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[ZTYguy]

The Oat Mountain is a wide range of areas stretching from dense forests to sandy terrains. It is to my findings a myrmecological gold mine. I have found so many species there so I would like to share all of what I have found! Here I will document what I find in hopes of other ant enthusiasts like myself will venture out there to discover different species.

LIST OF SPECIES FOUND:

• Brachymyrmex patagonicus
• Camponotus clarithorax
• Camponotus laevigatus
• Camponotus cf. vicinus
• Cyphomyrmex wheeleri
• Dorymyrmex insanus
• Linepithema humile
• Liometopum occidentale
• Pogonomyrmex californicus concolor
• Pogonomyrmex californicus bicolor
• Solenopsis amblychila
• Solenopsis *molesta -- group*
• Solenopsis xyloni
• Veromessor andrei
• Veromessor stoddardi

SPECIES STILL NEEDING ID:

Yellow Lasius
Small Black Ant (Long and slender) (About half the size of D. insanus)

Edited by ZTYguy, June 8 2022 - 6:53 PM.

[AntsCali098]

Nice! The yellow Lasius is likely to be a Lasius parisite, or Lasius brevicornis.

[bmb1bee]

Could the small black ant be Hypoponera? It matches your description of being a long and slender ant, but it depends on where you found it. Hypos are usually found in damp leaf litter and under rocks.