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Mbanyana, Robertson &amp; Hita Garcia
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,
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is morphologically similar to
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.
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and
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These are the only species in the
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group with abundant erect simple hairs covering the entire body.
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can be easily separated from
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.
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by the following characters: in
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<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782B2BA11AFDEAA33A" box="[518,534,1799,1824]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T</emphasis>
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, dorsum of mesosoma with longitudinal striations and superficial ground sculpture in between (
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), whereas in
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<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782A88A137FC49A359" box="[933,949,1834,1859]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T</emphasis>
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, the dorsal surface of the mesosoma with strongly developed irregular reticulate sculpture(
<figureCitation id="130A2A4FFF9CA4782A88A151FC00A37C" box="[933,1020,1868,1894]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1718,1744]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,568,1699]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1399,568,1699]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. AB. Mesosoma in dorsal view. A. T. signatum Emery, 1895 (SAM-HYM-C020573). B. T. glabratum Stitz, 1923 (SAM-HYM-C024395). CD. Antennal scape in frontal view. C. T. aisha Mbanyana, Robertson &amp; Hita Garcia sp. nov. (CASENT0250969). D. T. peringueyi Arnold, 1926 (SAM-HYM-C026796). EF. Mesosoma in dorsal view. E. T. peringueyi (CASENT0250873). F. T. margueriteae Mbanyana, Robertson &amp; Hita Garcia sp. nov. (SAM-NC07-012). GH. Body in profile. G. T. peringueyi (CASENT0250873). H. T. margueriteae sp. nov. (SAM-HYM-C019839). IL. Mesosoma in profile. I. T. dichroum Santschi, 1932 (CASENT0746320). J. T. brigitteae Mbanyana, Robertson&amp;HitaGarciasp.nov.(SAM-HYM-C027040).K.T.solidumEmery, 1886(CASENT0250960). L. T. aisha sp. nov. (CASENT0250969)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3817366" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3817366/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig.4E</figureCitation>
);propodeum armed with a pair of short propodeal teeth(PSLI6)in
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9CA4782B01A16DFD45A393" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[556,697,1903,1930]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigitteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782B01A16DFDC0A393" box="[556,572,1904,1929]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782B6AA172FD45A393" box="[583,697,1903,1929]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">brigitteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9CA4782B91A16DFCE8A390" box="[700,788,1904,1930]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">sp.nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,whereas in
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9CA4782AB5A16DFBD1A393" authorityName="Arnold" authorityYear="1926" box="[920,1069,1904,1929]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peringueyi">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782AB5A16DFBD1A393" box="[920,1069,1904,1929]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T.peringueyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the propodeum is armed with elongate spines (PSLI 22).Antennae with sub-erect pubescence in
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9CA4782A9BA189FBBEA3B7" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[950,1090,1939,1965]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigitteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782A9BA189FBBEA3B7" box="[950,1090,1939,1965]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. brigitteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9CA4782D6AA18EFB5EA3B7" box="[1095,1186,1939,1965]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, with erect hairs in
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9CA4782990A1AAFEABA3CA" authorityName="Arnold" authorityYear="1926" box="[189,343,1975,2000]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="peringueyi">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782990A1AAFEABA3CA" box="[189,343,1975,2000]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. peringueyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9CA4782848A1AAFD96A3CA" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[357,618,1974,2000]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigittae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782848A1AAFD96A3CA" box="[357,618,1974,2000]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Tetramorium brigittae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9CA4782B5CA1ABFD37A3CA" box="[625,715,1974,2000]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
can also be easily separated from
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9CA4782D71A1AAFAE9A3CA" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[1116,1301,1975,2000]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="margueriteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9CA4782D71A1AAFAE9A3CA" box="[1116,1301,1975,2000]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">T. margueriteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9CA4782C30A1ABFA8BA3CA" box="[1309,1399,1974,2000]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
on the basis of colour and spine length, and also by the fact that
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B2A80A711FB9AA53F" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[941,1126,268,293]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="margueriteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2A80A711FB9AA53F" box="[941,1126,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. margueriteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9FA47B2D43A711FB34A53C" box="[1134,1224,268,294]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
has erect hairs on the antennae, whereas
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B28C0A732FD80A553" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[493,636,303,329]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigitteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B28C0A732FD80A553" box="[493,636,303,329]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. brigitteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9FA47B2BAEA732FD22A553" box="[643,734,303,329]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
has sub-erect pubescence on the antennae.
