The Ants of Africa
Genus Pyramica
Pyramica (Smithistruma) mira (Bolton)

Pyramica (Smithistruma) mira (Bolton)

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Pyramica mira sp. n., Bolton, 2000: 324, illustrated, holotype worker only) South Cape Province, Tsitsikama, Lottering Forest Res., 17.xii.1979, S Endrody-Younga - no images on Antweb (February 2015) .


Bolton's description (2000) is at {original description}. Illustration unavailable.

WORKER - Anterior margin of clypeus solely with a few fine curved simple hairs; scape bearing straight hairs that project at right-angles; eye of 1-2 ommatidia and difficult to see; TL 2.2 mm, HL 0.54, HW 0.40, SL 0.27, PW 0.24.

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