Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel)
Type location India (Monomorium
gracillimum Smith v.Mayri n. var., Forel, 1902c: 209;
Wheeler, 1923b: 3, male, reported without description) - see below
junior synonym karawajewi
(Monomorium destructor r gracillimum var karawajewi,
Forel, 1913d: 437) from Sudan, Khartoum, Karavaiev - see below
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Forel's (1902c) description is at . Forel's (1913d) description of karawajewi
is at . Santschi (1936a) gave
an illustrated
description of karawajewi, this is at . Bolton's modern description (1987) is at
WORKER - TL 1.5-1.8 mm; diagnosis as in key; colour
dark-brown; otherwise similar to Trichomyrmex
destructor (in Bolton, 1987:
326, illustrated, alitrunk profile).
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Nigeria specimen (Monomorium species A
(F998), Taylor, 1980a: 31). WORKER. TL 2.18 mm, HL 0.53, HW 0.47, SL
0.39, PW 0.26
Colour brown, gaster darker, unsculptured, shiny.
Appendages yellow. Erect hairs moderately long but relatively sparse.
Has a minute triangular subpetiolar tooth. SI = 83.
The illustrated specimen was labelled "from cocoa" at
CRIN (B. Bolton). I did not find this variant at CRIN and only saw the
single sized specimen which is illustrated.
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The photomontage of the holotype worker from India is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0249904
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The photomontage of the karawajewi type worker
is
collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0908753
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Trichomyrmex mayri
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
M Sharaf
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27.viii.2003
Taifa
31°21' N
30°56' E
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Kafr Sheik
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1
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Trichomyrmex mayri
B Taylor det. |
Egypt
M Sharaf
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12.v.2003
Shrinkash Mansurah
31°10' N
31°35' E
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1
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The
photomontage is of a worker from Egypt, Taifa, Kafr Sheik, E
31°21' N 30°56'; 27.viii.2003, collector Mostafa Sharaf.
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The photomontage is of a worker collected in Sudan,
Port Sudan ; collector Zuheir
Mahmoud (Sudan 55).
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The photomontage is of a minor worker collected in Sudan,
Old Halfa City; collector Awatif Omer (2012 42)
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