Key to Polyrhachis micans species-group workers

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This worker key is based on: Kohout, R.J. 2013. A review of the Polyrhachis gravis and micans species-groups of the subgenus Campomyrma Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Nature 56, 92-117

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  • Petiole with two large dorsal spines; lateral spines greatly reduced or obsolete . . . . . 3

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  • Petiole with dorsal margin strongly raised dorsonledially towards closely approximated dorsal spines; propodeal teeth rather massive, long and broad; legs medium reddish-brown . . . . . Polyrhachis eureka
  • Petiole with dorsal margin less strongly raised; dorsal spines situated further apart; propodeal spines relatively short, more acute and slender; legs very dark reddish-brown or black . . . . . Polyrhachis micans
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  • Body distinctly reddish-brown; lateral petiolar spines reduced to short acute teeth (NT, QLD) . . . . . Polyrhachis incerta
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  • Body uniformly black; lateral petiolar spines reduced to blunt angles, or obsolete . . . . . 4

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  • Propodeal dorsum very narrow, about 1.5 times longer than basal width, with parallel lateral margins; dorsal petiolar spines long and slender (WA, NT, QLD) . . . . . Polyrhachis prometheus
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  • Propodeal dorsum distinctly wider than long, with strongly posteriorly converging lateral margins; dorsal petiolar spines relatively short (QLD) . . . . . Polyrhachis shattucki
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