Key to species of Ooceraea

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Ooceraea

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 * Antenna 9-segmented . . . . . 2


 * Antenna 11-segmented . . . . . 3

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 * Body conspicuously foveolate; postpetiolar sternite in lateral view weakly raised ventrad . . . . . Ooceraea alii (Southern India)


 * Body rather punctate; postpetiolar sternite in lateral view strongly raised ventrad . . . . . Ooceraea biroi (widespread)

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 * Lateral ridge of posterior face of propodeum armed with two pairs of denticles . . . . . Ooceraea quadridentata (Vietnam)


 * Lateral ridge of posterior face of propodeum without denticles . . . . . 4

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 * Body shallowly and coarsely foveolate; eye present with multiple ommatidia . . . . . Ooceraea besucheti (Southern India)


 * Body conspicuously foveolate; eye absent or vestigial . . . . . 5

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 * Postpetiole distinctly longer than wide . . . . . Ooceraea fragosa (Sri Lanka)


 * Postpetiole almost as long as wide . . . . . Ooceraea coeca (Sri Lanka)