Thaumatomyrmex soesilae

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Makhan (2007) - Similar to Thaumatomyrmex contumax from Brazil,  but  there  is  a  difference  in  the  shape  of  mesosoma. The posterior  side  of  the  mesosoma  is  straight  in  Thaumatomyrmex  soesilae,  whereas  the  mesosoma is not straight in Thaumatomyrmex contumax.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Suriname.

Nomenclature

 * . Thaumatomyrmex soesilae Makhan, 2007c: 1, figs. 1-3 (w.) SURINAME.
 * Type-material: holotype worker.
 * Type-locality: Suriname: Kasikasima, 27.iii.1996 (D. Makhan).
 * Type-depository: USPS.
 * [Note: there is no evidence that the specimen was ever deposited in this institution.]
 * Distribution: Suriname.

Worker
(holotype worker):  Length 3.4  mm. Colour  black,  smooth  and  shiny. Total head  length  1.5 mm ,  width  0.8 mm,  with  thick  hairs, mandible  length 0.8  mm ,  with  a  small  tooth  at base and  3 large teeth, and with  long hairs. Eyes large. Antennae yellow-brown,  scape  with  fine  hairs. Mesosoma 1.0 mm,  width  0.5  mm, straight  on  posterior  side and  with  thick  hairs. Petiole 0.4  mm,  with  thick  hairs. Gaster 1.3  mm,  width  0.8  mm,  with  thick  hairs. Legs yellow-brown

Type Material
Holotype worker. Suriname,  Kasikasima,  27.3.1996,  coll. D. Makhan  (only  the  holotype).

Etymology
This species is named after my wife, Soesila Makhan.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
 * Groc S., J. H. C. Delabie, F. Fernandez, M. Leponce, J. Orivel, R. Silvestre, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, and A. Dejean. 2013. Leaf-litter ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a pristine Guianese rainforest: stable functional structure versus high species turnover. Myrmecological News 19: 43-51.