postpetiole spines rounded

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Imaging technique: 
Illustration
Keywords: 
waist (Image keywords), postpetiole (Image keywords), postpetiole shape (Image keywords)
Description: 

In dorsal view, the sides of the postpetiole are rounded, giving the postpetiolar disc a more ovoid than hexagonal appearance. Used in Antkey to separate Cardiocondyla venustula from Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi and Cardiocondyla mauritanica.

Creator: 
Eli Sarnat
Taxonomic name: 
Cardiocondyla venustula (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