One worker from Chiapas, soil. Agreeing very well with Mann's description and figure, except that the size is a little larger than Mann's measurements. Mann designated Belonopelta as nominate subgenus to his new subgenusSimopelta . Wheeler later separated the two generically by means of abundant characters. It does not seem to have been noticed that B. deletrix has minute lateral spurs beside the larger medial ones on the middle and posterior tibiae. Specimens of Simopelta jeckylli Mann , Simopelta williamsi Wheeler , and Simopelta manni Wheeler all lack such lateral spurs completely, so this lack may afford an additional generic character.
