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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
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What this specimen is (based on the available information).
Family - Formicidae, Subfamily -
Ponerinae
Diagnostic
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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
Odontomachus clarus petiole
O. clarus body
Option 2
Petiole
not
spiked; mandibles
not
as above