Tetramorium legone Bolton

Type location Ghana (Bolton, 1980: 240, not illustrated; from Legon by D. Leston, 22.iii.1972), the holotype and six paratypes .

Bolton's description (1980) is at .

WORKER - TL 3.1-3.3 mm; among species with 11-segmented antennae, it is unique in having the base of the first gastral tergite densely sculptured. Fine, simple, acute hairs dense on all dorsal surfaces, on first gastral tergite they lie flat and are directed towards the midline. Colour dark brown, gaster darker (Bolton, 1980).

A savannah species; also a single worker from Mokwa, Nigeria (C. Longhurst, 28.iv.1977), a true savannah location (see Longhurst & Howse, 1979b).

The photomontage of the holotype is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0901170.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Tetramorium legone B Taylor det.	Senegal Tambacounda B Ndiaye	7.v.2009 Bambaraya 13°06'30"N 12°05'18" W	Bambaraya 07-V-09 St 4 P 5 F 264 m; Soudanian savannah, pitfall traps	1
Tetramorium legone B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 2926	10.ix.2012 Korobourou 09°22'13'' N 02°40'16'' E	Mangifera indica orchard Quadrat  1, tube 6, variété: Kent Ground nesting	2

The photomontage is of a worker from Senegal, Bambaraya, collector B Ndiaye.

The photomontage is of a worker from Benin, Bambaraya, collector J-F Vayssieres (RVA 2926).