Anochetus africanus

Brown, WL Jr.,, 1978, Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part VI. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section B. Genus Anochetus and bibliography., Studia Entomologica 20, pp. 549-638 : 564

Group of africanus . Similar to ghilianii group, but distinguished by having the middle of the vertex striate to or nearly to the nuchal carina. Petiolar node axially compressed, but summit usually blunt in side view, often concave in front view. The subgroup of africanus proper has vertex finely striate and gaster smooth: africanus , natalensis , obscuratus and madagascarensis ; bequaerti also has fine striation on vertex, but gaster is reticulate or punctulate; the pellucidus subgroup ( pellucidus and fuliginosus ) features a coarsely striate vertex and more or less distinct reticulation or rugulosity of part of first (or first and second) gastric terga. These are tropical African species, ranging south in some cases to Natal; madagascarensis is in the Malagasy Republic.