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Head length and width near equal
but with distinct long frontal carinae, shallow scrobes and most with
long scapes (SI ca 60-65)
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Hypostomal teeth
(non-type)
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HL near equal to HW |
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Head fully striate and
parallel-sided; postpetiole squamiform (with anterior ventral process,
smaller process on anterior ventral petiole); funiculi filiform |
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Head never fully striate and with at least
weakly convex sides |
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West
Africa - [species B] nigeriensis. |
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CAR major TL ca 3.4 mm,
HL 1.2, HW 1.1, CI
92, SL 0.62, SI 60, PW 0.52 |
Pheidole nsp CAR DAA
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TL 3.0 mm HL slightly
> HW; frontal carinae reach the posterior quarter of the head; sides
of head very convex; head striate in anterior three-quarter, smooth
posteriorly; yellow-red to dull brown-red, margin of mandibles and
anterior border of the clypeus
brown-black; with abundant long erect pilosity all over |
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TL
2.3-2.5 mm, HL 0.54, HW 0.48, SL 0.75, PW 0.32; CI 87, SI 135; eyes
occupy almost all the second quarter of the
sides of the head; frontal area wide and rounded posteriorly; scape
surpasses occiput by just under one-third its length; propodeal spines
short but thick and about as long as two-thirds the basal interval;
smooth and shiny, sides of mesonotum, propodeum and base of petiole
reticulate; with abundant long erect pilosity all over; yellow-red to
dull brown-red, anterior of head brown-black |
West
Africa & Congo Basin - corticicola |
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Antennal
scapes almost reaching occipital border;
type TL 2.1 mm (Mayr)
ssp faurei
TL 2.5-2.7 mm); HL 1.02, HW 0.96, SL 0.48, PW 0.45; CI 94, SI 50
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TL 1.6-1.7 mm, CI 85, SI
135; red-yellow or brown-yellow
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West Africa & Congo
Basin - minima |
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(TL
2.6-3.1 mm) type TL 3.5 mm, HL 0.95, HW 1.00, SL 0.65, PW 0.43; CI 105,
SI 64; frontal carinae reaching posterior quarter of head; eyes
more obviously convex; pronotum with more pronounced lateral tubercles;
propodeum with sharp lateral margination; abundant long fine pilosity;
colour a little darker than megacephala; hypostoma with
pronounced median tooth and paired lateral teeth
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TL
1.8-2.2 mm, HL 0.65, HW 0.59, SL 0.90, PW 0.37; CI 92, SI 150; head
narrowed and convex behind with
indistinct posterior border; eyes very convex; scape surpasses occiput
by about one-third its length; promesonotum weakly convex, with an
indistinct promesonotal suture; propodeum dorsum twice as long as
declivity; petiole as whole insect elongated relative to megacephala |
Congo
Basin - nkomoana
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TL ca. 4.4 mm, HL 1.22, HW 1.28, SL 0.75, PW 0,58, CI
105, SI 59.
Mandibles weakly striate, clypeus with fine median and paired lateral
carinae, frontal carinae reaching 3/4 point and scrobes just
distunguishable, whole of head with fine longitudinal striations;
alitrunk with weak dorsal sculpture; promesonotum shallowly domed,
propodeal spines short and sharp; pedicel small, postpetiole near
globular; base of gaster with distinct spiculation
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TL ca 3.0 mm, HL 0.73 , HW 0.70, SL 0.92, PW
0.42, CI 94, SI 130. |
Zaire - amalricae |
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TL
(Forel) 3.5-3.6 mm; HL 1.50, HW 1.50, SL 0.83, PW 0.60, CI 100, SI 60.
Clypeus and mandibles appear smooth; head completely striated in full
face view, the striae curving outwards on the occiput, frontal carinae
not much stronger than striae but distinct and enclosing a shallow
scrobe with spiculate sculpture; alitrunk weakly sculptured, apiculate
on lateral mesonotum and propodeum
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TL ca 3.3 mm, HL 0.71, HW 0.69, SL 1.00, PW 0.46, CI 97,
SI 144
Head in full face view domed smoothly from behind the eyes, frons
smooth and shiny, genae with long fine striations; promesonotum profile
a long, low arc; propdeum woth convex dorsum, short spines amd convex
declivity; pedicel small, postpetiole distorted subglobular; very fine
spiculation on head and alitrunk but very faint on most of the head and
pronotum. |
Zaire - rubricalva |
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