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Male Ant ID (Trabuco Canyon, CA) (5-7-2015)

Started By dspdrew , May 7 2015 7:33 PM
ant id trabuco canyon california male ant

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#1 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 7 2015 - 7:33 PM

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1. Location of collection: Trabuco Canyon, California.
2. Date of collection:  4-29-2015.
3. Habitat of collection:  Chaparral, oak forest.
4. Length (from head to gaster):  4 mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:  Brown head, orange thorax, and brown gaster.
6. Distinguishing characteristics: Long legs. Relatively large head and small eyes for a male. The elbows of the antennae are not very male-like.
7. Anything else distinctive:
8. Nest description:
 
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#2 Offline Alza - Posted May 7 2015 - 7:59 PM

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Nylanderia sp. 


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#3 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 7 2015 - 8:09 PM

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Ah yes. I think you might be right. Probably Nylanderia vividula.


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#4 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted May 7 2015 - 10:35 PM

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Good guess Alza.  (y) I was going to say the same. I have not kept a Nylanderia male from previous flights, but I have seen them and they look a lot like this.


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