Vombisidris nahet

The type specimens were collected from vegetation.

Identification
A member of the philax group

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

Nomenclature

 * . Vombisidris nahet Bolton, 1991: 5, fig. 3 (w.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi).
 * Type-material: holotype worker, 1 paratype worker.
 * Type-locality: holotype Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, G. Mogogonipa, 1000 m., 26.iv.-22.v.1985, low vegetation (J. Martin); paratype Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga Bone N.P., 16-20.iii.1985 (J. Martin).
 * Type-depositories: BMNH (holotype); MCZC (paratype).
 * Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 423; Xu & Yu, 2012: 1499 (in key).
 * Distribution: Indonesia (Sulawesi).

Worker
Holotype. TL 4.1, HL 0.82, HW 0.68, CI 83, SL 0.62, SI 91, PW 0.55, AL 1.02. Maximum diameter of eye 0.19 (0.28 x HW) and with 10 ommatidia in the longest row. Cephalic dorsum with a rugoreticulum everywhere. Subocular groove complete. Sides of head weakly convergent behind eyes. Alitrunk long and low, reticulate-rugose everywhere. Sides of mesonotum obtusely angular in dorsal view. Propodeal spines very long and strongly arched along their length. Metanotal groove absent. Peduncle of petiole long, the spiracle approximately at the midlength. Petiole and postpetiole reticulate-rugulose. First gastral tergite glassy smooth except for a band of short basigastral costulae immediately behind the postpetiole. All dorsal surfaces of body with dense standing pilosity. Colour yellow, the gaster paler than the head and alitrunk.

Paratype. TL 3.8, HL 0.80, HW 0.66, CI 83, SL 0.60, SI 91, PW 0.53, AL 0.98. Maximum diameter of eye 0.19 (0.29 x HW). as holotype.

Type Material
Holotype worker, Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, G. Mogogonipa, 1000 m, 26.iv-22.v.1985 (J. Martin). Paratype, one worker, Indonesia: Sulawesi Utara, Dumoga Bone NP, 16-20.iii.1985 (1. Martin).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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