Meranoplus dimicans (Walker, F. 1859)
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Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Meranoplus
Name
Meranoplus dimicans Walker, F., 1859 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Meranoplus dimicans Walker, F., 1859, Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4: 375-376.
Description
Neut. Rufescens, convexus, brevis, latus, scabrosus, pilosus, capite subquadrate, antennis clavatis, scutello bi- spinoso, metathorace bispinuloso, abdomine latiore nigro brevi-clliptico, pedibus breviusculis. Worker. Reddish, convex, short, broad, scabrous, pilose. Head subquadrate, a little broader than the thorax. Antennae clavate. Scutellum with two long acute spines, which are directed obliquely hindward. Metathorax with two small spines. Abdomen black, short-elliptical, broader than the thorax. Legs short. Length of the body 2 lines.
Taxon Treatment
- Walker, F.; 1859: Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects., Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4: 375-376. doi
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