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  Number of segments between alitrunk and gaster  (Only 1 segment (the petiole) is reduced or isolated between the alitrunk and gaster)     Acidipore  (Acidipore absent)     Sting  (Sting present; pygidium unarmed)     Shape of gaster  (Not as above)     Petiole attachment  (Petiole narrowly attached)

Identity - What this specimen is (based on the available information).
Family - Formicidae,  Subfamily - Ponerinae


Diagnostic - How to further narrow the specimen's identity.  Select the most appropriate option.
Feature to examine:  Spiked petiole

  Option 1

Spiked petiole; long thin mandibles

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Odontomachus clarus petiole O. clarus body

  Option 2

Petiole not spiked; mandibles not as above