Key to Amblyoponinae genera in Hong Kong SAR, China

Key to Amblyoponinae genera in Hong Kong SAR, China, based on workers (from Hamer et al., 2023).

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• Mandibles triangular (Fig 1A); gap between mandibles and clypeus when mandibles closed small to absent (Fig 1A) => Prionopelta (Prionopelta kraepelini)

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  Hamer et al. (2023), Fig. 1. Prionopelta kraepelini, worker (ANTWEB1010881): A) head view B) lateral view C) dorsal view; alate queen (ANTWEB1010878): D) head view E) lateral view F) dorsal view; male (ANTWEB1010879): G) head view H) lateral view I) dorsal view.

• Mandibles linear (Fig 3A); gap present between mandibles and clypeus when mandibles closed (Fig 3A) => Stigmatomma

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  Hamer et al. (2023), Fig. 3. Stigmatomma amblyops worker (ANTWEB1017021) A) head view B) lateral view C) dorsal view.

References

• Hamer, M.T., Pierce, M.P., Guénard, B. 2023. The Amblyoponinae (Formicidae) of Hong Kong. Asian Myrmecology 16, e016005 (doi:10.20362/am.016005).