Trichoscapa inusitata n. sp., a remarkable dacetine ant from the Orinoco River watershed (Hymenoptera Formicidae)

Trichoscapa inusitata n. sp. is described from southern Venezuela. It is unlike any other Neotropical member of short-mandibulate Dacetini, bearing closer resemblance to some species from SE Asia. Its relationship with other dacetines can not be determined until a generic revision of these ants is carried out.