The Ants of Africa
Genus Nesomyrmex
Nesomyrmex denticulatus (Mayr)

Nesomyrmex denticulatus (Mayr)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Leptothorax denticulatus nov.spec., Mayr, 1901b: 5, worker & queen) Port Elizabeth
worker and queen described (Bolton, 1982: 328, illustrated; 1995); genus name change by Bolton (2003: 249) .

{short description of image}Mayr's (1901b) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1916: 260) gave a translation, this is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1982) is at {original description}

WORKER - TL 3.1-3.5 mm

Nesomyrmex denticulatusThe photomontage of a cotype worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0908992

Nesomyrmex denticulatusThe photomontage is of a worker (listed by Bolton, 1982) collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0906197
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