Count the antennal segments. But it sure looks like Acropyga to me.
Edited by gcsnelling, September 5 2019 - 3:10 PM.
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I don't see anything that would point it away from being Brachymyrmex. There's also no exact location given, but assuming this is from southern California, Acropyga should probably be ruled out. Plagiolepis alluaudi has historically thrived only in climates that are humid and tropical, so anywhere in California or Arizona would most likely be unsuitable to support a population of them.
A picture of the antennae would help confirm Brachymyrmex.
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If this is from California, then it is almost certainly Brachymyrmex, I made the mistake of assuming Az. So again I ask for an antenna count, and now an actual collection location as well.
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el dorado hills
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Posted September 5 2019 - 4:37 PM
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i think 11 - 12 segments, much too small. even a jewelers loupe can't get close enough
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Posted September 5 2019 - 5:57 PM
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Bloody hell why is it like pulling teeth to get the vital information needed to help with an Id? The El Dorado hills are where? And without an accurate segment count an Id is impossible.
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Posted September 5 2019 - 6:04 PM
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El Dorado Hills is just East of Sacramento.
Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.
However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:
Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).
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i can't count the segments accurately with my current magnifier, and to be exact it's shingle springs, el dorado hills.
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And I'm sorry if I'm getting on your nerves, I can't provide accurate segment count, my camera sucks, and I'm not willing to give away my exact location.
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Posted September 6 2019 - 2:07 AM
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The location is now good to definitively say it is not Plagiolepis or Acropyga but is in fact Brachymyrmex. Please bear in mind that exact location to the foot is not needed for an Id but we need at least what you finally posted to get close to one.
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Posted September 6 2019 - 1:57 PM
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okay, thanks for the ID
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