Subfamily Myrmicinae
| Propodium with spines (armed). Head with deep antennal scrobe. Eyes elongate and lower section narrows into a point. Clypeus without keels extending forward into teeth. | Mayriella abstinens |
| Propodium without spines (unarmed). Head without deep antennal scrobe. Eyes oval. Clypeus with keels extending forward into teeth. | 8 |
![[Mayriella abstinens] profile. Image: April Nobile (Specimen code: CASENT0172349). www.antweb.org Image](/assets/Discover-Our-Research/Biodiversity/Plants-fungi-arthropods-bacteria/Invertebrate-Systematics/Key-to-ants-of-NZ/Mayriella_abstinens_profile_ANTWEB__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![[Mayriella abstinens] head. Image: April Nobile (Specimen code: CASENT0172349). www.antweb.org](/assets/Discover-Our-Research/Biodiversity/Plants-fungi-arthropods-bacteria/Invertebrate-Systematics/Ants-of-New-Zealand/Mayriella_abstinens_head_ANTWEB__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)