Drepanognathus saltator

Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum : 82

1. Drepanognathus saltator . Pl. V. figs. 18, 19.

Harpegnathos saltator, Jerdon , Madr. Journ. Lit. & Sci. (1851) 116; Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 2nd ser. xiii. 100.

"Worker: head long and granulated; jaws with a strong tooth near the base pointing downwards and inwards, and thence gradually tapering to the tip, and finely serrated, 1/6 of an inch long; thorax barely grooved; abdominal pedicle small, low, ovate; abdomen very long; sting large; head and abdomen blackishbrown; thorax and legs rufous. Length 3/4 of an inch.

" I have given it the name of saltator from its power of making most surprising jumps, which it does when alarmed or disturbed. It is very pugnacious, and bites and stings severely. It makes its nest underground, generally about the roots of some plant. Its society does not consist of many individuals. It appears to feed on insects, which it seizes alive."-(Jerdon.)