The Ants of Africa
Genus Polyrhachis
Polyrhachis gamaii Santschi
{Polyrhachis gamaii}

Polyrhachis gamaii Santschi

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Santschi, 1917b: 295, queen; Arnold, 1947: 136, illustrated, worker), collected at Natal, Durban, by H B Marley; worker and queen only known. (Bolton, 1973b: 351, not illustrated; also Bolton, 1995) .

Santschi's (1917b) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1924: 755) gave a translation, this is at {original description}. Arnold's (1947) illustrated description of the worker is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1973b) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 7.7-8.5 mm, HL 1.81-1.97, HW 1.70-2.08, SL 1.81-2.08, PW 1.18-1.48
Distinguished by convex eyes, very weak metanotal groove, mesoscutellum on alitrunk dorsum. Colour black, shiny, no pubescence or erect hairs, appendages brown and funiculi yellow-brown.
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