Key to Myrmecorhynchus species

The following key to Myrmecorhynchus workers is based on Shattuck (2015).

1

• Mesosomal dorsum and legs with abundant erect hairs => Myrmecorhynchus emeryi

• Mesosomal dorsum with at most a few scattered erect hairs, legs with appressed pubescence but lacking erect hairs => 2

2

• Extensive yellow on clypeus covering at least 1/3 of surface; mandibles completely yellow (except dark teeth) => Myrmecorhynchus nitidus

• Clypeus generally completely dark, at most with a narrow band of yellow on anterolateral margin; mandibles bicoloured, yellow basally and dark apically => Myrmecorhynchus carteri

References

• Shattuck, S.O. 2015. A review of the ant genus Myrmecorhynchus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 3955: 283–290.