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hairs and spinules. The second is the posteroventral “food platter” 
of larvae of most Ponerinae, in which specializations are in the 
arrangement of homologous groups of spinules and tubercles. The 
3rd is the anteroventral “food pocket” of larvae of Pseudomyrmeci- 
nae and Camponotini, in which specializations are in the arrange¬ 
ment of homologous groups of spinules and in the homologous 
development of the pockets. 
Acknowledgments 
Appreciation is extended to Dr. John T. Mirenda for identifying 
some of the species, Dr. H. R. Burke for his advice and suggestions, 
and Dr. G. C. Wheeler and J. Wheeler for their critical review. We 
also thank David Ball, Dr. Margaret R. Barlin, Daniel Bogar, Wil¬ 
liam P. Foerster, Dr. John T. Mirenda, and Dr. John Moser for 
providing specimens of P. barbatus, C. rasilis, M. pharaonis, C. 
laeviuscula, N. nigrescens, and A. texana, respectively. 
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