Tweet this page Like this page Email this page Share this page Home» Resources » Identification » Animals » Key to Ants of NZ » Key 1 Ant key 1 Mesosoma attached to gaster by one segment (the petiole) (Fig. a, b). 2 Mesosoma attached to gaster by two segments (the petiole and post-petiole) (Fig. c) 4 Fig. a Petiole of Hypoponera eduardi Fig. b Petiole of Prolasius advena Fig. c Petiole and post-petiole of Solenopsis invicta