Immatures (Workers & Soldiers)
Adults (Reproductives)
1.
Body
pale in color, somewhat ant-like in
appearance but with a broader junction
between thorax
and abdomen
Body may be darkly pigmented
2.
Compound eyes small
or absent
Compound eyes present
3.
Head large and cylindrical or small and
round
Head well-developed, with chewing
mouthparts and beaded antennae
4.
Antennae beaded
Two
pairs of membranous wings, all similar
in shape
and size; wings are shed after
mating
5.
Mouthparts chewing; sometimes
with large
mandibles
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