Key to Temnothorax of Pakistan

This worker key is based on: Rasheed, M.T., Bodlah, I., Magomedovich, Y.Z., Fareen, A.G., Bodlah, M.A., Prebus, M., Wachkoo, A.A. 2020. Preliminary contributions toward a revision of the ant genus Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Pakistan. Turkish Journal of Zoology. 44:375-381 (doi:10.3906/zoo-2003-54).

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• Temnothorax
• Ants of Pakistan

1

• Metanotal groove present, propodeal spines distinct and long . . . . . Temnothorax pakistanensis

• Metanotal groove absent, propodeal spines very short to reduced . . . . . 2

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• Large species; body coloration yellowish; mesosoma smooth and shiny with a few rugulae; propodeal spines short but distinct . . . . . Temnothorax pamiricus

• Small species; body brownish; mesosoma dull with thick reticulae; propodeal spines reduced to triangular tubercles . . . . . Temnothorax desioi