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Species: Myrmicaria nigra   (Mayr, 1862) 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Heptacondylus niger Mayr, 1862 PDF: 755 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Arnold, 1916 PDF: 270 (m.).
Combination in Myrmicaria: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 155.
See also: Mayr, 1865 PDF: 110.

Taxon Page Images:

Myrmicaria nigra. Cape Columbine, Western Cape, South Africa; 25 July 2016. Photo by Philip Herbst; collection by Peter Slingsby

Distribution:

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

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name Status Publication Pages ModsID GoogleMaps
Myrmicaria nigra   Emery, C., 1895, Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3 e mémoire. Formicides., Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 64, pp. 15-56: 28, (download) 28 3788
Myrmicaria nigra   Forel, A., 1910, Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique., Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 54, pp. 421-458: 446, (download) 446 4026

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: syntype of Heptacondylus niger: casent0919728; syntype of Myrmicaria nigra: casent0900506



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