Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. Author Smith, F. text 1858 British Museum London http://antbase.org/ants/publications/8127/8127.pdf book 8127 C86CFDBF-61D9-48EE-9C2E-325FC0462B10 11. Ponera reticulata . B.M. Male. Length 3 1/2 lines.-Black: head transverse, eyes prominent, the mandibles and palpi pale rufo-testaceous; the antennae obscurely fusco-ferruginous, the extreme apex pale testaceous. Thorax transversely reticulated; the pro- and metathorax rugose; the mesothorax with a smooth impressed line on each side over the tegulae; the wings fusco-hyaline, the nervures and stigma testaceous; the tarsi ferruginous. Abdomen: the peduncle conical, the abdomen with a fine thin sericeous pile and sprinkled with long fuscous hairs. Hab. Birmah.