Plagiolepis (Anacantholepis) chirendensis Arnold

Type location Zimbabwe (Arnold, 1949: 269, illustrated, worker); worker only known (see Bolton, 1995) .

Arnold's (1949) description is at - .

The photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0903144.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Plagiolepis (Anacantholepis) chirendensis B Taylor det.

Tanzania G McGavin tree 5-64

13.i.1997 Mkomazi 3°54.75' S 37°48.58' E

pkd collection from Acacia nilotica

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The photomontage is of a worker from Tanzania, Mkomazi Game Reserve, 3°54.75' S 37°48.58' E, pkd collection from Acacia nilotica, 13.i.1997, by G McGavin.  Apart from the obviously darker colour, this has the same morphology as the type form (above).