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Head completely striate |
-- |
Hypostomal teeth
(non-type)
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 Propodeal
spines no more than moderately long (ca
two-thirds of space betweeen bases), sharp and upturned
Minors with small semi-globular postpetioles
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29 |
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 Propodeal
spines long and (mostly) relatively blunt apically
Most minors with small semi-globular postpetioles |
Section 5 |
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Head elongated with CI
< 100
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30
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CI ca 100 |
3x
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Majors with a broad
elliptical to rhomboidal postpetiole in dorsal view |
31 |
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| 34 |
TL 4.5-5.0 mm, HL
1.81, HW 1.70, SL 0.50, PW 0.75; CI 94, SI 53; occiput
with distinct transverse rugae; with
propodeal spines no more than moderately long, triangular, sharp and
upturned; dark red-brown, gaster near black and wholly shiny |
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TL
2.7 mm, HL 0.67, HW 0.65, SL 0.81, PW 0.41; CI 85, SI 140; head longer
than wide (longer than abyssinica
[caffra]); more narrowed
behind, with distinct posterior border (nuchal
collar?); scape surpasses occiput by two-fifths of its length; scape
with numerous erect hairs; generally smooth but with oblique striations
on the genae; propodeum reticulate; almost black, mandibles yellowish,
appendages reddish |
West
Africa & Congo Basin - bayeri |
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TL 4.25-4.7 mm,
HL 1.65, HW 1.53, SL 0.75, PW 0.55; CI 92, SI 50;
ocxiput with weak arched but not transverse rugae; very deep red-brown; antennae very small
with even shorter scapes.
Minor unknown
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Ivory
Coast - ingenita |
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TL
5.2 mm, HL one-sixth greater than HW; alitrunk dorsum with weak
transverse striation, otherwise alitrunk and pedicel nodes densely but
superficially reticulo-punctate; erect hairs irregularly spaced on
entire body, all over long pubescence, especially abundant on gaster
and appendages; colour medium red-brown, with posterior 3/4 of head,
dorsum of alitrunk darker, anterior of head and mandibles redder.
appendages yellow-brown - similar colour to vanderveldi (see minor)
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TL
2.5 mm, HL 0.62, HW 0.58, SL 0.58, PW 0.32; CI 95, SI 100; mandibles
feebly striate on the sides; scape
surpasses occiput by about one-quarter of its length; promesonotum with
elongate convex profile slightly interrupted by a small lateral
tubercle on the mesonotum; propodeum with dorsum and declivity forming
an obtuse angle with a small raised tooth; dark brown, gaster slightly
lighter, mandibles & tarsi brownish ochreous, antennae & legs
pale brown |
South
Africa - hewitti |
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TL
4.6-4.9 mm, HL 1.7, HW 1.3, SL 0.71, PW 0.65; CI 76, SI 54; propodeal
spines short and triangular; colour dark
castaneous brown, posterior of head, alitrunk and petiole redder |
. |
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TL
2.6 mm, HL 0.55, HW 0.48, SL 0.49, PW 0.33; CI 86, SI 107; propodeal
spines short and triangular; dark
castaneous brown, posterior of head, alitrunk and petiole redder |
South
Africa - akermani |
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| -- |
TL 5.5 mm, HL 1.63, HW 1.50, SL 0.90, PW 0.60; CI 94, SI
60;
postpetiole from above broadly sub-triangular, with
