Vombisidris xylochos

The types were obtained by pyrethrum fogging of forest tree.

Identification
A member of the dryas group

Key to Vombisidris workers

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

Nomenclature

 *  xylochos. Vombisidris xylochos Bolton, 1991: 7, figs. 10, 11 (w.) BORNEO.

Worker
Holotype. TL 3.4, HL 0.78, HW 0.74, CI 95, SL 0.52, SI 70, PW 0.56, AL 0.98. Maximum diameter of eye 0.16 (0.22 x HW) and with 10 ommatidia in the longest row. Cephalic dorsum densely reticulate-rugose everywhere. Subocular groove complete. Sides of head divergent behind the eyes. Metanotal groove broad in dorsal view, deeply impressed in profile; outline of propodeal dorsum distinctly humped behind metanotal groove. Alitrunk reticulate-rugose. Sides of mesonotum distinctly angular in dorsal view. Propodeal spines long. Petiole and postpetiole reticulate-rugose. Spiracle of petiole very close to articulation with alitrunk. Basigastral costulae short, spaces between them finely sculptured and opaque; remainder of gaster unsculptured. Hairs present on all dorsal surfaces, short thick and truncated apically. Colour uniformly yellow.

Type Material
Holotype worker, BRUNEI: Bukit Sulang, nr Lamunin, fogging, 20.viii-10.ix.1982, BM1982-388, no. T17/1 (N. Stork).