1 [[ worker ]] au Musee du Congo, a Tervueren).

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in primary forest, 2 times found in mature wet forest, 3 times found in Ficus, 1 times found in Savanna, 2 times found in tropical wet forest, 0 times found in Spray forest, closed times found in woodland, 1 times found in Forest - lowland, 1 times found in Forest - riverine.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times nest in soil, 1 times leaf litter, 2 times sifted leaf litter, 0 times rotten wood, 1 times litter under Albizia gummufera, 1 times ex sifted leaf litter.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 2 times Pitfall trap, 5 times Winkler Bag, 2 times winkler, 1 times search, 2 times Winkler sifter, 1 times Digging.

Elevations: collected from 570 - 1550 meters, 1191 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1917-08-30 and 2014-03-01

Type specimens: Holotype of Calyptomyrmex piripilis: rmcaent000017778; Paratype: sam-ent-011656, sam-ent-011657



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