Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis Mayr
Type location South Africa (Mayr, 1901b: 20, all forms);
junior synonyms alberti (Forel, 1916: 419, worker) from
Zaïre, collector H Kohl; and obscurus
(Santschi, 1932a: 389, worker & male) from Zimbabwe
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Mayr's (1901b) description is at
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Forel's (1916) description of alberti is at
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Santschi's (1932a) description of obscurus is at
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Arnold (1917: 352) gave a translation, this is at
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and  .
Bolton's modern description (1986a), with illustrations of all
forms, is at  .
WORKER - A minimal description was given by Bolton but propodeum
unarmed; head and alitrunk mainly smooth and shining; postpetiole
subglobular, in dorsal view ca 1.5 times as wide as long; in
profile with a prominent rounded ventral process; 12-segmented
antennae; pilosity on alitrunk usually restricted to the pronotum
(Bolton, 1976, illustrated, full-face head, lateral alitrunk and
pedicel; 1986a). |
The photomontage is collated from