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Myrmecocystus caught in west Texas

Started By Vern530 , Jun 21 2021 2:16 PM

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#1 Offline Vern530 - Posted June 21 2021 - 2:16 PM

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This queen was caught may 19th after a morning flight.the colony she came from has diurnal workers and they have slightly rust colored heads and are not polymorphic. The queen is 8-9mm .someone suggested myrmecocystus depilis but in a book on ants surveyed in west Texas they are not found where she was caught

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#2 Offline nurbs - Posted June 23 2021 - 8:56 AM

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Not Depilis, eyes too small. Looks to be in Eremnocystus group, one of these:

 

 

 


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Unidentified Myrmecocystus

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Undescribed "Modoc"

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Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

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Camponotus us-ca02
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#3 Offline Vern530 - Posted June 23 2021 - 10:21 AM

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Thanks nurbs I’ll have to look into those pretty sure we only have a few of those sps in Texas or at least the only ones they know about
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