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parasitic formica queen ID (obscuriventris)?

Started By Manitobant , Jul 4 2019 6:27 PM

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#1 Offline Manitobant - Posted July 4 2019 - 6:27 PM

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today i caught this parasitic formica queen on a gravel road. i'm not sure what she could be since F. aserva (the most common species in our area) still only has alate pupae. maybe obscuriventris judging by the pattern on the mesosoma.

sorry my camera is so bad its all i have

My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 4 2019 - 6:44 PM

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This is not Formica obscuriventris, but possibly Formica subintegra. This means it is likely a slave making ant. It is definitely not of the rufa group.

Edited by NickAnter, July 4 2019 - 6:45 PM.

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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).

#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted July 5 2019 - 6:54 AM

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This is not Formica obscuriventris, but possibly Formica subintegra. This means it is likely a slave making ant. It is definitely not of the rufa group.

could be, as F.subintegra is common here.