CLASS: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera ~ ants, wasps, and bees
Family: Formicidae ~ ants
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Subfamily: 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