Nesomyrmex stramineus (Arnold, 1948) ^HNS

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Limnomyrmex stramineus Arnold, 1948: 223 ^HNS. For type information and synonyms, see Bolton (1982).

Description of worker

HL 0.612-0.618, HW 0.502-0.525, HW1 0.528-0.541, CI 81-86, SL 0.354-0.364, SI 67-73, PW 0.364-0.393, ML 0.685-0.718, EL 0.128-0.138, EI 24-27.

Description of workers matches the description of this species by Bolton (1982).

Diagnosis

Similar to the larger N. denticulatus ^HNS - see under diagnosis for this latter species.

Biology

Nests in dead wood on trees. Specimens have been collected from savanna woodland and Afromontane forest.

Material examined

South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal: St. Lucia, [28°23'S 32°24'E], 19 February 1946, J.C.F. [= J.C. Faure], SAM- ENT-0011829; False Bay Park, Dungandlovu camp, Savannah woodland, 28°2'S 32°22'E, 14 February 1999, Ref # 13903 ex dead thorn of Acacia nilotica ^HNS, P.S. Ward, SAM-HYM-C 016512; Pongola, [27°23'S 31°37'E], 11 July 1967, DrKarney,SAM-HYM-C015106.Swaziland:Malolotja Nature Reserve, Majolomba Gorge, 26°7'S 31°6'E, 18 February 1999, Afromontane forest, Ref. # 13931 - ex dead twig, P.S. Ward, SAM-HYM-C016531.

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