Key to Ooceraea of China

Key to Ooceraea of China, based on Gao et al. (2024).

1

• Antennae 8-segmented => Ooceraea octoantenna
• Antennae 9-segmented => 2

2

• Promesonotal suture and metanotal groove ambiguous; subpetiolar process prominent and ventrally directed => Ooceraea biroi
• Promesonotal suture and metanotal groove obvious; subpetiolar process prominent and anteroventrally directed like a thumb with sublinear posteroventral margin => Ooceraea hainingensis

References

• Gao, Q., Long, J., Liu, C., Liu, H., Ran, H., Lacy, K.D., Kronauer, D.J.C. 2024. Ooceraea hainingensis sp. nov.: A new Chinese Ooceraea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) species with a dealate queen, closely allied to the queenless clonal raider ant O. biroi. ZooKeys 1205, 101–113 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.1205.118358).