Dinoponera mutica Emery 1901

Figure 1.Features of Dinoponera workers. A Head, frontal view B–C Occiput of head, oblique antero-lateral view D–E Pronotum, lateral view F–H Petiole, lateral view. A–B Dinoponera longipes C Dinoponera hispida D Dinoponera gigantea. E–F Dinoponera mutica G Dinoponera hispida H Dinoponera lucida.

Figure 12. Worker head, oblique antero-lateral view illustrating microsculpturing difference. A Dinoponera mutica (this smooth integument type is also found in Dinoponera lucida, Dinoponera longipes and Dinoponera hispida) B Dinoponera quadriceps (this rough integument type is also found in Dinoponera gigantea and Dinoponera australis).

Figure 13.Distribution map of Dinoponera species. Symbols in black are records added by this study; open symbols are from literature sources (Kempf 1971, 1975, Araujo et al. 1990, Peeters et al. 1999, Monnin and Peeters 1999, Fourcassié and Oliviera 2002, Monnin et al. 2003, Mariano et al. 2004, Araújo and Rodriques 2006, Marques-Silva et al. 2006).

Closeup dorsal view of Specimen CASENT0260423 from AntWeb. (Dinoponera mutica)

Closeup head view of Specimen CASENT0260423 from AntWeb. (Dinoponera mutica)

Closeup profile view of Specimen CASENT0260423 from AntWeb. (Dinoponera mutica)