Search Path
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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 single, small lens (blister eye))
Preapical tooth
(Pretarsal claw without preapical tooth)
Identity
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What this specimen is (based on the available information).
Family - Formicidae, Subfamily - Ecitoninae, Genus -
Neivamyrmex
Diagnostic
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How to further narrow the specimen's identity. Select the most appropriate option.
Feature to examine:
Eye size
Option 1
Eye reduced to a yellow speck; anteroventral tooth of
petiole
large and triangular;
pronotum
without a transverse ridge
Option 2
Eye larger, with a distinct convex cornea; anteroventral tooth of
petiole
poorly developed or absent