Odontomachus opaculus Viehmeyer, 1959

Wilson EO, 1959, Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia V. The tribe Odontomachini., Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 120, pp. 483-510 : 496

Odontomachus opaculus Viehmeyer , n. status

Odontomachus imperator subsp. opaculus Viehmeyer , 1912, Abh. Zool. Anthrop. Mus. Dresden, 14:6, fig. 6, worker. Type locality: Torricelli Mts., 640 m., N.-E. New Guinea. (Syntype examined - MCZ.)

Material examined. NETH. NEW GUINEA: Wendèsi-Majosi (S. Issiki). N.-E. NEW GUINEA: Torricelli Mts. (syntype).

Taxonomic note. A single worker examined from WendèsiMajosi differs from the opaculus syntype in its larger size (HW 2.77 mm vs. 2.32 mm), different orientation of pronotal striae (concentric vs. straight-transverse), and feebler striation within the extraocular furrow.