Syscia Roger, 1861

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Syscia Roger, 1861

Syscia Roger, 1861a 19. Type species: Syscia typhla , by monotypy.

Syscia subgenus of Cerapachys : Wheeler, W.M. 1902d: 185; Emery 1902c: 24.

Syscia senior synonym of Cysias : Emery 1911 d: 10.

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

Syscia as genus: Borowiec 2016: 219.

Diagnosis.

Borowiec (2016) defined this genus as follows: 1) 11- or 9-segmented antennae; 2) eyes small to absent; 3) body usually heavily sculptured with abundant pilosity; 4) uniformly coloured body, ranges from yellow through reddish to dark brown but never black; 5) basal segment of hind tarsus widening distally with a light patch of cuticle on the inner (flexor) side; 6) abdominal tergite IV anteriorly folding over sternite.