Meranoplus nanus

Identification
The propodeum in profile nearly vertical, armed at about the mid-depth with a pair of short, stout spines.

Mandibles striate, armed with four teeth. Anterior clypeal margin with a narrow translucent apron and with a longitudinal carina on each side of the median portion which runs forwards to the apron. Anterior half of clypeus usually shallowly concave between these carinae.

Distribution
This taxon was described from Gabon. It is also found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Nomenclature

 *  nanus. Meranoplus nanus André, 1892a: 55 (w.) GABON. Santschi, 1914d: 351 (q.). See also: Bolton, 1981a: 53.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Andre 1892a.pdf|André, E. 1892a. Matériaux myrmécologiques. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 11: 45-56 PDF]]