Cataulacus huberi André

Type location Sierra Leone (André, 1890: 326, worker) collector A. Mocquerys; junior synonyms guilelmi (Wheeler, 1925b: 1, worker) and herteri (Forel, 1913b: 315, worker) from Zaïre, collected at Welgelegen, by J. Bequaert, longispinus (Stitz, 1910: 139, illustrated, worker) from Cameroun, collected at Mundame, by L Conradt; and unavailable name luebensis (Santschi, 1937a: 57, worker) from Zaïre (see Bolton, 1995); all forms known .

André's (1890) description is at . Stitz's (1910) description of longispinus is at . Forel's (1913b) description of herteri is at . Wheeler's (1925b) description of guilelmi is at . Santschi's (1937a) description of luebensis is at . Bolton's modern description (1974a) is at

WORKER - TL 5.5-7.8 mm; described as variable but differentiated by key features (Bolton, 1974a, illustrated, head, alitrunk and variability of pronotal lateral teeth).

Known from Ile-Ife (J.T. Medler) (Bolton, 1974a) in Nigeria but not represented in the CRIN collection.

In Ghana, it was found at Mt. Atewa by pkd (D. Leston) and running up a moss-covered tree trunk in primary forest (B. Bolton; O.W. Richards), and Mampong (O.W. Richards).

Otherwise, recorded widely across Afrotropical forests, including many records from Zaïre (Bolton, 1974a).

The photomontage is of a specimen from Tanzania, Igire Hill, Mkomazi Game Reserve, 3°54.75' S 37°48.58' E, pkd collection from Heywoodia lucens, 10.i.1996, by G McGavin. Other images can be seen in the folder at -