Key to Temnothorax of the Arabian Peninsula

This worker key is based on Sharaf et al. (2019).

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Temnothorax

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 * Eyes exceptionally large (OI 46) Temnothorax liviae
 * Eyes well developed but significantly smaller (OI 32–37)

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Body colour very dark brown to blackish; cephalic dorsum and sides of head behind posterior eye level mostly unsculptured and shiny with sparse punctate ground sculpture Temnothorax elmenshawyi
 * Body colour yellowish; most of head with distinct rugose/rugulose sculpture

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 * Frontal carinae well-developed; propodeal spines long and acute; petiole with two pairs of erect setae Temnothorax arabicus
 * Frontal carinae feeble; propodeal spines short and blunt; petiole with a single pair of erect setae  Temnothorax megalops