Octostruma

Identification
Key to Octostruma workers

Nomenclature

 *  OCTOSTRUMA [Myrmicinae: Basicerotini]
 * Octostruma Forel, 1912e: 196 [as subgenus of Rhopalothrix]. Type-species: Rhopalothrix simoni (junior synonym of Rhopalothrix iheringi), by subsequent designation of Wheeler, W.M. 1913a: 82.
 * Octostruma raised to genus: Brown, 1948e: 102.
 * Octostruma junior synonym of Basiceros: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007: 88.