Taxonomic terms used in the Key to the Pheidole of Tiputini:
PARTS OF THE BODY:
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| DORSAL VIEW: |
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TEXTURING:
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| Rugoreticulate (cross-hatching) | Smooth and Shiny | Carinate / Striate (lines without cross-hatching) | Foveolate / Punctate |
HAIR:
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| Erect (90° from body surface) | Suberect (45 - 90°) | Subrecumbent (0 - 45°) | Appressed (flat against body surface) |
OTHER TERMS:
DORSAL: top or upper surface
VENTRAL: bottom or lower surface
OMMITIDIA: individual faucets of the eye
MARGIN: edge or outline
definitions: occipital corner lobe occiput antennal scrobe scape clypeus frontal pronotum mesonotum propodeum humerus propodeal spiracle petiole postpetiole mesosoma rugoreticulate carinate striate carinae foveoli foveloate punctations appressed hair subrecumbent suberect ant taxonomic terms key