Tetramorium crypticum (Bolton)

Type location Ghana (Triglyphothrix cryptica sp. n., Bolton, 1976: 321, not illustrated, worker; name corrected by Bolton, 1995). Collected from primary forest at Mt. Atewa Forest Reserve (D. Leston, 31.vii.1969), holotype worker and 2 paratype workers only (Bolton, 1976) .

Bolton's description (1976) is at .

WORKER - TL 1.9-2.1 mm; 11-segmented antennae. Most branched hairs trifid but head also with long simple hairs which project far above the level of the branched hairs. Colour black, appendages yellow-brown.

The photomontage of the holotype worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0901141

Oxford University Museum specimens

Tetramorium crypticum B Taylor det.

Cameroun A Fotso Kuate Tetramorium sp9

17.v.2007 Boga 03°54'30" N 11°25'58"

Pitfall in fallow

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The photomontage is of a worker from Cameroun; Boga; collector A Fotso Kuate (fk tetramorium sp 9)

Base colour lighter than given for type and the postpetiole is weakly rugose not smooth but otherwise a good match and distinct from other species.