Pensacola, FL. Male and Queen ID; 6/29/17

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#1 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 29 2017 - 1:01 PM

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LocationPensacola, FL

Today at 3:00 PM, after some rain, I found a male and a queen in my pool that I do not know the species of. I have tried to find out what they are, but after searching through queen and male specimens on AntWeb, I still can't figure it out.

Queen

Size: 5mm

I kept thinking this was Dolichoderus. The petiole doesn't match and the head shape may not quite match with Dolichoderus either.

Male

Size: 9mm

I do not know what this is. It has mandibles, elbowed antennae, and one petiole node. I thought it could've been Leptogenys at first but then realized that Leptogenys males do not have mandibles.