Key to Hispaniola Genera of Ponerinae

Additional information about the ants of the island can be found here: Ants of Hispaniola

1

• Mandibles: elongate, abruptly bent inward at the apex, attached to head near middle of anterior margin of head . . . . . 2

• Mandibles variably shaped but not with all of the characteristics given above . . . . . 3

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• Node of petiole, when seen from front or rear, concave along the dorsal margin with both lateral corners bearing a tooth . . . . . Anochetus of Hispaniola

• Node of petiole with a distinctive vertical spine or single tooth . . . . . Odontomachus of Hispaniola

Odontomachus bauri

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• Mandibles long, curved and slender with long narrow teeth that resemble tines of a pitchfork, terminal tooth longer than entire mandible . . . . . Thaumatomyrmex of Hispaniola

• Mandibles not as above . . . . . 4

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• Antennal sockets widely separated . . . . . Platythyrea of Hispaniola

Platythyrea punctata

• Antennal sockets not widely separated . . . . . 5

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• Tip of tibia of hind leg with a single large pectinate spur . . . . . Hypoponera of Hispaniola

Hypoponera opaciceps

• Tip of tibia of hind leg with two spurs, one large pectinate spur and a smaller simple spur . . . . . 6

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• Mandibles long and slender with an inner margin that is mostly smooth and free of teeth, one or a few teeth at apex; tarsal claws on hind leg finely pectinate . . . . . Leptogenys of Hispaniola

Leptogenys pubiceps

• Mandibles triangular and armed with teeth; tarsal claws on hind leg simple, without teeth on inner margin . . . . . Pseudoponera of Hispaniola

Pachycondyla stigma