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[cpman]

Hi everyone.

I've got 4 Camponotus queens at the moment, and I'm not 100% sure of their ID's.

 

So, I'd like to ask you guys about them.

I'll list the queens, my guesses as to species, and other information above the photos.

Also, these photos were taken through the test tubes, so they aren't the best quality.

 

Queen 1 (Camponotus texanus?):

Found 3/23/2015

13 mm long

Under a small piece of limestone in suburban area with oak-juniper cover -- Austin, TX

 

 

 

Queen 2 (Camponotus sansabeanus?):

Found 4/3/2015

16 mm long

Running around on patio in suburban area with oak-juniper cover -- Austin, TX

 

 

Queen 3 (No idea):

Found 4/3/2015

17 mm long

Running around on deck of a pool in suburban area with oak-juniper cover -- Austin, TX

 

 

 

Queen 4 (Camponotus sayi?):

Found 4/4/2015

12 mm long

Inside of a hard gall on Quercus fusiformis in a suburban area with oak-juniper cover -- Austin, TX

 

 

 

Again, I'm sorry about the low image quality, especially on queens 3 and 4 -- I was using my phone to take photos through my microscope through a plastic test tube.

 

 

Thanks for any help you can offer!

[AntsAreUs]

I think queen 1 and 3 are the same species and they look like Camponotus noveborecensis. Sorry if I spelled the species name wrong?

[cpman]

Well, queen two is 4-5 mm longer than queen 1. Also, I think Austin is a bit far south for Camponotus noveboracensis. The only report of it I've seen in TX is from Callahan County, which is more than 200 miles to the northwest of here.