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Mandibles with a large convex dorsal lamella and a large longitudinal groove on outer surface (Japan) . . . . . Protanilla izanagi
Mandibles thin, long and narrowly triangular, without a dorsal lamella; with or without a groove on outer surface . . . . . 2
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Lateral or ventral margin of mandibles with 1–2 denticles. Postpetiole broadly attached to abdominal segment IV . . . . . 3
Lateral and ventral margin of mandibles smooth, without denticle. Postpetiole narrowly attached to abdominal segment IV . . . . . 4
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Ventral faces of mandibles with only one inconspicuous denticle. Anterior margin of abdominal segment IV in dorsal view slightly concave. Side of abdominal segment IV with a deep and narrow notch between the tergite and sternite at the anterior margin. In profile view, postpetiolar sternite nearly straight, and anterior corner forming a right angle (Taiwan) . . . . . Protanilla jongi
Lateroventral margins of mandibles armed with 2 distinct teeth (one long and one short). Anterior margin of abdominal segment IV in dorsal view deeply concave. Side of abdominal segment IV without a deep and narrow notch between the tergite and sternite at the anterior margin. In profile view, postpetiolar sternite deeply concave (China: Yunnan) . . . . . Protanilla furcomandibula