Terataner elegans Bernard

Type location Guinea (Bernard, 1952, illustrated, queen; worker described by Bolton, 1981b: 292); worker and queen described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Holotype queen collected at Kéoulenta, sample 2, savanna, by Lamotte.

WORKER (drawn specimen from Nigeria) - TL 6.21 mm, HL 1.31, HW 1.24, SL 0.78, PW 0.93 (in my guide as Terataner species T¹)
Colour orange-brown, darker posteriorly (one CRIN specimen was generally lighter). Appearance dull due to an all over fine reticulate sculpturation, overlaid by longitudinal rugae, most marked on the head but finer posteriorly until they disappear on the posterior dorsum of the first gastral tergite. Erect hairs short and sparse; pilosity on the dorsal surfaces but extremely sparse and very short. Lateral posterior corners of the head and anterior dorsal corners of the pronotum with acute angles or minute denticles. Petiole teeth pyramidal with a round apex in front view. Postpetiole in front view is hemispherical, with a flat anterior face which has pronounced vertical rugae.

Bolton's modern description (1981b) is at .

Other records listed by Bolton (1981b) were almost all from Ghana - at CRIG (B. Bolton; C.A.M. Campbell), Kunso (D.J. Cross), Adeisio, Bunso and Sajimasi (D. Leston), and Aburi (P.M. Room).

In Nigeria, collected from shrub vegetation at CRIN (SC3 Block) and on cocoa at Ogbere (near Ibadan) and Ife, where it was found in a debris tent on a cocoa flower. The last was the only Nigerian record listed by Bolton (1981b).

The photomontage is collated from the Antweb.org site at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0102230
Collection Information: Specimen Code CASENT0102230; Locality Ghana: Ashanti: [Tafo; PF 4:3]; Collection codes: ANTC4504; Date: 27 Feb 1970; Collected by: B.Bolton
The holotype queen can be seen at http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0101456