Unplaced specimens Sphecomyrma

s. freyi worker

an additional specimen described possible sphecomyrma male, never assigned specific species. specimen numbered amnh nj-242 collected white oaks outcrop in 1995 , preserved in american museum of natural history. entire body of male specimen preserved. ant genera based on morphology of workers, assigning males species or genus done unless taken colony. however, size, petiole structure, absence of trochantellus , basal antennal structure similar of sphecomyrma worker. small ant, measuring 3.13 millimetres (0.123 in) 3 ocelli present on vertex. stiff hairs can found on frons , vertex. has large eyes , face has 2 pairs of long setae along smaller setae. scape short , around same length flagellomere (one of 3 main segments of antenna); pedicel longer flagellomere 0.3 times, , total length of antenna 2.6 millimetres (0.10 in). of mouthparts covered in bubbles amber, 2 palpals (a pair of appendages found near mouth) seen protruding. mesosoma 1.25 millimetres (0.049 in) in length , petiole 0.35 millimetres (0.014 in), has pairs of long setae on apex of nodus. both tibias have pair of setose , apical spurs on hind tibia pectinate. forewings measure 2.25 millimetres (0.089 in) , hindwings 0.7 times length of forewings. shape of wings consistent other formicids. hindwings have 7 hamuli none found around anterior portions. gaster 1.22 millimetres (0.048 in) long , first , second segments equally long each other (these 2 segments alone cover two-thirds of gaster). terminalia (the last segments of abdomen) difficult examine due layer of froth covering area, there 2 pairs of setose lobes.