Oligomyrmex (Aneleus) new species Cameroun 2010
Major -  Minor -  Type location Cameroun; major &
minor described  .
Both the major and minor key to the Cameroun species O. diabolus in having no
propodeal
teeth but these have little sculpturation compared with the dense
puncturation on the head and alitrunk of diabolus.
The major also differs in having little sculpturation on
the head other than fine anterior striation. There is no indication
at all of a median ocellus.
With the minor the head appears less rectangular and has
weakly convex sides.
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 The
photomontage is of a major worker collected from Cameroun;
Awae II; 03°54’30”N 11°25’58”E; highland area elevation >500m; tuna
bait in mixed crop field; 9.v.2007; collector Apollin
Fotso
Kuate (fk solenopsis sp1).
MAJOR: TL ca 2.7 mm HL 1.06 HW 0.82 CI 78 SL 0.36 SI 44
PW 0.50
11-segmented antennae; eye of perhaps four facets; mandibles smooth and
shiny; clyepus with the faintest hint of a median carina; anterior
margin of clypeus weakly sinuous and with very small but distinct
lateral angles, each bearing a minute hair; posterior of clypeus
narrowly produced but terminating in a distinct impression; frontal
carinae short and splayed outwards posterior to the antennal
insertions; head in full face view elongated with moderately convex
sides, occiput quite deeply impressed, the lateral corners marginate
with short forward curved teeth (much shorter than O. diabolus); promesonotum highly domed in profile
and transversely; metanotal groove deep; propodeum without teeth, angle
between dorsum and
declivity defined but rounded, declivity with fine margination; erect
pilosity, distinctly golden yellow but limited to anterior of head,
several erect hairs on the alitrunk semi-decumbent hairs on the
pronotum and the apex of the gaster; overall, including appendages,
with quite abundant long sub-erect long golden yellow pubescence;
sculpturation limited; the head with very fine anterior longitudinal
striations, that in angled light can be seen to persist as very faint
lines on the posterior of the head; fine spiculation on the propodeum;
overall colour golden yellow, darker on head and gaster, mandibles
yellow-brown
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 The
photomontage is of a minor worker collected from the same location.
TL ca 1.5 mm HL 0.51 HW 0.35 CI 74 SL 0.28 SI 80 PW 0.25
Sculpturation limited to fine spiculation of the propodeum; eye of a
single facet; propodeum without teeth, angle between dorsum and
declivity defined but rounded, decilivity with fine margination; erect
pilosity limited to anterior of head, a few semi-decumbent hairs on the
pronotum and the apex of the gaster; overall, including appendages,
with quite abundant appressed long pubescence
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