Pyramica (Serrastruma) maynei (Forel)

Type location Zaïre (Strumigenys maynei, Forel, 1916: 427, all forms) collected at Kisangani [Stanleyville], by Kohl; junior synonym latiuscula (Forel, 1916: 428, worker) from Zaïre, collected at Eala, by R. Mayné; (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1916) descriptions are at . Bolton's modern description (1983: 347, illustrated, full-face head) is at .

Nigeria specimen (Taylor, 1979: 45). WORKER. TL 2.29 mm, HL 0.54, HW 0.45, SL 0.31, PW 0.34
No long sinuous hairs, most erect hairs relatively short and spatulate, short adpressed clavate hairs are moderately abundant on the head and dorsal alitrunk. Pronotum shiny and unsculptured, except for longitudinal discontinuous rugulation. Remainder of alitrunk and petiole finely reticulopunctate. Postpetiole and gaster shiny, with basal rugae on the first gastral tergite. Propodeal spines acute triangular. Colour dull brownish-yellow to mid-brown.
TL 2.3-3.0 mm; pronotal sculpturation described as costulation, also as having broad upper scrobe margins. Collected from a rotten log at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Idi Ayunre by B. Bolton, mentioned in Bolton (1983).

Bolton (1983) described it as appearing to be restricted to the forest zones of West and Central Africa, east to Uganda.

From Ghana, Bolton (1983) noted finding it nesting in a cocoa branch about 1.7 m above ground, and a worker carrying a small nematoceran fly. Findings he listed were Aburi and Wiawso (D. Leston) and CRIG (C.A. Collingwood; himself).

Other West African records were Guinea-Bissau, at Bolama (L. Fea, perhaps in 1901); Ivory Coast, at Lamto (W.L. & D.E. Brown); Cameroun, near Yaoundé (G. Terron) (Bolton, 1983).

The photomontage is of a queen from Benin; Collection details - Bonou, Forêt de Ghamboué; N 06°22'28" E 02°31'32"; Pitfall trap; S Tchibozo; 27.viii.2006. Other images can be seen in the folder at -