Date found: 3/1/2017
Size: 1.2 cm
location: the peak, gsis
small nuptial flight
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Posted January 3 2017 - 4:40 AM
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Posted January 3 2017 - 6:21 AM
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Camponotus sp. maybe maculatus?
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Definitely Camponotus.
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Posted January 3 2017 - 7:17 AM
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This looks to be Camponotus irritans hongkongensis.
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Posted January 3 2017 - 7:25 AM
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This looks like it is from the Colobopsis subgenus, so probably not C. irritans. I wouldn't ID past the genus without some better pictures by which a key could be applied.
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I don't think that this is Colobopsis, because I can't really see the general shape of the head. You're probably right, batspiderfish, because my ID'ing skills are bad.
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I saw this species when I was in China(or an extremely similar one ). I can see why batspiderfish thinks it's a Colobopsis sp. I'm pretty sure that it isn't because Colobopsis are slightly more exagerated.
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I saw this species when I was in China(or an extremely similar one ). I can see why batspiderfish thinks it's a Colobopsis sp. I'm pretty sure that it isn't because Colobopsis are slightly more exagerated.
The structure on the face can be quite subtle. I made that assumption based on how much of the ant's mandibles are visible. If we had photographs that were in-focus...
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