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Is this Brachymyrmex Depilis or Tapinoma Sessile?

Started By jushi , May 15 2020 9:51 AM
help id is this brachymyrmex depilis brachymyrmex depilis or tapinoma sessile tapinoma sessile

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#1 Offline jushi - Posted May 15 2020 - 9:51 AM

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Hi! Just caught these queens in Fairfield County, It is 1:30 PM, around 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside, the air pressure is at 29.9 inHg, and it is slightly cloudy. It is the first day it has warmed up around here in a while, and the first time it has reached 80 degrees this year. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!

 

newqueen1.jpeg

 

New queen 2.jpeg

 

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Queens are 4-6mm in length


KEEPER OF:
 
Tapinoma Sessile (founding) x3
Tapinoma Sessile x1
Camponotus Pennsyvanicus x2
Prenolepis Imparis (founding) x2
Myrmecina Americana (founding) x1
Myrmecina Americana x1

#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 15 2020 - 9:53 AM

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We're going to need better photographs, if possible, but I wouldn't rule out Nylanderia sp.

 

It's really warm here in Philly, too. I bet I'm missing out on so many flights—freaking remote learning!  :ugone2far:


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#3 Offline jushi - Posted May 15 2020 - 10:42 AM

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We're going to need better photographs, if possible, but I wouldn't rule out Nylanderia sp.

 

It's really warm here in Philly, too. I bet I'm missing out on so many flights—freaking remote learning!  :ugone2far:

 

 

We're going to need better photographs, if possible, but I wouldn't rule out Nylanderia sp.

 

It's really warm here in Philly, too. I bet I'm missing out on so many flights—freaking remote learning!  :ugone2far:

 

unfortunately those are the best photos I can get... They were scurrying around like crazy! It seems like nylanderia pavula queens have more hairs on their gaster than tapinoma sessile, and I didn't see any hairs on these queen's gasters. They look extremely similar however. Are nylanderia polygenus?


KEEPER OF:
 
Tapinoma Sessile (founding) x3
Tapinoma Sessile x1
Camponotus Pennsyvanicus x2
Prenolepis Imparis (founding) x2
Myrmecina Americana (founding) x1
Myrmecina Americana x1

#4 Offline jushi - Posted May 15 2020 - 10:45 AM

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Also AntWiki mentions they fly in late June to July, and I caught them today


KEEPER OF:
 
Tapinoma Sessile (founding) x3
Tapinoma Sessile x1
Camponotus Pennsyvanicus x2
Prenolepis Imparis (founding) x2
Myrmecina Americana (founding) x1
Myrmecina Americana x1

#5 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted May 15 2020 - 10:46 AM

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These are definitely within the subfamily Formicinae. Tapinoma are in subfamily Dolichoderinae.  


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#6 Offline PurdueEntomology - Posted May 15 2020 - 11:32 AM

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I would say definitely not Tapinoma


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