Tetramorium bellicosum Bolton

Type location Nigeria (Bolton (1980: 296, not illustrated, worker) .

Bolton's description (1980) is at .

Nigeria specimens (as Tetramorium species⁴, Taylor, 1980a: 59). WORKER. TL 3.17 mm, HL 0.78, HW 0.73, SL 0.59, PW 0.47
Apart from fine rugae on the dorsum of the head, the sculpturation of the head, alitrunk and pedicel is solely of fine, dense puncturation. Erect hairs very sparse and very short. Propodeal spines broad, elongated triangular, with a flat alignment; metapleural lobes upturned triangles. Petiole with almost vertical anterior and posterior faces and rounded angular junctions with a slightly convex dorsum. Postpetiole with a slightly convex profile. Colour red-brown, gaster darker.

The holotype worker and 3 paratype workers came from Bolton's own collections at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Idi Ayunre, in leaf litter (10.vi.1969). My collection was of workers from a nest in the ground at the CRIN W17 block (16.x.1975). There are no other records.

The photomontage of the holotype worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0901203.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Tetramorium amentete B Taylor det.

Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3099

9.xi.2011 Kika-Beterou 09°14'07'' N 02°11'52'' E

running on the ground

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The photomontage is of a worker from Benin, Kika-Beterou; collector J-F Vayssieres (RVA 3099).