Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck ^HNS

Axinidris palligastrion Shattuck, 1991: 118 ^HNS; figs. 29 - 31; fig. 35 (w). GHANA, Nswam (= Nsawam) (P. Room) (BMNH) examined .

Worker diagnosis. Scape without and pronotum with erect hairs; medial carina present; distance between spines equal to PPW; pronotum smooth and shiny; mesonotum without rugae; gaster yellowish red, not concolorous with mesosoma.

Worker measurements (mm) (n = 5). HW 0.81 - 0.85; HL 0.87 - 0.93; SL 0.61 - 0.67; EL 0.26 - 0.30; OVD 0.29 - 0.32; PNW n / a; PPW 0.42 - 0.45; WL 1.05 - 1.16. Indices. CI 91 - 94; CNI 107 - 134; OI 31 - 35; SI 72 - 78.

Worker description. The worker has been adequately described by Shattuck (1991).

Queen and male unknown.

DISCUSSION

Although similar to A. nigripes ^HNS, this species is separable as noted in the discussion of that species. The gaster is distinctly lighter in color than the head and mesosoma, but is not distinctly bicolored as in the otherwise similar A. mlalu ^HNS, a species that lacks erect pronotal hairs (present in A. palligastrion ^HNS).