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Bakersfield CA - 31 JAN 2020

Started By kgollehon , Jan 31 2020 9:02 PM
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#1 Offline kgollehon - Posted January 31 2020 - 9:02 PM

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1. Location (on a map) of collection: Bakersfield, California 

2. Date of collection: Around Mid-July 2019
3. Habitat of collection: Found in suburb on cement driveway 
4. Length (from head to gaster): 6mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Queens a shade of red with darker gaster
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Very small workers around 1-2mm
7. Distinguishing behavior: Polygynous 
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: N/A
 

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Colonies: Tetramorium sp., Solenopsis xyloni

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#2 Offline Broncos - Posted January 31 2020 - 9:12 PM

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Looks like an invasive solenopsis. Xyloni or invicta maybe


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#3 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted January 31 2020 - 11:12 PM

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Solenopsis xyloni, which is actually native to California.

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#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted February 1 2020 - 7:07 AM

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I agree. Don't know what I was thinking earlier. For some reason, from the aglngle in tour earlier topic, I thought they looked a bit like Pheidole.

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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). 

#5 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted February 1 2020 - 8:14 AM

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Yeah these are Solenopsis xyloni.

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#6 Offline ponerinecat - Posted February 1 2020 - 10:29 AM

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Xyloni. Pleometric or poly?


#7 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted February 6 2020 - 7:38 PM

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Xyloni. Pleometric or poly?

Can be polygynous. 



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