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Yucatan, Mexico - April 20, 20018 (Probably Dorymyrmex queen?)


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#1 Offline rbaezam - Posted April 20 2018 - 6:05 AM

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1. Location of collection in my backyard at my house (Yucatan, Mexico)

2. Date of collection April 20, 2018
3. Habitat of collection in a house surrounded by a lot of vegetation
4. Length around 8mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture head and thorax is like brown and gaster black with yellow lines (maybe because it's extended?)
6. Distinguishing characteristics moves fast
7. Anything else distinctive
8. Nest description

9. Nuptial flight time and date April 20, 2018 in the morning (like 7am)
10 . Post the clearest pictures possible of the top, side, and face of the ant in question, and if possible, their nest and the habitat they were collected in.

Pics below. In case it's hard to ID with these pictures, I'll try to get better ones.

 

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#2 Offline Phoenix - Posted April 20 2018 - 8:48 AM

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Dolichoderinae, Forelius I'll say.


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Colonies

Camponotus cf. albosparsus — Journal

Camponotus cf. auriventris — Journal
Camponotus sp.
Colobopsis spp.
Crematogaster sp.
Nylanderia sp.  Journal
Pheidole cf. parva
Solenopsis geminata — Journal
 

#3 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 20 2018 - 8:59 AM

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8mm might be a little large for Forelius, I second Dorymyrmex.


Edited by VoidElecent, April 21 2018 - 12:39 PM.

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