Camponotus (Myrmopiromis) fulvopilosus (De Geer)
Type location South Africa (Formica fulvo-pilosa,
De Geer, 1778: 613, illustrated, worker; Forel, 1879a: 108,
soldier; Forel, 1910f: 25, male; Arnold, 1924: 737, queen) from
Cape of Good Hope, collector M. Sparrman; junior synonyms pilosa
(as Formica pilosa, Olivier, 1792: 498, worker) from South
Africa, rufiventris (as Formica rufiventris,
Fabricius, 1804: 409, worker) from South Africa, detritoides
(as ssp, Forel, 1910f: 25, worker) from South Africa, and
flavopilosus (as var, Emery, 1895h: 54, worker; Forel,
1910f: 25, male; Santschi, 1930b: 78, queen) from Namibia;
all forms known (see Bolton, 1995)
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De Geer's (1778) description is at
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Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau (1835: 213) gave a description, this
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Forel's (1879a) description of the soldier is at
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Olivier's (1792) description of pilosa is at
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Emery's (1895h) note on flavopilosus was simply that the
gastral pilosity was pale yellow. Arnold (1924: 736, 740) gave a
translation, plus the description of the queen; these are at
and
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