Odontomachus

Fisher, B. L. & Smith, M. A., 2008, A revision of Malagasy species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., PLoS ONE 3, pp. 1-23 : 13-14

publication ID

21401

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:36DFC527-D3D6-4F7D-84A1-3C12005812A2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547001

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D74C6243-FBFD-0550-E554-2F7830F9CD6A

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Christiana

scientific name

Odontomachus
status

 

Key to workers and queens of Malagasy Odontomachus View in CoL View at ENA   HNS (modified from Brown [ 1:117]

1. Head narrow behind eyes; mandible with long, acute apical and preapical teeth; vertex of head coarsely, transversely striate............................... coquereli   HNS

Head only slightly narrower across vertex than across eyes, with distinct extraocular furrows and temporal ridges; apical and preapical teeth of mandible short and blunt; vertex finely striate longitudinally, diverging behind ............... 2

2. Metasternal process acute, forming paired, slender spines, often unequal in length (Fig. 13a). Petiole spine notably bent posteriorly at base...................... troglodytes   HNS

Metasternal process low, rounded (Fig. 13b). Petiole spine slightly curved posteriorly, comma but not noticeably bent posteriorly at base of spine................ simillimus   HNS

Key to males of Malagasy Odontomachus   HNS

1. Shortest distance between lateral ocellus and margin of compound eye smaller than maximum length of ocellus. Antenna with suberect setae; declivitous surface of propodeum without distinct rugae (Madagascar) .......... coquereli   HNS

Shortest distance between lateral ocellus and margin of compound eye distinctly greater than maximum length of ocellus. Antenna with very short appressed to decumbent setae; declivitous surface of propodeum with distinct rugae directed towards margins ............................... 2

2. Body brownish yellow. Tarsal claw with small subapical tooth (Madagascar) ......................... troglodytes   HNS

Body blackish or brown. Tarsal claw without subapical tooth (Seychelles)........................... simillimus   HNS

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

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