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Odontomachus infandus Smith, F. 1858
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Odontomachus infandus r striaticeps, Stitz 1925, head, syntype
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Odontomachus infandus r striaticeps, Stitz 1925, head, syntype

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Odontomachus infandus r striaticeps, Stitz 1925, side, syntype
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Odontomachus infandus, worker, side
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Odontomachus infandus, worker, side
Odontomachus infandus, worker, top
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Odontomachus infandus, head
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Odontomachus infandus, head
Odontomachus infandus, queen, head
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Odontomachus infandus, queen, head

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Overview
These are very similar to Odontomachus banksi in size and habitus.

Identification
The color of the head is reddish brown.

Names
Scientific source:

Geographic distribution
In the Philippines, Luzon Island.

Natural history
This ant is less common than O. banksi but shares the same range.

How to encounter
General collecting, leaf litter sifting.

References
Brown, W. L. Jr. 1976. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. Part 6. Ponerinae, tribe Ponerini, subtribe Odontomachiti. Section A. Introduction, subtribal characters, genus Odontomachus. Studia Entomologica (n.s.) 19: 67-171.

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