petiolar node with apical spine

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Imaging technique: 
Illustration
Keywords: 
waist (Image keywords), petiole (Image keywords), petiolar node (Image keywords), apical spine (Image keywords)
Description: 

The petiolar node is armed with a apical single, weakly posteriorly protecting spine. Used in Antkey to separate Odontomachus simillimus and Odontomachus ruginodis from Anochetus mayri.

Creator: 
Eli Sarnat
Taxonomic name: 
Odontomachus simillimus (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