Cerapachys coxalis (Arnold)

Type locality Zimbabwe (Phyracaces coxalis n. sp., Arnold, 1926: 193, illustrated, worker; combination in Cerapachys, Brown, 1975: 22) from Sawmills, Umgusa River, collected by G Arnold, worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Arnold's (1926) description is at .

The photomontage of a cotype specimen from Zimbabwe is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0173076 (colour adjusted from magenta tint of Antweb original).

Nigeria specimens (as Phyracaces species, Taylor, 1976: 35). WORKER. TL 3.11 mm, HL 0.62, HW 0.54, SL 0.34, PW 0.44
Colour black, shiny. Extremities red-brown. Sculpturation much reduced, minute foveolae on petiole and gaster. Sparse coarse hairs on head and alitrunk. Antenna 12-segmented with apical three segments forming a club. Node of petiole distinctly marginate laterally, armed posterodorsally with a pair of small teeth.
Collected from a twig in cocoa leaf litter (B. Bolton).

Oxford University Museum specimens

Cerapachys coxalis B Taylor det. queen

Cameroun A Fotso Kuate Sample 65

27.vii.2010 Nko’ondo 03°54'30" N 11°25'58" E

hand collected

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The photomontage is of a dealate queen from Cameroun, Nko'ondo; collector A Fotso Kuate (fk 65).