Key to the ants of New Zealand

This key is designed for use with worker ants (females).

Worker, queen & male

The diagnostic features do key out queens (females) except for the genus Pheidole, but any reference to size does not apply. Queens may or may not have wings, and posess larger eyes. This key is not suitable for identifying males as they have quite different morphology. Males have wings, a small head with large eyes, and antennae with 13 segments (10 in Tetramorium).

[Fulakora saundersi] worker. Image: Erin Prado (Specimen: CASENT0006813). www.antweb.org Image — Fulakora saundersi worker. Image: Erin Prado (Specimen: CASENT0006813). www.antweb.org

[Fulakora saundersi] queen. Image: April Nobile (Specimen: CASENT0172388). www.antweb.org Image — Fulakora saundersi queen. Image: April Nobile (Specimen: CASENT0172388). www.antweb.org

[Fulakora saundersi] male. Image: April Nobile (Specimen: CASENT0178474). www.antweb.org Image — Fulakora saundersi male. Image: April Nobile (Specimen: CASENT0178474). www.antweb.org

Body parts mentioned in the key

A typical myrmicine | Redrawn from: Shattuck 1999 Image — A typical myrmicine | Redrawn from: Shattuck 1999

A typical formicine | Redrawn from: Shattuck 1999 Image — A typical formicine | Redrawn from: Shattuck 1999

Features of the head | Redrawn from: Shattuck 1999 Image — Features of the head | Redrawn from: Shattuck 1999

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Darren Ward

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