Polyrhachis asomaningi Bolton
Type location Ghana
(Bolton, 1973b, illustrated, full body dorsal view, alitrunk and
pedicel profile, anterior petiole), holotype from Mt. Atewa (Atewa
Forest Reserve), Ghana - see below.
Also two other collections (6 workers), all by
pkd at the same location, collector D. Leston, 25 & 27.vii.1969),
thus clearly arboreal (Bolton, 1973b: 298, illustrated, worker); worker
only described .
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Bolton's description
(1973b) is at
WORKER - TL 5.4-5.9 mm; head and dorsal surfaces with
abundant long off-white, erect hairs. Pubescence long, greyish but very
sparse. Colour black, dull, the gaster and propodeal declivity dully
shining; apical funicular segments yellowish brown .
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The
photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0415705
Collection details - Central African Republic: Prefecture
Sangha-Mbaéré; Parc National Dzanga-Ndoki, Mabéa Bai, 21.4 km 53° NE
Bayanga; 03°02'00"N 016°24'36"E, 510m. Collection Information:
Collection codes: BLF4004. Date: 1-7 May 2001. Collected by:
B.L.Fisher. Method: EC30 beating low vegetation. Habitat: rainforest
Transect Type: Beat 25 sample transect, 10m. Transect Sample No.: 07.
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