dentition
mandibles long and linear with 7 teeth
The mandible long and linear with seven teeth (one apical, one sub-apical, and five basal). Used in Antkey to separate Amblyopone zwaluwenburgi from Prionopelta species.
mandibles with 7 teeth/denticles
The mandibles with seven teeth and denticles. Used in Antkey to separate Pachycondyla chinensis from Pachycondyla stigma and Hypoponera species.
mandibles triangular
The mandibles are triangular. Used in Antkey to separate Strumigenys species.
mandibles tridentate
The mandible somewhat linear and armed with three apical teeth. Used in Antkey to separate Amblyopone from Prionopelta.
basal angle present
The masticatory and basal margin of the mandible are separated by a distinct angle. Used in Antkey to separate Iridomyrmex from Linepithema and Technomyrmex.
mandibles lacking apical fork
mandibles edentate and lacking teeth at the apex of the mandibles that form a vertically arranged fork of two or three enlarged, frequently spiniform teeth. Used in Antkey to separate Leptogenys from Odontomachus
basal angle absent
The separation of the basal and masticatory margins of the mandibles weakly defined with the dentition extending to the basal margin. Used in Antkey to separate Linepithema and Technomyrmex from Iridomyrmex.
mandibles (Pachycondyla stigma)
mandibles (Pachycondyla stigma)
mandibles long and linear with 7 teeth
mandibles long and linear with seven teeth (one apical, one sub-apical, and five basal)