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Fig. 3. Monads prolaminata worker holotype: A, side view; B, dorsal view. 
Central America, differing in the concave dorsal border of the petio- 
lar scale viewed in full face (as opposed to strongly convex in 
laminata). 
Holotype worker. Head Width 1.07 mm, Pronotal Width 0.93 
mm. Dorsum of alitrunk shallowly rugoreticulate, the rugae longi- 
tudinally oriented on the mesonotum; spaces within the rugoreticu- 
lar cells densely punctate; the whole surface entirely opaque but 
with reflections from the numerous evenly packed punctures giving 
the alitrunk a silvery, “sparkling” appearance. Head, petiole, and 
abdomen variably punctulate to shagreened and feebly shining. 
Body almost wholly devoid of standing pilosity. Body uniformly 
