Introduced Nylanderia of the United States (including Hawaii)
bourbonica | flavipes | guatemalensis | pubens | vaga | vividula |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| profile |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| head |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| mesopleuron dull & with abundant pubescence (≥ 25 hairs) |  Yes |  No | No | Yes | No | No |
| pubesence on gaster (especially first segment) |  Dense |  Sparse | Dense | Dense | Sparse | Sparse |
| antennal scapes with > 10 erect hairs |  Yes |  No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| pronotum with dense pubescence |  No | No | No |  Yes | No | No |
| macrosetae on mesosoma |  Shorter and blunted |  Longer and flexuous | ||||
| pubesence on posteromedian portion of head |  Dense |  Sparse |
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