mesopleuron with sparse pubesence

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Imaging technique: 
Illustration
Keywords: 
mesopleuron (Image keywords), pubescence (Image keywords), hairs (Image keywords)
Description: 

The mesopleura and metapleural bulla lacking pubescence giving the surface a glabrous appearance. Used in Antkey to separate Linepithema iniquum from Linepithema humile.

Creator: 
Eli Sarnat
Taxonomic name: 
Linepithema iniquum (Taxa)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith