Pseudomyrmecinae
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With the following apomorphies (Bolton 2003):- Median portion of clypeus does not extend posteriorly between frontal carinae
- Pretergite of abdominal segment IV longer than presternite
- Male with volsella reduced to a small lobe that is appressed to inner surface of paramere
- Larvae with trophothylax on ventral surface of thorax
References
Bolton, B. 1994. Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. 222 pp. Cambridge, Mass.
Bolton, B. 1995. A New General Catalog of the Ants of the World. 504 pp. Cambridge, Mass.
Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. 370 pp. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 71. Gainesville, FL.
Hölldobler, B. and E. O. Wilson. 1990. The Ants. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Ward, P. S. 1990. The ant subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): generic revision and relationship to other formicids. Systematic Entomology 15: 449-489.
Wheeler, G. C. & Wheeler, J. 1976. Ant larvae: review and synthesis. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 74: 1-108.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Tetraponera clypeata |
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| Location | South Africa |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Workers, larvae |
| Copyright |
© 2003 Alex Wild
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| Scientific Name | Pseudomyrmex apache |
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| Location | U.S.A. (California) |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Worker |
| Copyright |
© 2003 Alex Wild
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