Key to Eurasian and Australian Genera of Ponerinae

This worker key is based on: Schmidt, C.A. & Shattuck, S.O. 2014. The higher classification of the ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a review of ponerine ecology and behavior. Zootaxa. 3817, 1–242 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1)

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 * Clypeus broadly inserted between frontal lobes, which appear flattened in frontal view, the antennal sockets widely separated (Fig. A). Metatibia with two pectinate spurs. Tarsal claws usually armed with a single preapical tooth (rarely unarmed). Petiole usually attached at approximately midheight of anterior face of first gastral segment (attached low on the anterior face in Australian species). Sculpturing usually uniformly pruinose (less pronounced in Australian species) . . . . . Platythyrea
 * Clypeus narrowly inserted between frontal lobes, the antennal sockets closely approximated (Fig. B). Metatibia with either one or two spurs. Tarsal claws usually unarmed, sometimes pectinate or armed with a single tooth. Petiole attached low on the anterior face of the first gastral segment. Sculpturing rarely uniformly pruinose. (Tribe Ponerini) . . . . . 2

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 * Mandibles long and linear, inserted medially on the front of the head. Head with prominent ocular prominences (Fig. A) . . . . . 3''
 * Mandibles inserted toward the sides of the front of the head. Head without prominent ocular prominences (Fig. B) . . . . . 4