Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Ant key 44

Subfamily Formicinae

When viewed from the front, a single mandible appears shorter than it is wide (Fig. a). Inner margin of mandible with 12 teeth. Strong odour when live ant crushed. Doleromyrma darwiniana
(Darwins ant)
When viewed from the front a single mandible appears longer than wide (Fig. b). Inner margin of mandible with 16 or more teeth. Absence of strong odour when live ant crushed. Linepithema humile
(Argentine ant)