Axinidris occidentalis Shattuck ^HNS

Axinidris occidentalis Shattuck, 1991: 118 ^HNS; figs. 26 - 28, 35 (w). LIBERIA, Paiata (= Payeta) (J. Bequaert) (MCZC) examined.

Worker diagnosis. Scape and pronotum without erect hairs; pronotum weakly shiny, sharply sculptured and densely pubescent; medial carina present; T 3 - T 4 each with several erect hairs.

Worker measurements (mm) (n = 4). HW 0.88 - 0.96; HL 0.88 - 0.95; SL 0.57 - 0.65; EL 0.21 - 0.23; OVD 0.31 - 0.35; PNW 0.53 - 0.58; PPW 0.34 - 0.41; WL 1.02 - 1.10. Indices. CI 99 - 101; CNI 133 - 153; OI 23 - 25; SI 64 - 69.

Worker description. The worker has been adequately described by Shattuck (1991).

Queen and male unknown.

DISCUSSION

In A. occidentalis ^HNS the pronotum lacks erect hairs, but they are present on gastral terga 3 and 4, and the distance across the propodeal spines is subequal to the propodeal width, a combination of features unique to this western species.