Key to Cryptopone of India

This worker key is based on: Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2013b. Cryptopone subterranea sp. nov., a rare new cryptobiotic ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 5:1-4. [[Media:Bharti & Wachkoo 2013.pdf|PDF]]

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 * Mandibles 9-toothed; large, HW 1.02-1.04 mm . . . . . Cryptopone subterranea


 * Mandibles 6-toothed; small, HW < 0.6 mm . . . . . 2

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 * Worker HW 0.59 mm or usually much less. 2. Queen HW 0.64 mm; medium yellowish brown with elongate head . . . . . Cryptopone testacea


 * Worker unknown. Queen HW < 0.64 mm; brown with square head . . . . . Cryptopone nicobarensis