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Queen ID - Yucatan, Mexico - May, 25

Started By rbaezam , May 25 2017 6:03 AM

Best Answer Martialis , May 25 2017 - 10:29 AM

Pachycondyla is the only genus that fits this ant. P. harapax is the only species that is in Yucatan, according to http://antmaps.org.

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#1 Offline rbaezam - Posted May 25 2017 - 6:03 AM

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Hi, I'd love to have some help with the ID of this queen:

1. Location: it was in my backyard. I live in Merida, Yucatan in Mexico.

2. May 25

3. The weather here is very hot, tropical, but last night was rainy (first rain of the season)

4. Seems like 10-12mm

5. Black color

6. Seems to have hairy gaster and sting

7. Moves quickly and seems it has problems climbing plastic surfaces

8. No nest

Pictures:

http://imgur.com/QQuZ9eK

http://imgur.com/erneKGM

http://imgur.com/xEuN7hs

http://imgur.com/fTulDpG

http://imgur.com/psjwfEC

http://imgur.com/EqTLC3q

#2 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 25 2017 - 6:24 AM

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LocationPhiladelphia, PA.

I would narrow this down to a Ponerinae species, maybe Pachycondyla, Neoponera, or Raspone. I think it would be helpful to get some closer profile shots and some more detailed photos of the head.