Cataulacus wissmannii Forel
  Type location Mozambique
(Cataulacus Wissmannii n.
spec. Forel, 1894b: 78, worker) coll. Dr Arth. Muller - see below
junior synonyms
durbanensis
(Cataulacus micans Mayr r. durbanensis n. stirps, Forel,
1914d: 219, worker; Arnold, 1917: 395, queen & male)
from South Africa - see below
otii
(Cataulacus Wissmannii Forel
r. Otii n. stirps, Forel,
1901d: 304, worker &
queen) from South Africa, Durban, Dr Haviland - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0909231
all forms described (see
Bolton, 1995 - spelling is wissmannii in the
original description)  .
I have elevated Cataulacus
linearis
(Santschi, 1914b: 109, illustrated, worker) from Kenya
to full species status for reasons given under that species.
Forel's (1894b) description is at  .
Arnold (1917) gave a translation, this is at  .
Forel's (1914d) description of durbanensis
is at  . Arnold (1917) gave a
translation of durbanensis,
this is at  and, male,  . Forel's (1901d) description of otii
is at  . Santschi (1937a) described the queen,
this is at  , specimen from Delagoa Bay,
Mozambique. Bolton's modern description (1974a) is at 
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 WORKER
- TL 3.8-5.2 mm (Bolton, 1974a: 51,
illustrated face and alitrunk dorsum; misspelt wissmani,
also in Bolton, 1982: 26, in key).
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 The
photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0909235
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 The photomontage
of "Cataulacus
micans r. durbanensis" is collated from http://mcz-28168.oeb.harvard.edu/mcz/FMPro?-DB=Image.fm&-Lay=web&-Format=images.htm&Species_ID=29234&-Find
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