Taiwanomyrme

Lelej, A. S., 2020, TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF VELVET ANTS OF THE GENERA ARTIOTILLA INVREA, RADOSZKOWSKITILLA LELEJ AND TAIWANOMYRME TSUNEKI (HYMENOPTERA: MUTILLIDAE), Far Eastern Entomologist 410, pp. 1-10 : 8

Key to the species of Taiwanomyrme (females)

1. Pronotum laterally (dorsal view) with two blunt tubercles. Scutellar scale very small, pointed. Pygidial area smooth ....................................................................................................... 2

– Pronotum laterally (dorsal view) with two sharp tubercles. Scutellar scale wide, V-shaped. Pygidial area microstriate ............................................ T. latisquamula Tu, Lelej et Chen

2. T2 with interrupted medially band of silver setae. Mesosomal width before propodeal spiracles 0.82 × maximal mesosomal width ..................................... T. cheni Lelej , sp. n.

– T2 with non interrupted band of silver setae. Mesosomal width before propodeal spiracles 0.90 × maximal mesosomal width ..................................................... T. basirufus (Chen)