Adelomyrmex minimus Fernandez

Fernández, F., 2003, Revision of the myrmicine ants of the Adelomyrmex genus-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 361, pp. 1-52 : 24

Adelomyrmex minimus Fernandez

Adelomyrmex minimus Fernandez , 2003:603 (w) in Fernández & MacKay, 2003.

Worker diagnosis. Mandibles with 5 teeth, decreasing in size from the apical. The angle between basal tooth of masticatory border and tooth of basal border well developed. Anterior margin of clypeal plate slightly concave. Eyes with 1 ommatidium. Hypostomal tooth medium sized, stout. Mesosoma evenly convex, interrupted only by the deep metanotal groove. Propodeal spines about as long as wide. Petiole rounded above. Postpetiole with median carinae on posterior side. Head smooth and shining with dense and large foveae in posterior part, sides rugo-foveolated, medial area with about 7 longitudinal rugulae. Promesonotum smooth and shining. Sides of mesosoma smooth and shining with some irregular striae. Posterior face of propodeum with several transverse carinae. Most of petiole and postpetiole smooth and shining. Dorsal pilosity moderately long, dense. Body light brown.

Queen and male: Unknown.

Comments. Very similar to A. foveolatus , but distinguished by: smaller size, eyes reduced to one ommatidium; foveae more dense, hypostomal teeth larger, mesosomal sides with some rugulae and color lighter.

Known from the holotype worker (Puntarenas, Costa Rica) from the stomach of Dendrobates granuliferus frog ( Fernández & MacKay, 2003).