The Ants of Africa
Genus Syllophopsis
Syllophopsis elgonensis Santschi

Syllophopsis elgonensis Santschi

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Kenya (Syllophopsis elgonensis n. sp., Santschi, 1935b: 267, illustrated, worker) Mt Elgon, 2100 m - see below
Genus redefinition reversion from Monomorium by Ward et al. (2014: 10).  Worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

{Syllophopsis elgonense}Santschi's (1935b) description is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1987) is at {original description}

WORKER - TL 1.9-2.0 mm (in Bolton, 1987: 422, not illustrated).

{Syllophopsis elgonense type worker}The photomontage of the holotype worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0915413.
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