Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6246202 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0D903742-F08F-C8E1-2385-325A8FBD4AF7 |
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Christiana |
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Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck |
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Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck View in CoL HNS
Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991: 118 HNS ; figs. 29 - 31; fig. 35 (w). GHANA, Nswam (= Nsawam ) (P. Room) ( BMNH) examined .
Worker diagnosis. Scape without and pronotum with erect hairs; medial carina present; distance between spines equal to PPW; pronotum smooth and shiny; mesonotum without rugae; gaster yellowish red, not concolorous with mesosoma.
Worker measurements (mm) (n = 5). HW 0.81 - 0.85; HL 0.87 - 0.93; SL 0.61 - 0.67; EL 0.26 - 0.30; OVD 0.29 - 0.32; PNW n / a; PPW 0.42 - 0.45; WL 1.05 - 1.16. Indices. CI 91 - 94; CNI 107 - 134; OI 31 - 35; SI 72 - 78.
Worker description. The worker has been adequately described by Shattuck (1991).
Queen and male unknown.
DISCUSSION
Although similar to A. nigripes HNS , this species is separable as noted in the discussion of that species. The gaster is distinctly lighter in color than the head and mesosoma, but is not distinctly bicolored as in the otherwise similar A. mlalu HNS , a species that lacks erect pronotal hairs (present in A. palligastrion HNS ).
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United Kingdom, London, The Natural History Museum [formerly British Museum (Natural History)] |
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Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck
Snelling, R. R. 2007 |
Axinidris palligastrion
Shattuck 1991: 118 |