Identification
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Workers can be identified by the combination of strongly transverse petiolar node in dorsal view, mesosoma lacking erect setae, large size (HW 0.85–0.90), and strong laminar transverse carina joining the propodeal spines.
- bibliographic citation
- AntWeb. Version 8.45.1. California Academy of Science, online at https://www.antweb.org. Accessed 15 December 2022.
Taxonomic History
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Rhopalothrix petiolata Mayr, 1887 PDF: 580 (q.) BRAZIL. Neotropic.
AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Emery, 1894d PDF: 217 (w.).Combination in
Octostruma:
Brown, 1949f PDF: 92.See also:
Brown & Kempf, 1960 PDF: 182;
Longino, 2013b PDF: 47.
- bibliographic citation
- AntWeb. Version 8.45.1. California Academy of Science, online at https://www.antweb.org. Accessed 15 December 2022.