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Key to Neoponera foetida species complex: Males
This key to males is based on: Fernandes, I.O., De Oliveira, M.L. & Delabie, J.H.C. 2014. Description of two new species in the Neotropical Pachycondyla foetida complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) and taxonomic notes on the genus. Myrmecological News 19, 133-163.
This key was published before Neoponera was revived as a genus. All of the species are in the genus Neoponera not Pachycondyla.
For more information about this species group please see the this page: Key to workers of foetida species complex.
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- Head length > 1.30 mm; head width > 1.80 mm . . . . . 2
- Head length < 1.31 mm; head width < 1.81 mm . . . . . 3
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- Ocelli relatively small (maximum diameter of medial ocellus 0.18 mm), medial ocellus separated from lateral ocellus by slightly less than one diameter; Nicaragua south to Ecuador. . . . . . Neoponera bugabensis
- Ocelli large (maximum diameter of medial ocellus 0.25 mm), medial ocellus located less than one diameter from lateral ocellus, maximum diameter greater than greatest width of scape; Mexico south to Panama. . . . . . Neoponera lineaticeps
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- Posteropropodeum with strong striation; USA south to Paraguay . . . . . Neoponera villosa
- Posteropropodeum without striation . . . . . 4
4
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- Anterior face of petiole vertical, sternopetiolar process poorly developed; posteropropodeum strongly concave; Costa Rica to southern Brazil . . . . . Neoponera bactronica
- Anterior face of petiole concave, sternopetiolar process well developed; osteropropodeum slightly concave . . . . . 5
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- Anterior face of petiole slightly concave, lateral face of petiole carinate; dorsopropodeum without striation; Nicaragua to south Brazil . . . . . Neoponera curvinodis
- Anterior face of petiole strongly concave; dorsopropodeum striate. Mexico south to southern Brazil. . . . . . Neoponera inversa