Key to Azteca aurita group queens

This worker key is based on: [[Media:Longino J 2007.pdf|Longino, J.T. 2007. A taxonomic review of the genus Azteca in Costa Rica and a global revision of the aurita group. Zootaxa. 1491:1-63. PDF]]

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Azteca

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 * Color uniform orange; CI > 80 . . . . . 2


 * Color uniform brown; CI < 80 . . . . . 4

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 * Pilosity absent on posterior and posterolateral borders of head, dorsum of mesosoma, petiole, and gaster (tibiae, scape, and all of face and mandibles below level of lower margin of eyes with dense, short, white erect pilosity); HW < 1.15mm . . . . . Azteca aurita


 * Short erect pilosity present on all margins of head and on dorsum of mesosoma, petiole, and gaster; HW > 1.15mm . . . . . 3