globular profile; fairly shiny but lightly and finely reticulate all
over; reddish yellow, head brownish-yellow, gaster base yellowish
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TL
2.3-2.5-2.8 mm, HL 0.61, HW 0.50, SL 0.85, PW 0.39; CI 82, SI 144;
sides of head more convex in full face view; scape
surpasses occiput by about one-third its length; postpetiole with
globular profile; fairly shiny but lightly and finely reticulate all
over; reddish yellow, head brownish-yellow, gaster yellowish (Kenya
specimen darker)
|
southern
Africa - areniphila |
|
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TL
3.7-4.2 mm, HL 1.47, HW 1.44, SL 0.79, PW 0.55; CI 94, SI 55; overall
rust-red; gaster yellower, more brown in posterior
half; mandibles and scapes brown rust; lower legs and funiculi
yellowish. |
. |
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| -- |
TL
2.5 mm, HL 1.13, HW 1.06, SL 0.89, PW 0.34; CI 84, SI 157; mandibles
striated and pubescent; anterior
border entirely denticulate; head an eighth longer than wide, slightly
narrowed posteriorly, rectangular with a somewhat distinct posterior
border, convex; clypeus without carinae; frontal carinae parallel,
reaching about the midpoint but not forming a distinct scrobe; even so,
between the carinae and the first rugae of the genae the antennal
socket is distinctly raised in a transverse arc, prolonged slightly
forward; eyes convex slightly forward of the midpoint; scape surpassing
the occiput by about one-third its length; alitrunk as in the soldier
but more elongated, with less pronounced structures; propodeal dorsum
one-third longer than wide; spines twice as long as the basal
separation; declivity short; postpetiole as long as wide; rest as
soldier; head quite shiny, finely and irregularly reticulate, with
oblique rugae between the eyes and the frontal carinae, arcing into the
anterior sockets; alitrunk densely reticulo-punctate and almost matt,
except on the pronotum, where the dorsum is near smooth; petiole node
reticulate; rest shiny; pilosity and pubescence as in the soldier;
overall yellow-rust; head, antennae and vague bands on the gaster
brownish |
East
Africa & Congo Basin - prelli |
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| -- |
TL
4.8 mm, HL 1.53, HW 1.47, SL 0.76, PW 0.75; CI 96, SI 52; propodeum
with
sharper spines; vertex with finer striation |
. |
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| .
|
TL 3.0 mm, HL 0.92, HW 0.71, SL 1,05, PW 0.46; CI 86, SI
107; head with almost straight
occiput and only a narrow nuchal collar; yellow-red, gaster more brown |
Horn
of Africa -
erythraea - new status |
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| -- |
TL
5.0-5.8 mm, HL 1.65, HW 1.40, SL 0.65, PW 0.70; CI 86, SI 52; head dark
red to piceous, alitrunk yellowish-red, gaster
yellowish-brown
Note, apart from the base colour, capensis
and cuitensis appear to be
very similar
|
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TL
2.5 mm, HL 0.60, HW 0.55, SL 0.58, PW 0.34; CI 88, SI 106; metanotal
groove and transverse impression of
mesonotum quite deep; head very finely and longitudinally rugulose,
vertex smooth and shining; pronotum shining, rest of alitrunk
reticulo-punctate and dull; generally brownish-yellow with head more
reddish
Note, apart from the base colour, capensis
and cuitensis appear to be
very similar
|
Southern
Africa - capensis |
.
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| -- |
TL ca 5.5 mm, HL 1.72,
HW 1.60, SL 0.79, PW 0.70; CI 90, SI 51 |
. |
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| . |
TL ca 2.2 mm, head oval
rectangular; scape surpasses occiput by about 2/5 of its length |
Southern
Africa - cuitensis |
|
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HL = HW |
-- |
.
