Decamorium decem (Forel)

Type location Zimbabwe (Tetramorium (Decamorium) decem n. sp., Forel, 1913a: 121, worker; Arnold, 1917: 350, queen & male) Redbank, G Arnold - see below
Revision by Hita Garcia & Fisher (2014) .

Forel's (1913a) description is at . Arnold (1917: 349) gave an illustrated translation; this is at and, queen, male and ultor at .

WORKER - TL 3.0-3.5 mm (Forel 1913a); differentiated by having the dorsum of the promesonotum smooth and shining, with scattered punctures (Bolton, 1976: 298, illustrated, full-face head, mandible variation, and lateral alitrunk and pedicel).  The Arnold illustration (right), although seemingly generally accurate, is curious in showing small eyes, whereas the type desciption and his own translation has the eyes as "large".

Revised distribution (HG&F) Kenya, Tanzania & Zimbabwe.

The photomontage of a worker from the type collection is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0909196.