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[Leo]

So I have had these queens for a while now, but can't find an ID. Any ideas?

 

Location: China, Hong Kong

Where it was found: At school next to lamp (also where the golden tree ants are found)

Area: On mountain, quite heavily forested

Size: Queen is about 7mm, worker is 4mm

Description:

(queen) Redish black head, Brown, black and orange thorax, Orange and silver (shiny silver) bands on gaster, short hairs

(worker) Brownish black, shiny, short hairs, yellowish legs

 

 

 

 

[ponerinecat]

never seen these before, try to contact a myrmecologist.

[Canadian anter]

Wow! Those are awesome. I love the silver bands. Wonder how they look when the ants are gorged on food

[VoidElecent]

Absolutely incredible. Please keep us updated

[Ferox_Formicae]

These are not Colobopsis. They are Camponotus. As for the species, I cannot find a single species that matches this. They are most likely in the subgenus Myrmentoma, but I'm not for certain with that assumption.

[NickAnter]

Why are they not Colobopsis? The face is truncated.

[PacificNorthWestern]

some species of camponotus have this feature to and i agree on camponotus to

[CatsnAnts]

Why are they not Colobopsis? The face is truncated.

I agree, they do appear to be Colobopsis, but take what I say with a grain of salt.

[ponerinecat]

Contact a myrmecologist. Probably new speicies.

[Canadian anter]

Contact a myrmecologist. Probably new speicies.

He's in Hong Kong. Would be surprised if it was a new species. I assume the ants there are fairly well recorded

[Ferox_Formicae]

 

Why are they not Colobopsis? The face is truncated.

I agree, they do appear to be Colobopsis, but take what I say with a grain of salt.

 

Upon closer examination of the nanitic, the mesosoma matches that of a species of Camponotus, and the queens do appear to have the basic body shape of a Camponotus in the subgenus Myrmentoma. If they were Colobopsis, which is unlikely, the closest match would be Colobopsis equus, but that is unlikely as Colobopsis equus has a different head shape, lower petiole, and a wide variety of other features that rule out this species.

[Canadian anter]

Why are they not Colobopsis? The face is truncated.

I agree, they do appear to be Colobopsis, but take what I say with a grain of salt.

Upon closer examination of the nanitic, the mesosoma matches that of a species of Camponotus, and the queens do appear to have the basic body shape of a Camponotus in the subgenus Myrmentoma. If they were Colobopsis, which is unlikely, the closest match would be Colobopsis equus, but that is unlikely as Colobopsis equus has a different head shape, lower petiole, and a wide variety of other features that rule out this species.

I checked the key for Colobopsis species in the area (there are only two on record) and I think this is fairly good judgement

[Leo]

 

 

Why are they not Colobopsis? The face is truncated.

I agree, they do appear to be Colobopsis, but take what I say with a grain of salt.

 

Upon closer examination of the nanitic, the mesosoma matches that of a species of Camponotus, and the queens do appear to have the basic body shape of a Camponotus in the subgenus Myrmentoma. If they were Colobopsis, which is unlikely, the closest match would be Colobopsis equus, but that is unlikely as Colobopsis equus has a different head shape, lower petiole, and a wide variety of other features that rule out this species.

 

I stand corrected, so no one have any ideas on a possible speices?

[Leo]

Also, one of the queens died, the other is fine.

[Leo]

I'll make a special journal for these guys later.