Search Path
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How you got here. Click on the path to backtrack.
Number of segments between alitrunk and gaster
(Only 1 segment (the petiole) is reduced or isolated between the alitrunk and gaster)
Acidipore
(Acidipore absent)
Identity
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What this specimen is (based on the available information).
Family -
Formicidae
Diagnostic
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How to further narrow the specimen's identity. Select the most appropriate option.
Feature to examine:
Sting
Option 1
Sting present;
pygidium
unarmed
Option 2
Sting absent;
pygidium
armed with
apical
row of short, peg-like bristles
Option 3
Sting absent;
pygidium
unarmed
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