Ponera reticulata

Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum : 85

11. Ponera reticulata . B.M.

Male. Length 3 1/2 lines.-Black: head transverse, eyes prominent, the mandibles and palpi pale rufo-testaceous; the antennae obscurely fusco-ferruginous, the extreme apex pale testaceous. Thorax transversely reticulated; the pro- and metathorax rugose; the mesothorax with a smooth impressed line on each side over the tegulae; the wings fusco-hyaline, the nervures and stigma testaceous; the tarsi ferruginous. Abdomen: the peduncle conical, the abdomen with a fine thin sericeous pile and sprinkled with long fuscous hairs.

Hab. Birmah.