Dolophra politae, Wu & Wang

Wu Jian & Wang Changlu, 1994, A New Genus of Ants from Yunnan, China (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae), Journal of Beijing Forestry University 3, pp. 35-38 : 37-38

Dolophra politae sp... ( Figures 1-3)

Worker (Holotype cited first) (mm) ¦TL 4. 4,4. 2,4. 4,HL 0. 98,0. 96,0. 92,HW 0. 78,0. 77,0. 74, C180,80,80,ED 0. 30,0. 30,0. 29,51. 0. 92,0. 90,0. 93,51 118,117, 126,PW O. 62,0. 63,0. 63, WL 1. 48,1. 44,1. 40.

Head longer than wide. Occipital margin convex. Sides of head almost straight, slightly convex. Eyes very large, flat,situated posterior to the middle of head. Antennal socket located far behind the posterior margin of the clypeus. Scape of antennae extending slightly beyond the occipital margin. Clypeus convex, posterior margin straight, anterior margin round. Mandibles triangulanfurnished with 5 teeth.

Alitrunk a little compressed laterally. Pronotum and mesonotum slightly convex, forming a weak arc. Anterior part of pronotum not margined. Pro—mesonotal suture distinct. Meso—propodeal suture deep and wide. Base of propodeum flat, the posterior end rounding into a much longer declivity, which is two times long of the base. The middle of declivity raised transversely, just like the obtuse angle between the base and declivity.

Petiole long and low, The length is more than two times long of the height. The anterior surface straight and inclined forward. The upper surface convex, rounded gradually into the posterior surface of the petiole. Legs long. Gaster long› oval, flat above.

Body smooth and shining. Head, alitrunk and petiole finely puntured and rugulose. Mesonotum and propodeum coarsely punctured and distinctly wrinkled.

Pubescence greyisll › very short and dilute. Upper surface of head (without clypeus) with 1 — 8 long greyish hairs. Anterior margin of clypeus furnished with at least 4 long hairs. Several hairs present around the center of clypeus. Hairs abscent on pronotum. Mesonoturmalitrunk and node of petiole each with one or a pair of long hairs. Pilosity in the gaster relatively abundant, especially at the end of gaster.

Black . Mandibles, antennae and legs brownish red. The posterior part of coxa and trochanter yellowish white to brownish yellow. Anterior part of middle and hind tibiae

Holotype worker Jinghong Co. , Yunnan province,Y 1987 1987 ~ XI~ 25. Wu Jian and Wang Changlu legs .

Paratypes

2 workers with same data as holotype.