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| 3x |
  Head not concave
behind the eyes; TL ca 4.5 mm; antennal
scrobes reaching posterior quarter of head |
32 |
|
| -- |
 Head
concave behind the eyes (i.e. with a depression in the occipital
profile) |
28 |
|
| . |
Head not concave behind the eyes |
-- |
|
| 32 |
TL
ca 3.8-4.0 mm; HL 1.41, HW 1.28, SL 0.81, PW 0.5; CI 94, SI 61, EI 19;
head with longitudinal striations
reaching the occiput; these striations often strongly marked; frontal
carinae reaching the posterior quarter of the head and antennal scrobes
distinct; metanotum raised into a strong welt, metanotal groove wide;
propodeal spines robust; note the colour is quite variable |
. |
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| . |
TL ca 2.5-2.7, HL
0.60-0.62, HW ca 0.50-0.56, SL 0.62-0.67, PW 0.31; CI 83, SI 125; head
large relative to the alitrunk; with
distinct groove between pro-and mesonotum; postpetiole wider than long;
generally brown-yellow, gaster darker |
North
African tramp
(synonymy of teneriffana) fervens |
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| -- |
TL
ca 4.5 mm, HL 1.55, HW 1.50, SL 0.80, PW 0.70; CI 95, SI 55, EI 19;
head in full face view with near
straight sides; longitudinal striations
reaching the occiput; these striations often strongly marked; frontal
carinae almost reaching the occiput and apically turning forward to
form the scrobe; metanotum raised into a strong welt, metanotal groove
wide;
propodeal spines robust; note the colour is quite variable |
. |
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| . |
TL
2.7 mm, HL 0.75, HW 0.60, SL 0.75, PW 0.39; CI 80, SI 135; head
variable ovoid to near square; eye
relatively large; with distinct groove between pro-and mesonotum;
postpetiole wider than long; generally red-brown |
South
Asian to Middle East tramp
(part synonymy of teneriffana) providens
|
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| -- |
TL
ca 4.8 mm, HL 1.42, HW 1.54, SL 0.90, PW 0.70, CI 108, SI 59. Head
finely striate to about 2/3 point, the occiput smooth frontal carina
distinct to almost the same level, genae more coarsely striate;
mandibles coarsely striate, with large paired apical teeth and a wide
dark inner margin; clypeus with median and lateral carinae; underside
of head smooth, hypostoma with thickened margin but no median or
submedian teeth, strong laterla teeth, lower edge of mandibles narrow
and deeply grooved; well marked mesonotal welt, metanotal groove also
well defined, laterally with distinct cross bars, propodeum profile
with a flat dorsum, from above with distinct margination, propodeal
spines from above curved outwards and sharp; petiole with long
peduncle, the node narrow in profile and with impressed upper margin,
postpetiole subglobular, with shiny dorsum; gaster brightly shiny.
Quite long erect hairs on all of body. |
. |
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| . |
TL
2.7 mm, HL 0.75, HW 0.60, SL 0.75, PW 0.39; CI 80, SI 135; head
variable ovoid to near square; eye
relatively large; with distinct groove between pro-and mesonotum;
postpetiole wider than long; generally red-brown |
Senegal
mentita
|
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Head concave behind the eyes (i.e. with a
depression in the occipital profile) |
-- |
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| -- |
Postpetiole small and not laterally
widened in dorsal view |
30 |
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Postpetiole laterally
widened in dorsal view |
31 |
|
| 30 |
TL ca 4.5 mm, HL 1.25,
HW 1.25, SL 0.77, PW 0.50; CI 100, SI 65,
EI 18; postpetiole
spherical and not laterally widened, in profile an obliquely angled
oval (upper posterior apex rearmost); globose; head striated up to the
occiput with scapes reaching back to the
same level; only the posterior corners of the head forwards to the
deepest outside edge of the posterior edge of the head are smooth;
clypeus with sharp median carina; funiculus segments 2-5 longer than
wide; brownish-red or more yellow |
. |
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| . |
TL 2.8-3 mm, HL 0.67,
HW 0.53, SL 0.91, PW 0.41; CI 79, SI
144; brownish-red or more yellow, gaster darker; underside of head with
gular hairs |
Egypt,
Eritrea and Ethiopia - sinaitica |
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| -- |
TL
6.0 mm, rust brown, gaster, scape and femora dark brown (Antweb image
paler?; specimen HL 1.98, HW 1.98, SL 1.00; CI 100, SI 54)
|
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| . |
TL
3.2-3.3 mm, HL 0.79, HW 0.71, SL 1.08, PW 0.48; CI 87-89, SI 143-150;
anterior margin of clypeus medially
impressed; structure as variolosa; brown, alitrunk reddish-brown,
