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Key to Costa Rican Aphaenogaster

Dorsal and lateral faces of femora with abundant erect setae; mesepisternum with ten or more erect setae scattered over surface: A. phalangium

Dorsal and usually lateral faces of femora with fully appressed setae; mesepisternum usually completely lacking erect setae, or with one or two setae near ventral border, rarely with up to five erect setae along posterior border: A. araneoides


Page authors:

John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu

Stefan Cover, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138 USA. scover@oeb.harvard.edu


Date of this version: 28 September 2004.
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