The Ants of Africa
Genus Pristomyrmex
Pristomyrmex cribrarius Arnold
{Pristomyrmex cribrarius} {Pristomtemx cribrarius}

Pristomyrmex cribrarius Arnold

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Mozambique (Arnold, 1926: 281, illustrated, queen; Arnold, 1948: 47, illustrated, worker) collected at Amatonga Forest. In Bolton (1981b, illustrated, alitrunk and pedicel only) the paper by Arnold (1948) is not mentioned .

Arnold's (1926) description is at {original description}. Arnold's (1948) description of the worker is at {original description} - the diagram is wrongly labelled female rather than worker, the latter has the teeth on the pronotum and not the queen. Bolton's modern description (1981b) is at {original description}.

{Pristomyrmex cribrarius queen}Queen as shown by Arnold (1926 Plate VII)

{Pristomyrmex cribrarius queen} The photomontage is of a queen from Kwazulu, Natal, South Africa, Dragensberge (Injiauti NP), S 29°07.7' E 29°25.3'; 1500 m; 6.ii.2004; collector Peter Hlavác. Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}

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