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B2DF3A732FED3A576" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigitteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2DF3A732FED3A576" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Tetramorium brigitteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9FA47B2815A74FFE68A576" box="[312,404,338,364]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B28E2A74EFDA3A576" authorityName="Santschi" authorityYear="1932" box="[463,607,338,364]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dichroum">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B28E2A74EFE23A576" box="[463,479,339,364]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B28DDA74FFDA3A576" box="[496,607,338,364]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">dichroum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
both have sub-erect hairs on the antennae, and in both species the dorsum of the mesosoma has longitudinal striations and a superficial ground sculpture in between. These two species can be separated on the basis of spine length and colour. In
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B2ADBA784FB78A5A8" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[1014,1156,408,434]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigitteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2ADBA784FB78A5A8" box="[1014,1156,408,434]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. brigitteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9FA47B2DA7A784FB18A5A9" box="[1162,1252,409,435]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, propodeum armed with short propodeal teeth (PSLI 6) (
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), whereas in
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B2AEBA7A1FBAAA5CF" authorityName="Santschi" authorityYear="1932" box="[966,1110,443,470]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dichroum">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2AEBA7A1FC2AA5CF" box="[966,982,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2ACAA7A6FBAAA5CF" box="[999,1110,443,469]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">dichroum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
propodeum armed with acute spines (PSLI 14) (
<figureCitation id="130A2A4FFF9FA47B28F2A7C3FDCFA5E3" box="[479,563,478,505]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1718,1744]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,568,1699]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1399,568,1699]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. AB. Mesosoma in dorsal view. A. T. signatum Emery, 1895 (SAM-HYM-C020573). B. T. glabratum Stitz, 1923 (SAM-HYM-C024395). CD. Antennal scape in frontal view. C. T. aisha Mbanyana, Robertson &amp; Hita Garcia sp. nov. (CASENT0250969). D. T. peringueyi Arnold, 1926 (SAM-HYM-C026796). EF. Mesosoma in dorsal view. E. T. peringueyi (CASENT0250873). F. T. margueriteae Mbanyana, Robertson &amp; Hita Garcia sp. nov. (SAM-NC07-012). GH. Body in profile. G. T. peringueyi (CASENT0250873). H. T. margueriteae sp. nov. (SAM-HYM-C019839). IL. Mesosoma in profile. I. T. dichroum Santschi, 1932 (CASENT0746320). J. T. brigitteae Mbanyana, Robertson&amp;HitaGarciasp.nov.(SAM-HYM-C027040).K.T.solidumEmery, 1886(CASENT0250960). L. T. aisha sp. nov. (CASENT0250969)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3817366" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3817366/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 4I</figureCitation>
).
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B2B67A7C2FCA1A5E3" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[586,861,479,505]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigitteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2B67A7C2FCA1A5E3" box="[586,861,479,505]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Tetramorium brigitteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9FA47B2A4BA7C2FC3FA5E3" box="[870,963,479,505]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
is reddish brown, with gaster black, whereas
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B2809A41EFE53A606" authorityName="Santschi" authorityYear="1932" box="[292,431,514,540]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dichroum">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2809A41EFE53A606" box="[292,431,514,540]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. dichroum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is light brown in colour, with gaster a little darker compared to the mesosoma. The lateral sides of the mesosoma have strong reticulate-punctate sculpture in
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B2D35A43BFB54A625" authority="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux, 2018" authorityName="Mbanyana &amp; Garcia &amp; Robertson &amp; Roux" authorityYear="2018" box="[1048,1192,549,575]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigitteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2D35A43BFBD4A625" box="[1048,1064,550,575]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2D1BA438FB54A625" box="[1078,1192,549,575]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">brigitteae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9FA47B2D82A438FAF7A625" box="[1199,1291,549,575]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, whereas in
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9FA47B29F0A454FE90A678" authorityName="Santschi" authorityYear="1932" box="[221,364,584,611]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dichroum">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B29F0A454FF11A678" box="[221,237,585,610]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B29D0A455FE90A678" box="[253,364,584,610]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">dichroum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the sides of the mesosoma have lateral striations with a superficial reticulate sculpture in between.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B8E36CAFF9DA4792990A1B0FC12A3F0" blockId="13.[189,1399,1965,2026]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9DA4792990A1B0FEF0A3DD" bold="true" box="[189,268,1965,1991]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9DA479283BA1B3FD1BA3DD" authority="Bolton, 1980" authorityName="Bolton" authorityYear="1980" box="[278,743,1965,1991]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barbigerum">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9DA479283BA1B3FDBEA3DD" box="[278,578,1965,1991]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Tetramorium barbigerum</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFA04B3BFF9DA4792B66A1B0FD1BA3DD" author="Bolton B." box="[587,743,1965,1991]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" pagination="193 - 384" refId="ref30128" refString="Bolton B. 1980. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 40: 193 - 384. https: // doi. org / 10.5281 / zenodo. 26845" type="journal article" year="1980">Bolton, 1980</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(CASTYPE13386 Antweb, photographer unknown).
