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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  (Tip of gaster with acidipore, usually projecting as nozzle with fringe of hairs; sting absent)     Number of antennal segments  (12 antennal segments)     Maxillary palp  (Maxillary palp segments 3 and 4 not longer than head)     Setae  (Dorsal surfaces with coarse, paired hairs (setae))     Hairy scape  (Antennal scape without erect hairs; scapes and legs are longer than P. terricola's; weakly shining black with bluish reflections)

Identity - What this specimen is (based on the available  information).
Family - Formicidae,  Subfamily - Formicinae,  Genus - Paratrechina,  Species - Paratrechina longicornis Latreille

Description: Antennal scape without erect hairs; scapes and legs are longer than P. terricola's; weakly shining black with bluish reflections; with sparse, short, barely visible pubescence

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Paratrechina longicornis head P. longicornis body