Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) new species CAR JY

Type location Central African Republic.

TL ca 16.5 mm, HW 2.8, HL 3.4, CI 82, SL 6.9, SI 246; very distinctive colouration of bright orange alitrunk, gaster and legs, contratsing with the shiny almost black head; adundant rust erect hairs on whole of the body and appendages; legs, posterior femur 7.2 mm, and antennae exceptionally long, scapes surpass the occiput by more than 3 times their own length.

The photomontage is of a minor from Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha NP, 20.x.2008 Journée Camp 2 03°01'49.5" N 16°08'31.7" E 567 m Au camp; collector Philippe Annoyer .

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