The Ants of Africa
Genus Oligomyrmex
Oligomyrmex (Oligomyrmex) jeanneli Santschi
{Oligomyrmex jeanneli}

Oligomyrmex (Oligomyrmex) jeanneli Santschi

Major - return to key Minor - return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Kenya (Santschi, 1913e: 459, major & minor, name and main features in key; Santschi, 1914b: 83, major & minor); major & minor described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Santschi's (1914b) description is at {original description}. From Santschi's (1913e) key, the main distinguishing features are -
Minor - TL 0.9 mm; metanotal groove shallow, dorsum of propodeum short; petiole noticeably narrower than postpetiole, postpetiole wider than long; head smooth, feebly puncturate, shiny
Major - TL 1.7 mm; head a quarter longer than wide, concave posteriorly; head mostly smooth and shiny; angles of occiput not raised; postpetiole distinctly wider than petiole.
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