The Ants of Africa
Genus Pyramica
Pyramica (Smithistruma) placora (Bolton)

Pyramica (Smithistruma) placora (Bolton)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Cameroun (Smithistruma placora sp. n., Bolton, 1983: 308, not illustrated, worker), collected at Nko'emvon by D.A. Jackson, 2.xi.1980; holotype worker and 2 paratype workers, plus one worker collected 7 months later .


{Pyramica (Smithistruma) placora}Bolton's description (1983) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 2.0-2.1 mm; no impressed metanotal groove and notable head pilosity, of fine anterior curved simple ground-pilosity and numerous very long hairs arranged in arched-transverse rows; colour medium-brown, gaster blackish-brown.


The photomontage of the holotype is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0102553.

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