Vombisidris philax

The types were obtained by fogging a forest tree with pyrethrum.

Identification
A member of the philax group

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia, Sulawesi.

Nomenclature

 * . Vombisidris philax Bolton, 1991: 6, fig. 4 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi).
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 3 paratype workers.
 * Type-locality: holotype Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga Bone N.P., 400 m., 11.ii.1985, fog 5, BMNH plot C (N. Stork); paratypes with same data.
 * Type-depositories: BMNH (holotype); BMNH, MCZC (paratypes).
 * Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 423; Xu & Yu, 2012: 1498 (in key).
 * Distribution: Indonesia (Sulawesi).

Worker
Holotype. TL 3.6, HL 0.82, HW 0.72, CI 88, SL 0.64, Sl 89, PW 0.54, AL 1.00. Maximum diameter of eye 0.17 (0.24 x HW) and with 11 ommatidia in the longest row. Cephalic dorsum with a fine dense rugoreticulum everywhere. Subocular groove complete. Sides of head weakly convergent behind eyes. Alitrunk long and low, reticulate-rugulose everywhere. Lateral edge of mesonotum with a small vertical triangular tooth on each side. Propodeal spines very long and strongly arched along their length. Propodeal declivity with fine transverse rugulae. Metanotal groove absent. Petiolar spiracle slightly behind midlength of peduncle. Petiole and postpetiole reticulate-rugulose. Basal two-thirds of first gastral tergite densely sculptured, with long coarse basigastral costulae, longitudinal rugulae and densely sculptured spaces between the rugular sculpture. All dorsal surfaces of body with dense fine pilosity. Colour uniformly yellow.

Paratype. TL 3.4-3.6, HL 0.78-0.80, HW 0.68-0.72, CI 87 -90, SL 0.60-0.64, SI 88-90, PW 0.50-0.54, AL 0.96-1.02. Maximum diameter of eye 0.16-0.17 (0.23- 0.24 x HW) (3 measured). As holotype.

Type Material
Holotype worker, INDONESIA: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga Bone NP, fog 5, plot C, 400 m, II.ii.1985 (N. Stork). Paratypes, 3 workers with same data as holotype (BMNH; ).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bolton B. 1991. New myrmicine genera from the Oriental Region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 16:1-13.