Dolichoderinae, Forel, 1878

Cedric A. Collingwood, Donat Agosti, Mostafa R. Sharaf & Antonius van Harten, 2011, Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae, Arthropod fauna of the UAE 4, pp. 1-70 : 11

Key to the genera of Dolichoderinae occurring in the UAE (workers)

1 Petiole without a scale and overhung by first gastral tergite ............................................. 2

– Petiole with a scale, not completely overhung by the first gastral segment ...................... 3

2 In dorsal view four gastral segments visible ( Fig. 13 ), anal orifices situated ventrally ........ ................................................................................................................ Tapinoma Foerster

– In dorsal view five gastral segments visible ( Fig. 14 ), anal orifices situated apically .......... ........................................................................................................... Technomyrmex Mayr

3 Head about as broad as long, petiole sloped forward and partially overhung by first gastral segment ( Fig. 16 ) .............................................................................. Bothriomyrmex Forel

– Petiole an upright scale, not overhung by first gastral segment ........................................ 4

4 Eyes set forward of middle line of head ( Fig. 17 ) ................................. Linepithema Mayr

– Eyes set above middle line of head ( Fig. 18 ) ....................................... Iridomyrmex Mayr

Figures

Figures 3–14.3: Leptanilla spec., head;4:Pachycondyla spec., peduncle; 5: Camponotus spec., head; 6: Tetramorium spec, peduncle; 7: Messor spec., head in dorsal view; 8: Tetraponera spec., head; 9: Ponerinae, peduncle and gaster; 10: Plagiolepis spec., peduncle and gaster; 11: Ponerinae, head in dorsal view; 12: Cerapachys spec., head; 13: Tapinoma spec., peduncle and gaster; 14: Technomyrmex spec., peduncleand gaster.

Figures 15–18. 15: Leptanilla islamica Baroni Urbani, male; 16: Bothriomyrmex spec., head, mid–body andpeduncle; 17:Linepithema spec., head in dorsalview; 18: Iridomyrmexspec., head in dorsal view.