Hypoponera abyssinica (Santschi)

Type location Ethiopia (Ponera (Hypoponera) jeanneli strain abyssinica, Santschi, 1938b: 80, illustrated, worker & queen), raised to species (Ponera (Hypoponera) abyssinica) by Bernard (1952), worker and queen described (new combination in Hypoponera, in Bolton, 1995) .

Santschi's (1938b) description is at .

WORKER (from Guinea, after, Bernard, 1952) - TL in range 2.6-3.3 mm; differs from jeanneli (described from Kenya and Uganda) in structure of clypeus and thorax. Identical to the types of abyssinica from Abyssinia - head more shiny, brown and eyeless, like dulcis but separable by clypeus and propodeum-petiole profiles; clypeus with distinct medial carina, mandibles with 3-5 teeth; body without flattened pilosity.

From Guinea; common at Nimba, Mount Tô: locations B1 28, ravine 1 (8.11.1942), 3 workers, 1 queen; B1 30, ravine 1, 4 workers; B2 41, ravine 1 (21.ii.1942) 5 workers; Camp 1, 5 workers (Bernard, 1952).

The photomontage is of a specimen collected from Usambara Mts, Tanzania; Zigi Lodge, Amani NR; S 5°05' E 38°38'; 2200 m; Vasily Grebennikov, 9-11.x.2002. Other images can be seen in the folder at - .