Key to Bannapone species

Keys to species of Bannapone based on Eguchi et al. (2015).

Worker Key
Bannapone mulanae is excluded from this key because the worker remains unknown.

1

 * Antenna 10-segmented => Bannapone fulvida
 * Antenna 11-segmented => 2

2

 * Mid-basal tooth row of mandible consisting of 2 blunt teeth; frontal lobes relatively distinctly separated by posteromedian portion of clypeus => Bannapone scrobiceps
 * Mid-basal tooth row of mandible consisting of 4–5 blunt or truncate teeth; frontal lobes closely approximated => 3

3

 * Mid-basal tooth row consisting of 5 teeth of which basal four almost equal in size; preapical denticle of apical blade of mandible developed well => Bannapone pertinax
 * Mid-basal tooth row consisting of 4–5 teeth which decrease in size toward base; preapical denticle of apical blade of mandible absent or reduced => 4

4

 * Frontal carinae conspicuous, reaching vertex; 9th and 10th antennal segments each a little longer than broad; posterolateral part of propodeum strongly produced posteriad => Bannapone cryptica
 * Frontal carinae inconspicuous, extending by no more than the length of frontal lobe; 9th and 10th antennal segments each (a little) shorter than broad; posterolateral part of propodeum feebly produced posteriad => 5

5

 * Head distinctly longer than broad => Bannapone caliginosa
 * Head as long as broad => Bannapone zwaluwenburgi

Queen Key
Bannapone fulvida, Bannapone pertinax, Bannapone scrobiceps and Bannapone zwaluwenburgi are excluded from this key because the queens remain unknown.

1

 * Mid-basal tooth row consisting of 4–5 blunt teeth; distance between median ocellus and lateral ocellus as long as or shorter than that between lateral ocelli => 2
 * Mid-basal tooth row consisting of 2 blunt teeth; distance between median ocellus and lateral ocellus longer than that between lateral ocelli => Bannapone mulanae

2

 * Anteromedian portion of clypeus lacking a pair of extremely long and flexible setae; frontal carinae inconspicuous, extending by no more than the length of frontal lobe => Bannapone caliginosa
 * Anteromedian portion of clypeus bearing a pair of extremely long and flexible setae; frontal carinae conspicuous, reaching vertex => Bannapone cryptica