Vombisidris occidua

The type was swept from low vegetation.

Identification
A member of the australis group

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India.

Nomenclature

 *  occidua. Vombisidris occidua Bolton, 1991: 8, fig. 6 (w.) INDIA.

Worker
TL 4.0, HL 0.90, HW 0.79, CI 88, SL 0.60, SI 76, PW 0.58, AL 1.12. Maximum diameter of eye 0.18 (0.23 x HW) and with 11 ommatidia in the longest row. Cephalic dorsum finely reticulate-rugulose everywhere. Subocular groove complete. Sides of head behind eyes feebly convergent posteriorly. Alitrunk reticulate-rugulose, sides of mesonotum shallowly convex in dorsal view, not angular. Metanotal groove absent. Petiole and postpetiole finely reticulate-rugulose, petiole spiracle in front of midlength of peduncle. Basigastral costulae vestigial. First gastral tergite with extremely faint scratch-like superficial patterning on an otherwise smooth surface. Hairs on all dorsal surfaces elongate fine and acute apically. Head and alitrunk dark brown, gaster lighter brown, legs yellow.

Type Material
Holotype worker, INDIA: 25 km W. of Mudigere, 3.xi.1979 (J. Noyes).