Search Path
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How you got here. Click on the path to backtrack.
Number of segments between alitrunk and gaster
(2 segments (petiole and postpetiole) are reduced or isolated between the alitrunk and the gaster)
Eye size
(Eye composed of more than one lens)
Spines on alitrunk
(Alitrunk without spines)
Number of antennal segments
(10 antennal segments, with 2-segmented club)
Identity
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What this specimen is (based on the available information).
Family - Formicidae, Subfamily -
Myrmicinae
Diagnostic
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How to further narrow the specimen's identity. Select the most appropriate option.
Feature to examine:
Intergrades
Option 1
Worker caste takes 1 or many forms, with series of intergrades between major and minor workers
Option 2
Worker caste takes 2 forms,
without
intergrades between major and minor workers