Myrmisolepis

Angular Acne Ants

(See also Orthonotomyrmex, Myrmepinotus, Myrmopiromis, and Myrmotrema.)

Diagnosis. Emery (1925). - "Worker. - Differs from Myrmotrema by the structure of the mesosoma: Pronotum short, depressed, more-or-less marginate and shouldered; mesosoma strongly reduced posteriorly; meso-propodeal suture with more-or-less well-marked impression; propodeum depressed posteriorly and marginate, often bidentate. Queen - not known to me. Male - unknown.

Geographical distribution of species. - Afrotropics."

(Translated and edited by B. E. Boudinot, 17 February 2017.)

Myrmisolepis is currently a subgenus of Camponotus.

Nomenclature

 *  MYRMISOLEPIS [subgenus of Camponotus]
 * Myrmisolepis Santschi, 1921f: 310 [as subgenus of Camponotus]. Type-species: Camponotus epinotalis, by original designation.