Ponera Latreille, 1804
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Felipe |
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Ponera Latreille, 1804 View in CoL
Identification of American Species
Ponera pennsylvanica View in CoL and P. exotica View in CoL can be differentiated on the basis of size and sculpture. From the measurements in Taylor (1967) and our new measurements, P. pennsylvanica HW View in CoL is 0.53–0.63, P. exotica HW View in CoL is 0.36–0.53. The larger P. exotica View in CoL are in Central America, where they are not sympatric with P. pennsylvanica View in CoL . In the zone of sympatry, P. exotica View in CoL are smaller, with HW no greater than 0.41 according to Taylor (1967). Ponera pennsylvanica View in CoL has the pronotal dorsum more densely and distinctly punctate, with puncta diameters greater than distances between them. Ponera exotica View in CoL is shinier, with smaller, more widely spaced puncta on the pronotum.
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Ponera Latreille, 1804
| Branstetter, Michael G. & Longino, John T. 2019 |
Ponera pennsylvanica
| Buckley 1866 |