Hoplophaeogenes curticornis Heinrich, 1938 Figs 33-34

Material examined.

SYNTYPE 1 female: Madagascar, Dieg[ o–Suarez], Montagne d’Ambre, 20-26.I.34 leg[. A. Seyrig] (ZMPA).

Diagnosis.

Head pale yellow with occiput, genae and vertex black, and with face and facial orbits dark brown to black; mesosoma dark red interspersed with black and pale yellow markings; metasoma reddish with tergite 4 and following black; antenna with 23 flagellomeres basally testaceous, medially pale yellow, and apically black; otherwise entirely similar to Hoplophaeogenes amoenus . B 3.8; F 4.3; HdWi 2.0; HfWi 1.2; Ci 2.2; Mi 0.8; IOi 1.1; OOi 0.9; Fli1 2.5; Fli15 0.8; Fli22 0.7; OTi 0. 3. Male: unknown with certainty (cf. Hoplophaeogenes amoenus comments).

Distribution.

Madagascar (Antsiranana province) (Heinrich 1938).