. Ants; their structure, development and behavior. FIG. 76. Worker ofStrumigenys obscitri-ventris of Porto Rico.(Original.) FIG. 77. Worker ofStntmigenys lewisi of Ja-pan. (Original.) of Emery and Forel. Concerning the important details of this classifi-cation these authorities are unanimous but there are certain points onwhich they differ, and many which they have left undecided till morematerial is forthcoming and profounder studies of whole groups ofgenera have been undertaken. They differ mainly on the limits of twoof the five subfamilies, the Ponerinae and Dorylinse, Emery maintain-ing th
. Ants; their structure, development and behavior. FIG. 76. Worker ofStrumigenys obscitri-ventris of Porto Rico.(Original.) FIG. 77. Worker ofStntmigenys lewisi of Ja-pan. (Original.) of Emery and Forel. Concerning the important details of this classifi-cation these authorities are unanimous but there are certain points onwhich they differ, and many which they have left undecided till morematerial is forthcoming and profounder studies of whole groups ofgenera have been undertaken. They differ mainly on the limits of twoof the five subfamilies, the Ponerinae and Dorylinse, Emery maintain-ing that the tribe Cerapachysii belongs with the Dorylinae whereasForel assigns it to the Ponerinre. The tribe in question certainlypossesses peculiarities which ally it with both subfamilies, but the THE HISTORY OF MYRMECOLOGY. 33 development and habits of its species are so imperfectly known thatits exact position cannot be determined at the present time. I havefollowed Forel in placing it with the Ponerinae though I appreciateEmerys reasons for diss
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