The Ants of Africa
Genus Lepisiota
Lepisiota nigriventris (Emery)

Petiole with short spines

Body colour variable brown; with sparse, coarse, pale erect hairs - nigriventris-group - guineensis, nigriventris & palpalis

Lepisiota nigriventris (Emery)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Cameroun (Acantholepis nigriventris n. sp., Emery, 1899e: 493, worker) collected by Conradt; worker only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Emery's (1899e) description is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 1.6-2.0 mm; yellow or a little reddish, gaster black.

{Lepisiota nigriventris}The photomontage of the (presumably) type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0905152

Oxford University Museum specimens

Lepisiota nigriventris
B Taylor det.

 Rep. of Congo
D De Bakker & JP Michiels
ex Y Braet

 18.ix.2007
Mayombe
05°37'16" S
13°05'54" E
 266 m asl
Canopy fogging


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{Lepisiota nigriventris}The photomontage is of a worker from Congo, Mayombe; collectors D De Bakker & JP Michiels. 

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