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[gsparrow]

at least 3 different species of Queens to ID please:

 

1. Location: Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware

2. Date of Collection.  End of June/Beg of July

3. Habitat: Town
4.Length: Queen 1 - 7mm, Queen 2 - 5mm to 6mm, Queen 3 - 5mm

5. Coloration: Queen 1 - Dark with lighter colored legs.  Queen -2 - slightly Reddish/brown with lighter colored legs. Queen 3 - Light colored.

6. Distinguishing Character:   Queen 2 is wider than queen 3.

7. Anything else:

8. Nest Description: n/a

9. Nuptial Flight Time - End of June/Beg of July

 

Is Queen 1 Tetramorium?

 

 

Queen 2

 

Queen 3 - Solonopsis sp?

[ZTYguy]

Queen 1 is likely a Tetramorium immigrans queen, Queen 2 is a Pheidole species and Queen 3 is in the Solenopsis “molesta - group”.

[OiledOlives]

1. T. immigrans
2. P. pilifera-group, most likely bicarinata
3. Solenopsis molesta/carolinensis

[gsparrow]

Queen 1 is likely a Tetramorium immigrans queen, Queen 2 is a Pheidole species and Queen 3 is in the Solenopsis “molesta - group”.

 

 

1. T. immigrans
2. P. pilifera-group, most likely bicarinata
3. Solenopsis molesta/carolinensis

Thank You ZTYguy and OiledOlives!  My guess for Genus was correct.  I definitely don't know down to species yet.

[Aaron567]

immigrans, bicarinata, molesta