Anoplolepis (Zealleyella) steingroeveri (Forel)

Type locality Namibia (Plagiolepis steingroeveri, Forel, 1894b: 72, worker; Emery, 1895h: 44, queen, from Gabon; Arnold, 1922: 590, queen & male; in Zealleyella Santschi, 1926a: 14); junior synonym braunsi (Plagiolepis, Forel 1913a: 141, worker; synonymy by Prinz, 1982: 217) from South Africa; subspecies gertrudae (as Plagiolepis, Forel, 1900b: 77, worker) from Reunion I., and parsonsi (Santschi, 1937g: 83, worker) from South Africa; all forms described; in subgenus Zealleyella (Bolton, 1995). Prins (1982) provided a full modern description plus excellent illustrations of all stages; a reduced version of his drawing of the major worker is shown below left. The worker stage is polymorphic, with the TL 2.9-8.0 mm .

Forel's (1894b) description is at . Forel's (1913a) description of braunsi is at . Arnold's (1922) translation is at and ; with his description of braunsi at . Santschi's (1937g) description of parsoni is at .

The photomontage is collated and slightly enhanced from the Antweb.org site at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0000073
Collection Information: Specimen Code CASENT0000073; Locality South Africa: Eastern Cape: Seaview, Port Elizabeth; Collection codes: ANTC1098; Date: Mar 1969; Collected by: W.L.Brown; Habitat: low dune