Taxonomic history
See also: Snelling, 2007 PDF: 569.Axinidris nigripes Shattuck , 1991: 117 - 118; fig. 35 (w). GHANA , Aburi ( P. Room ) ( BMNH ) examined .
Worker diagnosis. Scape and pronotum with erect hairs; medial carina present; distance between spines exceeding PPW; hairs of head and mesosoma brown, coarse and seta-like.
Worker measurements (mm) (n = 1). HW 0.97; HL 1.06; SL 0.78; EL 0.30; OVD 0.33; PNW n / a; PPW 0.50; WL 1.27. Indices. CI 91; CNI 195; OI 31; SI 80.
Worker description. The worker has been adequately described by Shattuck (1991).
Queen and male unknown.
DISCUSSION
This species is similar to both A. luhya and A. palligastrion . It differs from the latter in its larger size, deeper clypeal notch and differing color pattern, the gaster being darker than the head and mesosoma, the reverse of the pattern in A. palligastrion . From A. luhya , A. nigripes differs by the coarser, darker mesosomal hairs (fine and yellowish in A. luhya .
Axinidris nigripes is a species of ant in the genus Axinidris. Described by Shattuck in 1991, the species is endemic to Ghana.[1]
Axinidris nigripes is a species of ant in the genus Axinidris. Described by Shattuck in 1991, the species is endemic to Ghana.
Axinidris nigripes is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Dolichoderinae.[1][2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1991 door Shattuck.
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
Axinidris nigripes é uma espécie de inseto do gênero Axinidris, pertencente à família Formicidae.[1]
Axinidris nigripes é uma espécie de inseto do gênero Axinidris, pertencente à família Formicidae.
