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Key to Subfamilies of Greece
This key to workers is from Borowiec and Salata 2022.
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1
- Pedicel with two distinct segments (petiole and postpetiole) . . . . . #2
- Pedicel with one segment (petiole) . . . . . #4
2
return to couplet #1
- Frontal lobes well developed and horizontal, at least partly covering the antennal sockets . . . . . Myrmicinae
- Frontal lobes strongly reduced and vertical or absent, antennal sockets wholly exposed . . . . . #3
3
return to couplet #2
- Promesonotal suture absent. Antennae 10-segmented . . . . . Aenictinae
- Promesonotal suture well developed and visible from above. Antennae 12-segmented . . . . . Leptanillinae
4
return to couplet #1
- Sting projected, first gastral segment separated from the second one by a distinct constriction . . . . . #5
- Sting not projected, first and second gastral segments not separated by a constriction . . . . . #7
5
return to couplet #4
- Tergite of the second gastral segment much longer than its sternite, strongly arched, abdominal segments pointed downward . . . . . Proceratiinae
- Tergite of the second gastral segment as long as its sternite, never arched, abdominal segments not pointed downward . . . . . #6
6
return to couplet #5
- Petiole broadly attached to the first gastral segment, separated from it only by shallow constriction . . . . . Amblyoponinae
- Petiole narrowly attached to the first gastral segment, separated from gaster by sharp and deep constriction . . . . . Ponerinae
7
return to couplet #4
- Apex of gaster with circular nozzle-like acidopore, fringed with setae . . . . . Formicinae
- Apex of gaster without acidopore and coronula only with transverse slit . . . . . Dolichoderinae