Formica subserica

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                                 Classifying Ants

                    Class : INSECTA

                          

Order : Hymenoptera ~ ants, wasps, and bees

                          Family: Formicidae ~ ants

 

Subfamily:        Subfamily:        Subfamily:        Subfamily:

Ponerinae      Dolichoderinae    Myrmicinae      Formicinae

                                                      

Follow the key to find out which subfamily your ant belongs to.

 Use the body structure diagram and the glossary to help you.

1a. Gaster with constriction; wasp-like………….. Ponerinae

1b. Gaster without constriction………………………………2

 

2a. Petiole 1 segment……………………………......................3

2b. Petiole 2 segments……………………............. Myrmicinae

 

3a. Acidopore present……………………………...Formicinae

3b. Acidopore absent……………………………Dolichoderinae