Polyrhachis otleti Forel
  Type location Zaïre
(Polyrhachis (Myrma) Otleti n. sp., Forel, 1916: 449, all
forms),
collected at St. Gabriel, by H. Kohl - see below  .
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 Forel's (1916) description is at  . Bolton's modern description (1973b: 336,
illustrated, alitrunk and petiole only) is at  .
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 Nigeria specimen (Taylor, 1978: 21). WORKER. TL
6.8-7.6 mm, HL 1.63-1.71, HW 1.33-1.37, SL 1.88-2.00, PW 1.13-1.23
Entire body with numerous long white hairs and fairly abundant long
pubescence. Dorsum of alitrunk transversely convex, obvious margination
restricted to the propodeum; the promesonotal suture is weakly incised
and the metanotal groove indistinct. Petiole with moderately long
dorsal and short lateral spines. Anterior surface of first gastral
segment concave.
Other findings listed by Bolton (1973b) are from Ghana,
at CRIG (D.J. Cross; C.A. Collingwood). In Nigeria, collected at
CRIN (B. Bolton) from a nest in a deep, narrow rot hole in a shade tree
in cocoa. The hole entrance was covered with a fibrous mat of silk and
small pieces of bark.
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 The
photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0910950.
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 The
photomontage of the type worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=focol2583.
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Polyrhachis otleti
B Taylor det.
Queen
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Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
GP
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24.ii.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
02°55'05.6" N
16°10'11.4" E
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Camp 6; 18h30-6h,
Sur plate-forme à 38 m du sol dans un Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon,
Sterculiaceae)
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1
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Polyrhachis otleti
B Taylor det.
Queen |
Central African
Republic
P Annoyer
PU
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30.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°28'49.5"N
16°12'55.9"E
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392 m; nuit, UV,
Azobé, sol, camp de base lac 1
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1
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 The photomontage is of
a queen from the Central
African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha Nature Reserve;
collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR GP).
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 The photomontage is of
a queen from the Central
African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha Nature Reserve;
collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR PU).
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