The Ants of Africa
Genus Cerapachys
Cerapachys nitidulus Brown
{Cerapachys nitidulus} {Cerapachys nitidulus}

Cerapachys nitidulus Brown

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type locality Zaïre (Cerapachys nitida, Weber, 1949a: 2, illustrated, worker & queen; renamed Brown, 1975: 23; see Bolton, 1995) .

Weber's (1949a) description is at {original description}.

Brown (1975) stated this was the only form with 11-segmented antennae, as stated by Weber (1949a) but Weber's own (1942a) description of C. sudanensis appears to suggest that also has 11-segmented antennae (see below). The specimen from the Central African Republic (below) confirms this.

Described as widespread in Ghana, by Belshaw & Bolton (1994b) from leaf litter samples, 299 workers, and soil samples, 134 workers, from the semi-deciduous forest zone.

{Cerapachys nitidulus}The photomontage is collated from - http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0408440.
Collection details - Locality: Central African Republic: Prefecture Sangha-Mbaéré; Réserve Spéciale de Forêt Dense de Dzanga-Sangha, 12.7 km 326° NW Bayanga; 03°00'18"N 016°11'36"E, 420m. Collection Information: Collection codes: BLF4100. Date: 10-17 May 2001. Collected by: B.L.Fisher. Method: EC19 sifted litter. Habitat: rainforest. Transect Type: MW 50 sample transect, 5m Transect Sample No.: 2.
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