Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel
- Seifert Key
Type location Madagascar (Forel, 1891b: 161, worker);
junior synonyms brevispinosa
(Weber, 1952: 6, worker) from Zaïre, fusca (Weber, 1952: 7, worker)
from Uganda, sculptior (Santschi, 1926b: 241,
worker) from Gabon, and wassmanni
(Santschi, 1926b: 241, worker) from Cameroun, collected at Gr. Batanga, by R.P.E. Wassman
(listed by Bolton, 1982; see Bolton, 1995)
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Seifert (2003) removed the synonyms (varieties) globinodis
Stitz and badonei Arnold to junior synonyms of
Cardiocondyla venustula.
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Forel's (1891b) description is at
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Santschi's (1926b) descriptions of wassmanni and sculptior
are at
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Santschi (1932a: 388) gave an illustrated comparison of wassmanni
and sculptior, this is at
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Weber's (1952) description of brevispinosa is at
and his description of fusca is at
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Bolton's modern description (1982) is at
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Seifert's's modern description (2003) is at
WORKER - TL 2.0-2.6 mm; medium brown to blackish-brown (Bolton, 1982,
illustrated, full-face view, whole body profile). |
 Bolton
(1982) described it as the commonest and most widespread species
in Africa. He listed Ghana collections at Kibi (D.
Leston), Mampong (P.M. Room) and Mole G. R. (J.C. Greig).
From Nigeria were collections at Ibadan (K. Whitney; B.R.
Critchley, IITA). Workers were collected at Nko'emvon, Cameroun
(D. A. Jackson).
Collingwood (1985) reporting it from Saudi Arabia, noted finding
workers excavating soil from a ground nest in a shady border; and
elsewhere finding foraging workers; he referred to the long
scapes, globular petiole and generally dark colour.
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