Plectroctena dentata Santschi
Type location Angola (Plectroctena minor Em. var.
dentata n. var., Santschi 1911g: 150, worker, Plectroctena
dentata, Santschi, 1912b; Bolton, 1974b: 322, queen); junior
synonym emeryi (Santschi, 1924a: 164, ergatoid queen) from
Zaïre (?Congo, by J. de Gaule); worker and queen
described (Bolton, 1974b, not illustrated)
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Santschi's (1911g, 1912b and 1924a) description is at
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Santschi (1912b) merely had (my translation) - from Benguela (as
in his paper of 1911g), with the propodeum strongly dentate. In
his 1924a paper he gave a full description and illustration.
Santschi's (1924a) description of emeryi, synonymized as
an ergatoid female by Bolton (1974b) is at
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Bolton's modern description (1974b) is at
WORKER - TL 12.8-17.7 mm; first gastral tergite with weakly
developed anterior transverse groove; funicular segments 3-5 wider
than long; ventrolateral and ventral head with striae between
punctures.
Bolton (1974b) lists records from Uganda, and Zaïre,
Kisenje. |
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