appendages yellowish-brown
|
Sahel zone - aeberlii |
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| -- |
TL 4.5 mm, HL 1.28,
HW 1.27, SL 0.85, PW 0.50; CI 98, SI 64; head
barely longer than wide, median line of
head distinct but with a wide surrounding impression; sculpture of head
a fundamental reticulate puncturation with superimposed trenchant
rugae, very regular on the frons, extending with frontal carinae to
posterior quarter of the head, on the occiput the rugae are intermixed
with puncturation and large piligerous foveae; ferruginous dull, gaster
piceous and shining |
. |
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| . |
TL
ca 3 mm, HL 0.70, HW 0.65, SL , PW 0.47; CI 95, SI 107; head slightly
longer than wide; eyes very
convex and set about four fifths of the length from the anterior of the
head; scapes surpass occiput by a distance equal to about half the
length of the distance between the rear of the eye and the occiput;
legs long; alitrunk and antennae red-brown, head dull brown or blackish
brown; gaster near black, mandibles and legs yellowish-brown |
Pan-African
- caffra |
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| -- |
TL
ca 5.7-6.0 mm, HL
1.80, HW 2.27, SL , PW 0.73; CI 100, SI ; propodeum with
long thin spines; postpetiole very broad and rounded, with transparent
hind part of the lateral margin, but much wider than long and ventrally
with a small tooth; head markedly rugose all over, more reticulate on
the occiput; alitrunk dorsum transversely faintly rugose, spiculate on
lateral mesonotum, propodeum and pedicel; basal half of the first
gastral segment barely shiny, finely reticulate and spaciously
longitudinally striate; dark red-brown, gaster near black |
. |
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| . |
TL
3.08, HL 0.75, HW 0.56, SL 0.89, PW 0.42; CI 78, SI 147; with unusually
large eyes; head, pronotum and gaster unsculptured; propodeal spines
thick and blunt; erect pilosity generally less abundant and distinctly
shorter; colour dark red-brown, gaster and head near black |
West
Africa & Congo
Basin - mayri |
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| -- |
TL 5.0
mm; HL 1.78, HW 1.78, SL 0.87; CI 100, SI 46; head shape undefined;
head dull, anterior striate, posterior
obliquely and finely rugose, rugosity on dorsal alitrunk tranverse;
yellowish-brown |
. |
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| . |
TL 3.0 mm; HL 0.72, HW
0.66, SL 0.66, PW 0.39; CI 95, SI 100, scapes surpass occiput by about
one-third their length, funiculus with all segments bead-like;
mandibles longitudinally striate at the base, clypeus weakly striate,
middle of head more or less smooth; most of alitrunk and gaster shiny,
propodeum transversely rugose; short, acute spines directed upwards;
pilosity quite abundant; head blackish-brown, alitrunk red brown, rest
yellowish-brown
|
South
Africa - aspera |
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TL
ca 5.7-6.0 mm, HL
1.80, HW 2.27, SL , PW 0.73; CI 100, SI ; propodeum with
long thin spines; postpetiole very broad and rounded, with transparent
hind part of the lateral margin, but much wider than long and ventrally
with a small tooth; head markedly rugose all over, more reticulate on
the occiput; alitrunk dorsum transversely faintly rugose, spiculate on
lateral mesonotum, propodeum and pedicel; basal half of the first
gastral segment barely shiny, finely reticulate and spaciously
longitudinally striate; dark red-brown, gaster near black |
. |
|
| . |
TL
3.08, HL 0.75, HW 0.56, SL 0.89, PW 0.42; CI 78, SI 147; with unusually
large eyes; head, pronotum and gaster unsculptured; propodeal spines
thick and blunt; erect pilosity generally less abundant and distinctly
shorter; colour dark red-brown, gaster and head near black |
East
Africa & Congo
Basin - redbankensis |
|
| -- |
TL ca 4.7 mm,
HL 1.48, HW 1.45, SL 0.81, PW 0.60; CI 96, SI 56;
very deep red-brown. Propodeum, pedicel and base of gaster distinctly
spiculate.
|
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| . |
TL ca 2.8 mm,
HL 0.65, HW 0.50, SL 0.75, PW 0.52; CI 73, SI 182
|
West
Africa & Gabon - pullata |
|
| -- |
TL
4.5-5.5 mm; occiput with reticulate sculpturation; sides of head weakly
convex in full face view; postpetiole a narrow oval in dorsal view
Antweb type (shown) - TL ca 6 mm, HL 2.0, HW 1.92
|
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| . |
TL
2.3-2.5 mm, HL 0.62, HW 0.55, SL 0.76, PW -.39; CI 89, SI 129; sides of
head more convex in full face view and occiput
straight to weakly concave; scape surpasses occiput by about one-third
its length; reddish yellow, head brownish-yellow, gaster yellowish
|
Ethiopia
- abyssinica |
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