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[Paulette]

In my records, this is queen 2016#33

 

1. Location of collection: northern NM near Santa Fe

2. Date of collection: July 2016

3. Habitat of collection: mesatop, suburbia, near pinon-juniper scrubland, 7200 ft elevation

4. Length (from head to gaster): 11 mm

5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: black

 

 

 

Edited by Paulette, March 20 2017 - 7:01 AM.

[VoidElecent]

Looks like Camponotus vicinus queen with a bloated gaster, to me.

[Canadian anter]

Fusca-group formica

[Nathant2131]

Doesn't look like Camponotus to me.

[VoidElecent]

Doesn't look like Camponotus to me.

 

I agree the head and some of the physical features of this ant definitely don't scream Camponotus, but this picture is almost identical to the Camponotus vicinus queen on Alex Wild's website. http://www.alexander...tus/i-X2WtdfH/A. However, I do notice differences; this may very well be a  Formica sp. queen with a bloated gaster, probably fusca-group. Nice find notheless.

[VoidElecent]

 

Doesn't look like Camponotus to me.

 

I agree the head and some of the physical features of this ant definitely don't scream Camponotus, but this picture is almost identical to the Camponotus vicinus queen on Alex Wild's website. http://www.alexander...tus/i-X2WtdfH/A. However, I do notice differences; this may very well be a  Formica sp. queen with a bloated gaster, probably fusca-group. Nice find notheless.

 

 

Maybe F. argentea.

[XZero38]

 

 

Doesn't look like Camponotus to me.

 

I agree the head and some of the physical features of this ant definitely don't scream Camponotus, but this picture is almost identical to the Camponotus vicinus queen on Alex Wild's website. http://www.alexander...tus/i-X2WtdfH/A. However, I do notice differences; this may very well be a  Formica sp. queen with a bloated gaster, probably fusca-group. Nice find notheless.

 

 

Maybe F. argentea.

 

Does she have a silver sheen to her? i know my Formica Argentea queen has a silver sheen to her. I'm just compairing the pictures you posted with the ones i have from when i got my F. Argentea queen identified. While she looks similar, she isn't quite the same.

[Nathant2131]

 

 

 

Doesn't look like Camponotus to me.

 

I agree the head and some of the physical features of this ant definitely don't scream Camponotus, but this picture is almost identical to the Camponotus vicinus queen on Alex Wild's website. http://www.alexander...tus/i-X2WtdfH/A. However, I do notice differences; this may very well be a  Formica sp. queen with a bloated gaster, probably fusca-group. Nice find notheless.

 

 

Maybe F. argentea.

 

Does she have a silver sheen to her? i know my Formica Argentea queen has a silver sheen to her. I'm just compairing the pictures you posted with the ones i have from when i got my F. Argentea queen identified. While she looks similar, she isn't quite the same.

 

All fusca-group Formica have silver hairs. The amount or where it is covering is a way to identify many of them.

[Paulette]

She has no obvious silver sheen.

[Nathant2131]

She has no obvious silver sheen.

But with magnification you will see them if this is a fusca- group Formica.