Pyramica (Glamyromyrmex) cryptura (Bolton)

Type location Ghana (Glamyromyrmex crypturus sp. n., Bolton, 1983: 327, illustrated, full-face view, worker); in ant ecology sample at CRIG (D. Leston, 29.xi.1969), holotype worker only - see below .

Bolton's description is at .

WORKER - TL 2.0 mm; distinguished as in key, mandible with 5 enlarged teeth; colour blackish-brown.

Later collected in Ghana from leaf litter (57 workers plus 5 from soil samples) in the semi-deciduous forest zone (Bobiri Forest Reserve, Atewa Forest Reserve, Bunso and CRIG, primary or secondary forest; and Ofinso, cocoa) (Belshaw & Bolton, 1994b).

The photomontage is of the holotype worker collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?name=casent0900055. 

Oxford University Museum specimens

Pyramica cryptura B Taylor det.

Liberia E Poirier Yekepa PF 19

29.iii.2013 Nimba County 07°33’38" N 08°32’33" E

Pitfall trap Degraded secondary forest 518 m asl

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The photomontage is of a worker from Liberia, Yekepa; collector E Poiriet (Yekepa PF 19).