 Santschi's (1924b)
description is at  .
The photomontage is collated from - http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0003730 where it now appears as Prionopelta subtilis.
The type worker of descarpentriesi can be seen at http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=species&genus=prionopelta&name=descarpentriesi&project=madants
Collection details - Madagascar: Fianarantsoa; 45km S.
Ambalavao; 22°13'00"S 047°01'00"E 785m. Collection Information:
Collection codes: BLF0696. Date: 25 Sep 1993. Collected by: B.L.Fisher.
Method: EC19 sifted litter. Habitat: rainforest. Transect Type: MW 50
sample transect, 5m. Transect Sample No.: 31.
The similarity between this and aethiopica,
originally
described by Arnold as a subspecies of descarpentriesi, is
obvious but this has reduced sculpturation on the thorax, petiole and
gaster; and a quite sharp transition from the dorsum to the declivity
on the propodeum.
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