The dorsal surface of the mesosoma has erect hairs that differ distinctly from any appressed pilosity. Used to distinguish among myrmicine genera in Antkey.
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith
