Ants of Tiputini

Tiputini Myrmelachista

Myrmelachista KTRW-001

10 antennal segments; Hw>.56mm; SL>0.35mm; smooth and shiny all over; dark golden brown color; abundant long hairs all over.

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Myrmelachista KTRW-002

10 antennal segments; petiole much rounder; smooth and shiny all over; erect hair more sparse; head more rectangular in shape.

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Myrmelachista KTRW-003

10 antennal segments; petiole with more of a node than 002; smooth and shiny all over; face rounder; abundant erect setae.

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Myrmelachista KTRW-004

9 antennal segments; HW>0.8mm; abundant erect hair on mesosoma and gaster

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Myrmelachista KTRW-005

9 antennal segments; dark brown/black all over; smooth and shiny all over; no erect hairs anywhere; very square head.

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Myrmelachista KTRW-006

brown ant; head square; erect hair sparse on thorax and gaster.

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Myrmelachista KTRW-007

thorax yellow / orange; gaster and head slightly darker; mesosomal length less than 0.6mm; erect hair sparse on thorax and gaster

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Myrmelachista KTRW-008

mesosomal length greater than 0.7mm; HW greater than 0.52mm; abundant erect hair on thorax and gaster; head more square than rectangular with HW and HL approximately equal or with HW greater than HL; maxillary palps elongate; first segment of scape approximately half as long as 2nd through 7th segments combined and about one third as long as 8th and 9th segments combined.

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Myrmelachista KTRW-009

mesosomal length greater than 0.7mm; HW greater than 0.52; abundant erect hair on thorax and gaster; head more rectangular than square with HL greater than HW; maxillary palps not as elongate; first segment of scape approximately two thirds as long as 2nd through 7th segments combined and about half as long as 8th and 9th segments combined.

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