Parasyscia Emery, 1882

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Parasyscia Emery, 1882

Parasyscia Emery, in André, 1882c: 235. Type species: Parasyscia piochardi , by monotypy.

Parasyscia subgenus of Cerapachys : Forel 1892 l: 243.

Parasyscia junior synonym of Cerapachys : Kempf 1972 a: 76.

Parasyscia as genus: Borowiec 2016: 198.

Diagnosis.

Parasyscia workers can be identified by the following combination of characters: 1) propodeal spiracle positioned low on the sclerite and propodeal lobes present; 2) presence of a constriction between abdominal segments III and IV; 3) petiole dorsolaterally not marginate; 4) constriction between abdominal segments IV, V, and VI not present; 5) pronotomesopleural suture fused; 6) helcium axial; 7) middle tibiae with a single pectinate spur; 8) pretarsal claws unarmed; 9) abdominal segment III anterodorsally often marginate ( Borowiec 2016).