Key to Australian Ponera Species

1

• Body colour honey yellow to light brown => 2

• Body colour dark brown to black => 3

2

• Metanotal groove present, the mesonotum and dorsal face of the propodeum separated by a suture or impression => 4

• Metanotal groove completely absent, the mesonotum and dorsal face of the propodeum forming a single continuous surface => Ponera tenuis

3

• Head relatvely broad, head width greater than 0.50mm and cephalic index greater than 87 => Ponera selenophora

• Head relatively narrow, head width less than 0.5mm and cephalic index less than 86 => Ponera clavicornis

4

• Petiolar node relatively narrow => Ponera incerta

• Petiolar node relatively broad => Ponera leae