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[rbaezam]

I'm pretty sure she's a Camponotus sp queen, just want to be completely sure and also know the specific sp if possible.

 

1. Location of collection In the sidewalk of street with big trees

2. Date of collection June 3, 2019
3. Habitat of collection a lot of big trees, very humid weather after two days of rain
4. Length 11-12mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture black shiny body with a slight reddish coloration in the head
6. Distinguishing characteristics She is smaller than most Camponotus queen I've caught
7. Anything else distinctive 
8. Nest description

9. Nuptial flight time and date morning around 11am
10 . Post the clearest pictures possible of the top, side, and face of the ant in question, and if possible, their nest and the habitat they were collected in.

Pics below including some photos of the first worker.

 

[TennesseeAnts]

Yea, Camponotus.

[YsTheAnt]

Could be Colobopsis as well.

[rbaezam]

Could be Colobopsis as well.

 

Actually that was one of my options when I saw the queen the first time. It has a long and thin body (compared to most Camponotus with thicker body) and also the mandibles are somewhat different. But after some weeks I noticed she had pupae and I think the Colebopsis genus doesn't make pupae, but probably I'm wrong.

[Martialis]

This isn't Colobopsis.

[rbaezam]

 

Could be Colobopsis as well.

 

Actually that was one of my options when I saw the queen the first time. It has a long and thin body (compared to most Camponotus with thicker body) and also the mandibles are somewhat different. But after some weeks I noticed she had pupae and I think the Colebopsis genus doesn't make pupae, but probably I'm wrong.

 

 

Here I meant to say that as far as I know, Colobopsis doesn't make cocoons in the pupae stage.

 

So any idea about the specific sp?