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Ramona, CA. ID Request

Started By zantezaint , Aug 4 2020 6:32 PM

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#1 Offline zantezaint - Posted August 4 2020 - 6:32 PM

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1. Ramona, CA.
2. 7/18//2020.
3. Desert sand, grass, shrubs.
4. 8 mm.
5. Black, gaster round like Pogonomyrmex.
6. No major workers, monomorphic colonies.
7. Move with slow-moderate speed.
8. No mounds at entrance, just holes.

9. 6 P.M.

 

Species guess, but without certainty: Seed harvester ants (Veromessor andrei).

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Edited by zantezaint, August 7 2020 - 5:21 PM.

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4 x Solenopsis xyloni (Fire ant) colonies.

2 x Veromessor andrei (Seed-harvester ant) colonies.

19 x Pogonomyrmex subnitidus (Seed-harvester ant) colonies + 3 x Pogonomyrmex (ID uncertain) colonies

16 x Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) colonies.

1 x Unknown Formicidae colony.

1 x Tapinoma sessile (Odorous house ant) colony.

1 x Camponotus fragilis (Carpenter/wood ant) colony + 1 x Camponotus sansabeanus (Carpenter/wood ant) colony.

1 x Solenopsis molesta (Thief ant) colony.

#2 Offline M_Ants - Posted August 4 2020 - 7:52 PM

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Veromessor andrei


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

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#3 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 4 2020 - 9:48 PM

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You know zante, you are really good at guessing species form what I noticed on your ID requests. You have some talent!

Also, I agree, it looks like Veromessor andrei
My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#4 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 5 2020 - 5:16 AM

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Veromessor andrei

I concur


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#5 Offline Manitobant - Posted August 5 2020 - 8:06 AM

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I'm not from California, but I'm just curious is andrei semi claustral? The body shape is very different from pergandei
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/

#6 Offline zantezaint - Posted August 6 2020 - 1:52 AM

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I'm not from California, but I'm just curious is andrei semi claustral? The body shape is very different from pergandei

Yeah Manito. They are indeed.


https://www.formicul...ale-california/

 

4 x Solenopsis xyloni (Fire ant) colonies.

2 x Veromessor andrei (Seed-harvester ant) colonies.

19 x Pogonomyrmex subnitidus (Seed-harvester ant) colonies + 3 x Pogonomyrmex (ID uncertain) colonies

16 x Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) colonies.

1 x Unknown Formicidae colony.

1 x Tapinoma sessile (Odorous house ant) colony.

1 x Camponotus fragilis (Carpenter/wood ant) colony + 1 x Camponotus sansabeanus (Carpenter/wood ant) colony.

1 x Solenopsis molesta (Thief ant) colony.

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