Polyrhachis decellei Bolton
  Type location Ghana
(Bolton, 1973b: 301, illustrated, worker; full body dorsal view,
alitrunk and pedicel profile, anterior petiole), holotype worker from
Begoro, eastern Region, collected by C.A. Collingwood, 10.vi.1968; and
a paratype from Bunso, collector D. Leston, 7.vii.1969) - see
below.  .
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 Bolton's description
(1973b) is at 
WORKER - TL 7.4-7.8 mm; entire body finely and densely
reticulate, dully shining. Colour black, legs very dark brown-black. A
forest
zone species.
Rigato (2016) added - A single worker from CAS matches
the original description and drawings. HL 1.63, HW 1.13, CI 69, SL
1.97, SI 174, FW 0.40, FI 35, PW 1.08, ML 2.18, HTL 2.08.
Material examined. CENTRAL AFRICAN REP., P.N. Dzanga–Ndoki, 38.6 km
173° S Lidjombo, 2°21,60’N 16°03.20’E, 350 m, 22.v.2001 (S. van Noort)
(1 w, CAS: CASENT0092432 CAR01-S218).
See https://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0092432
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The
photomontage of the holotype worker is collated from