Antkey

ID guide | introduced ants

peduncle relatively thick

Licence: 
Lisensi Creative Commons
Imaging technique: 
Illustration
Keywords: 
waist (Image keywords), petiole (Image keywords), petiolar peduncle (Image keywords)
Description: 

The petiolar peduncle is relatively thick in profile. Used in Antkey to separate Tetramorium simillimum from Tetramorium caldarium. The character, as it is presently defined, is ambiguous and requires a more detailed examination before its usefulness is confirmed.

Creator: 
Eli Sarnat
Taxonomic name: 
Tetramorium simillimum (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