Atopomyrmex calpocalycola Snelling
Type
location Cameroun (A. calpocalycolus; Snelling, 1992a: 96, fully illustrated,
major and minor workers; re-spelt by
Bolton, 1995), collected from Bayenti, north of Nguti, Southwest
Province (D. McKey, 26.xi.1989); holotype and 26 paratype workers from
internodes of the plant Calpocalyx species (Snelling, 1992a)
.
Snelling's (1992a) illustrated description is at
.
WORKER - TL 3.88-7.03 mm; variations considerable from other two
species and given above; also head distinctly longer than broad in all
sizes, and with fully erect hairs on the mesonotal dorsum, plus
abundant appressed pubescence, especially on gastral tergites;
sculpturation on front of head of very fine close striae and sparse
fine punctures; colour very dark reddish-brown, clypeus and adjacent
areas of face lighter. |