The Ants of Africa
Genus Phrynoponera
Phrynoponera species Angola

Phrynoponera species Angola

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type locality Angola .

The specimen shown below appears on the Antweb page for Phrynoponera gabonensis. The overall form is quite different, notably the petiole with five equisized spines, the unusually thick scapes and the very fine regular longitudinal striations on the head. Antweb entry the same in April 2015.

{Phrynoponera species} The photomontage of a specimen from Angola is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=sam-hym-c007965.
Collection Information: R. Camudembele; Collection codes: ANTC1927 Collected by: Luna de Carvalho; Habitat: gallery forest; Date: 2 Apr 1964; Method: berlesate

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