Wasmannia villosa Emery ^HNS

Wasmannia villosa Emery ^HNS, 1894: 196. Holotype queen: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul (v. Ihering).

Comments

Emery described this single queen from Rio Grande do Sul. He distinguished it from other species by the long, abundant, appressed pilosity; robust dentiform propodeal spine; and transverse petiolar node. We have not examined this specimen, but the description sets it apart from any Wasmannia ^HNS queen with which we are familiar. However, its status as a species of Wasmannia ^HNS is not assured. It would not surprise us if it were revealed to be an attine queen or a member of some other myrmicine genus.