Microdaceton tibialis

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda.

Nomenclature

 *  tibialis. Microdaceton tibialis Weber, 1952a: 30, fig. 25 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. See also: Bolton, 1983: 403; Bolton, 2000: 29.

Worker
Bolton (1983) - TL 3.2-3.8, HL 0.88-0.98, HW 0.80-0.90, CI 88-92, ML 0.56-0.66, MI 63-69, SL 0.62-0.72, SI 75-81, PW 0.38-0.47, AL 0.78-0.90 (10 measured).

Answering to the description of Microdaceton exornatum in all major features, Microdaceton tibialis is distinguished as follows.

Type Material
Bolton (1983) - Holotype worker, ZAIRE: 37 km N. of Stanleyville (=Kisangani), lat. 0045'N, long. 25°15'E, 15.iii.1948, rain forest, no. 2218 (N. A. Weber) [examined].