The Ants of Africa
Genus Syllophopsis
Syllophopsis modesta (Santschi)

Syllophopsis modesta (Santschi)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Monomorium modestum, Santschi, 1914e: 17, worker) Natal, Stamford Hill, collector Trägårdh (or Traegardh), i.1905
junior synonyms
smutsi (Monomomorium (Syllophopsis) modestum var smutsi, Wheeler, 1922: 867; unnecessary replacement name for Monomomorium (Syllophopsis) modestum var boerorum, Santschi, 1915c: 260, illustrated, worker - see below
transwaalensis (Monomomorium (Syllophopsis) modestum var smutsi, Emery, 1922: 175; also unnecessary replacement name for Monomomorium (Syllophopsis) modestum var boerorum) from South Africa
Worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .


{Syllophopsis modesta}Santschi's (1914e) description is at {original description}. Santschi's (1915c) description of boerorum is at {original description}. Arnold (1916: 214) gave a translation of the type, this is at {original description}.


{Syllophopsis modesta}Bolton's modern description (1987) is at {original description} .

WORKER - TL 1.7-2.0 mm, HL 0.39-0.48, HW 0.32-0.36; SL 0.29-0.34; PW 0.22-0.26; colour yellow, rounded to angular propodeum without denticles at junction of dorsum and declivity; metanotal groove a simple indentation (Bolton, 1987, illustrated, alitrunk and pedicel profile).

Bolton (1987) noted that he suspected that the three populations which he examined might represent more than one species.

From Ivory Coast, at Adiopodoumé Forest Biological Reserve (I. Löbl, probably March 1977), and Man (V. Mahnert & J.-L. Perret, October 1980). Also from Kenya and South Africa (Bolton, 1987).


{Syllophopsis modesta}The photomontage of a worker from Madagascar is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0026710.


{Syllophopsis modesta boerorum}The photomontage of the type of boerorum is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0010824.

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