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3 unusual facts about Dinoponera australis


Dinoponera longipes

Males can be distinguished from other Dinoponera by the following combination of character states: funiculus of antennae with short, thick decumbent setae; pygidial spine shorter than in Dinoponera gigantea and Dinoponera quadriceps but longer and narrower than in Dinoponera australis and Dinoponera snellingi, volsella with broad basal lobe covered in minute teeth.

Dinoponera lucida

There may be a possibility of character integration with Dinoponera australis in the area between the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Workers range from 27 to 30 mm in body length, which is slightly larger than the related species Dinoponera australis, but smaller than other large ants.



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