The Ants of Africa
Genus Plectroctena
Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi
{Plectroctena gestroi}

Plectroctena gestroi Menozzi

return to key Type location Principé I (Menozzi, 1922: 348, illustrated, worker & queen); worker and queen known (Bolton, 1975) .

Menozzi's (1922) description is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1974b) is at {original description}

WORKER - TL 14.5 mm, HL 3.00, HW 2.84, SL 2.4; characterised by having numerous short, erect hairs over whole body (Bolton, 1974: 328, not illustrated).

Sole collection from Roça Infante Don Henrique, iii.1900, by L. Fea.

{plectroctena gestroi}The photomontage is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0102134.
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