Key to Afrotropical Boloponera species

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This key is based on Hawkes (2018)[1]

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  • Torular lobes distinctly longitudinally striate; first gastral tergite with standing hairs and appressed pubescence; subpetiolar process with a strongly developed posteriorly projecting acute tooth; mesosoma dorsum, scapes and femora longitudinally striate between scattered piligerous foveolae (Central African Republic) ..... Boloponera vicans
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  • Torular lobes smooth and highly polished without striations; first gastral tergite with appressed pubescence only; subpetiolar process terminating in a blunt slightly recurved posteroventral point, but without a strong posteriorly projecting acute tooth; mesosoma dorsum, scapes and femora smooth and shining between scattered piligerous foveolae (South Africa) ..... Boloponera ikemkha
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References

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  1. Hawkes, P. G. 2018 A new species of Boloponera from Sekhukhuneland, South Africa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae)ZooKeys 798: 23–44. doi:10.3897/zookeys.798.28606