 The ant has pubescence ( soft short hair ) abundant throughout some certain parts of the body , including the funiculi and tarsi . It is more sparse on the coxae , genae ( an area on both sides of the head below the eyes ) , gaster and gula ( the reduced sternite of the first segment of the thorax ) . Hairs on the scapes point downwards . Erect and suberect hair are seen all over the body in sparse numbers , although this varies . These hairs are not as abundant in comparison to other Novomessor species . The head and thorax are both ferruginous @-@ colored , and the epinotal spines , legs and node are yellowish red . The antennal scapes are reddish brown and the abdomen is piceous brown . The hair exhibits a gold @-@ like color . The suture is absent from the thorax , and the mesonotum is wider than the epinotum . The front portion of the mesonotum is narrow whereas the back is rectangular . The node is evenly round and oval shaped , the postpetiole is narrow at the front and the dorsum is feebly convex . The gaster is large and oval shaped . 
