Key to Dorylinae males

This key to males is based on: Borowiec, M.L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys. 608:1–280. doi:10.3897/zookeys.608.9427

Keys to the true army ants are modified from Gotwald (1982). Males of Vicinopone are unknown. This key is preliminary and should be used in conjunction with generic diagnoses and descriptions. Figure pointers refer to plate following couplet. You may also be interested in



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 * Tegula inconspicuous or absent, not covering the base of the wing (Figure A). Discal cell (DC) open (Nearctic, Neotropical) . . . . . Dorylinae and Leptanilloides


 * Tegula present, broad or narrow but always covering the base of the wing and easily discernible (Figure B). Discal cell (DC) open or closed . . . . . 2

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 * Propodeal lobes inconspicuous or absent. If present, then not projecting be¬yond dorsal margin of propodeal foramen (Figure A). Pronotum usually with dorsal and postero-ventral margins meeting at a sharp angle anterior of tegula (Figure C). Head relatively small compared to the mesosoma. Notauli always absent (‘the true army ants’) . . . . . 3


 * Propodeal lobes present, occasionally inconspicuous, projecting beyond dor¬sal margin of propodeal foramen (Figure B). Pronotum usually with a defined posterior margin in front of tegula, meeting the dorsal margin at approxi¬mately right angle (Figure D). Head relatively large compared to the meso¬soma. Notauli present or absent (non-army ant dorylines) . . . . . 10

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 * M·f1 vein of fore wing arising from M+Cu at angle lower than 45° and con¬spicuously proximal relative to cu-a. Two submarginal cells present (SMC), Rs·f2–3 connecting to M·f1 and marginal cell closed (MC; Figure A) . . . . . 4


 * M·f1 vein of fore wing arises from M+Cu at angle close to or higher than 45° and near cu-a, distal or, less commonly, slightly proximal. Usually one submarginal cell present (SMC; Figures B, C). If Rs·f2–3 dividing the sub¬marginal cell, the marginal cell open (Figure D) . . . . . 8