Key to Cladomyrma

This queen key is based on: [[Media:Agosti Moog Maschwitz 1999.pdf|Agosti, D., J. Moog, U. Maschwitz. 1999. Revision of the Oriental plant-ant genus Cladomyrma. American Museum Novitates. 3283:1-24.]]

This key does not include Cladomyrma scopulosa and Cladomyrma sirindhornae.

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Cladomyrma

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 * Dorsum of mesonotum without erect hairs . . . . . Cladomyrma nudidorsalis


 * Dorsum of mesonotum with erect hairs . . . . . 2

2
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 * Whole body yellow . . . . . . . . . . 3


 * Body bicolored or light to dark brown; if light brown, gaster darker than alitrunk, or tergites bicolored . . . . . 4

3
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 * Wide alitrunk; petiole raised, in lateral view dorsally truncated . . . . . Cladomyrma crypteroniae


 * Narrow alitrunk; petiole in lateral view low and dorsally truncated . . . . . Cladomyrma andrei (part)

4
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 * Petiole in lateral view dorsally truncated, low, and dorsolaterally distinctly angulate . . . . . 5


 * Petiole in lateral view forming an upright scale or node, dorsolaterally rounded . . . . . 9

5
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 * Dorsal part of katepisternum shining and without pubescence . . . . . Cladomyrma petalae


 * Dorsal part of katepisternum punctuate and with pubescence . . . . . 6

6
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 * Head and alitrunk bright yellowish brown with distinctly darker gaster; small (AL < 2.1 mm); larger metapleural gland orifice . . . . . Cladomyrma yongi


 * Head and alitrunk brown to dark brown or reddish; size variable . . . . . 7

7
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 * Whole body (light) brown . . . . . Cladomyrma maschwitzi


 * Whole body dark brown or bicolored, generally with dorsum of alitrunk reddish brown . . . . . 8

8
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 * Dorsal part of katepisternum dull or at least covered with long pubescence; head short to somewhat elongate . . . . . 9


 * Dorsal part of katepisternum punctulate, shining, and with a sparse pubescence with thin hairs; roundish, elongate head with genae distinctly brightest colored part of the head; generally smaller ants (AL < 2.20 mm) . . . . . Cladomyrma hobbyi

9
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 * Erect hairs only on dorsal parts of gastral tergites 2 and 3 along posterior margin . . . . . 10


 * Erect hairs scattered all over second gastral tergite . . . . . 11

10
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 * None or very few short pubescent hairs on gastral tergite 2; long erect, curved hairs on gastral tergite 1; wide alitrunk, larger body . . . . . Cladomyrma aurochaetae


 * Regularly, but very widely spaced pubescence on gastral tergite 2; erect hairs on gastral tergite 1 not very long and not regularly curved; narrower alitrunk; smaller . . . . . Cladomyrma maryatiae

11
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 * Head longer, CI < 83, parallel sided in full frontal view; gastral tergites with long erect hair at most at posterior margin of tergites . . . . . Cladomyrma hewitti


 * Head shorter, CI > 82 or at least sides slightly rounded in frontal view; gastral tergite covered with long erect hair . . . . . Cladomyrma dianeae