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[dspdrew]

1. Location of collection:  Ice House Canyon, Mt. Baldy, California.
2. Date of collection:  8-27-2014.
3. Habitat of collection:  Pine/Oak Forest.
4. Length (from head to gaster):  9 mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:  Dark redish-brown, with a slightly lighter yellowish-brown gaster and legs.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: 
7. Anything else distinctive: Squirts formic acid from gaster (Formicinae).
8. Nest description:

 

 

 

 

 

[dspdrew]

Some kind of Lasius I suppose.

[Gregory2455]

That wing scar looks painful...

[AntsAreUs]

That wing scar though. Looks to me like L. umbratus but not very sure of it.

[dspdrew]

James C. Trager think this is likely L. crypticus. I will find out for sure once I look at the antennal scapes under the microscope.

 

Edit: He now says he is quite sure it is Lasius niger after seeing a better picture of the scapes.

Edited by dspdrew, September 6 2014 - 3:17 PM.