Thaumatomyrmex
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The five species of Thaumatomyrmex may be separated bymeans of the following key:
1. Apical teeth of closed mandibles not exceeding lateral margins of head...... 2
Apical teeth of closed mandibles exceeding lateral margins of head.......... 3
2. A basal fourth tooth on mandible lacking. Cuba........ cochlearis Creighton
A basal fourth tooth on mandible present. Brazil............ mutilatus Mayr
3. Lateral margins of head strongly diverging anteriorly. Bolivia. .. manni Weber
Lateral margins of head moderately divergent........................... 4
4. Third tooth, when mandibles closed, barely reaching mid-line of head. Honduras................................................. ferox Mann
Third tooth, when mandibles closed, distinctly exceeding mid-line of head. British Guiana and Trinidad................................ atrox Weber
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