Technomyrmex (Technomyrmex) pallipes (F Smith)

Type location Mauritius (Tapinoma pallipes, F Smith, 1876: 447, worker) from Rodriguez Island, collection by Gulliver; junior synonyms, synonymy by Bolton (2007: 39) - foreli (Technomyrmex albipes subsp. foreli, Emery, 1893: 249, worker) from Madagascar, Tamatavé; atrichosus (Technomyrmex atrichosus, Viehmeyer, 1922: 214, worker) from Kenya, Shirati, collected by Katona, v.1909; affinis (Technomyrmex albipes st. foreli var. affinis, Santschi, 1914: 119, worker; Technomyrmex foreli var. affinis, Santschi, 1930a: 71) from Kenya, Naivasha, Alluaud & Jeannel, xii.1911; brevicornis (Santschi, 1930a: 71, illustrated, workers) from Angola, S.P. de Loanda, Silvestri, 24.ii.1913; truncicolus (Technomyrmex albipes subsp. truncicolus, Weber, 1943: 380, worker) from Sudan, Equatoria, Imatong Mts., 6200 ft, N A Weber, 24.vii-5.viii.1939; primrosae (Technomyrmex primrosae, Donisthorpe, 1949: 273, worker) from Mauritius, Le Pouce Mt., R Mamet, 2.xi.1948 .

F Smith's (1876a) description is at Bolton's (2007) re-description, illustrated, is at - Note the type location is given as "ROGRIGUEZ I.".

Technomyrmex (Technomyrmex) affinis (Santschi)

Type location Kenya (Technomyrmex albipes st foreli Emery, var affinis, nov., Santschi, 1914b: 119, worker; raised to variety of species foreli, Santschi, 1930a: 71, worker) worker only described

Santschi's (1914b) description of affinis is at Santschi (1930a: 70) gave further notes and an illustration at

Santschi (1930a) added Guinea, Kakoulima, by F. Silvestri, as foreli, apparently mixed with T. moerens.

The photomontage is of a worker from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve, 3°54.75' S 37°48.58' E, pkd collection from Combretum molle, 8.iv.1995, by G McGavin. Diagnosed as affinis by me before knowing of Bolton's revision. Other images can be seen in the folder at -

The photomontage is of a worker from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve, 3°57.996' S 37°48.128' E, pkd collection from Lannea schweinfurthii, 16.i.1996 by G McGavin. Other images can be seen in the folder at -

The photomontage is of a queen from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve, 3°54.75' S 37°48.58' E, pkd collection from Combretum molle, 8.iv.1995, by G McGavin. The queen has not previously been reported. Other images can be seen in the folder at -

Technomyrmex (Technomyrmex) foreli (Emery)

Holotype collected from Madagascar (Technomyrmex albipes ssp foreli, Emery, 1893f: 249, worker); raised to species, Santschi, 1930a: 71); all forms described (see Bolton, 1995).

Emery's (1893f) description is at Forel's (1910e) recorded albipes foreli from South Africa, with a brief description, this is at Arnold's (1915: 150) translation of Emery's original description is at .

Wheeler (1922) has numerous locations in Madagascar, Seychelles and southern Africa; Arnold (1915) noted - "common in moist places under stones, etc."

Santschi (1930a) added Guinea, Kakoulima, by F. Silvestri, apparently mixed with T. moerens.

The photomontage of a cotype from Madagascar is collated from the Antweb.org site at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0101256&shot=p1&project=

The photomontage of a cotype from Madagascar is collated from the Antweb.org site at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0101666&shot=p1&project=

Technomyrmex (Technomyrmex) brevicornis Santschi

Type location Angola (Santschi, 1930a: 71, illustrated, worker) collected at S. P. de Loanga, by F. Silvestri; worker only described (see Bolton, 1995).

Santschi's (1930a) description is at .

Weber's (1943c) description of truncicolus is at .