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9DA4792990A1CDFF2EA3F0" bold="true" box="[189,210,2000,2026]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">A</emphasis>
. Body in profile.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9DA479288CA1CDFE49A3F0" bold="true" box="[417,437,2000,2026]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">B</emphasis>
. Body in dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9DA4792B90A1CDFD2EA3F0" bold="true" box="[701,722,2000,2026]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">C</emphasis>
. Head in full-face view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B8E36CAFF9EA47A2990A1B1FC12A3F3" blockId="14.[189,1399,1964,2026]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9EA47A2990A1B1FEF0A3DD" bold="true" box="[189,268,1964,1991]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Fig. 7.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C314D49FF9EA47A2838A1B0FC16A3DC" authority="Mbanyana, Robertson &amp; Hita Garcia" authorityName="Mbanyana, Robertson &amp; Hita Garcia" authorityYear="2018" box="[277,1002,1964,1990]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brigitteae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9EA47A2838A1B0FDD5A3DC" box="[277,553,1964,1990]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tetramorium brigitteae</emphasis>
Mbanyana, Robertson &amp; Hita Garcia
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27657A3FF9EA47A2ADEA1B0FBACA3DD" box="[1011,1104,1965,1991]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(SAM-HYM-C027040).
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9EA47A2990A1D2FF2EA3F3" bold="true" box="[189,210,1999,2025]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">A</emphasis>
. Body in profile.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9EA47A288CA1CDFE49A3F0" bold="true" box="[417,437,2000,2026]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">B</emphasis>
. Body in dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9EA47A2B90A1D2FD2EA3F3" bold="true" box="[701,722,1999,2025]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">C</emphasis>
. Head in full-face view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C32B6541FF9FA47B2990A4A8FC5CA759" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B8E36CAFF9FA47B2990A4A8FEB8A6D5" blockId="15.[189,324,693,719]" box="[189,324,693,719]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<heading id="D0C681A6FF9FA47B2990A4A8FEB8A6D5" bold="true" box="[189,324,693,719]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2990A4A8FEB8A6D5" bold="true" box="[189,324,693,719]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Etymology</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8E36CAFF9FA47B2990A4FEFC5CA759" blockId="15.[189,1398,739,835]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
Named after Dr Brigitte Braschler who collected the
<typeStatus id="548A8868FF9FA47B2A38A4FEFC80A6E7" box="[789,892,739,765]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
and who has made a significant contribution to our knowledge of southern African arid ants through field work conducted as part of the DST/NRF
<collectingRegion id="49F5F828FF9FA47B2990A534FEF7A759" box="[189,267,809,835]" country="France" name="Centre" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Centre</collectingRegion>
of Excellence for Invasion Biologys Imbovane project.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2990A576FE56A79F" bold="true" box="[189,426,875,901]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Material examined</emphasis>
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,
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(
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HYM-C027040).
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(worker N =1)
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HL 0.982; HW 1.059; SL 0.736; EL 0.284;
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0.374; PW 0.672; WL 1.098; PSL 0.054; PTH 0.364; PTL 0.349; PTW 0.375; PPH 0.452; PPL 0.362; PPW 0.426; OI 27; CI 108; SI 70; DMI 61; LMI 34; PSLI 6; PeNI 56; LPeI 96; DPeI 107; PpNI 63; LPpI 80; DPpI 118; PPI 114.
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(worker)
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<emphasis id="B945EAD8FF9FA47B2990A156FEAAA37F" bold="true" box="[189,342,1867,1893]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Distribution</emphasis>
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Known from one specimen which was collected from the Nama Karoo region in the
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in
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.
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