pygidium armed

Licence: 
Creative Commons Licence
Imaging technique: 
Illustration
Keywords: 
gaster (Image keywords), pygidium (Image keywords)
Description: 

The upper surface (tergite) of the last segment of the gaster generally flat and armed with a row of very small teeth. This character can be difficult to observe and requires high magnification. Used in Antkey to separate Cerapachys from other subfamilies.

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