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[BobJ]

1. Location (on a map) of collection: Charleston, SC  
2. Date of collection: June 9, 2018 9:00PM
3. Habitat of collection: queen collected under bright outdoor light in urban area
4. Length (from head to gaster): queen 6 1/2 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: light brown head and thorax, dark gaster with light brown stripes
6. Distinguishing characteristics:
7. Distinguishing behavior: young larvae develope in "flowerlet" clusters (see photo)
8. Nest description: the images are from a test tube setup
9. Nuptial flight time and date: June 9, 2018 9:00PM

Is this lasius americanus?  The ants are in a test tube and the colony is about 2 1/2 months old.  The pupa are naked and none are in cocoons.  The egg to larvae stage seems to develope as "flowerlet" custers... they look like miniature bunches of bananas.
 

 

 

 

 

 

[Major]

Flowerlet bunches? Just call them banana bunches, much easier. And no, it not Lasius Americanus.

[AntsBC]

I'm going to say Dorymyrmex bicolor, although it could possibly be Forelius mccooki or Forelius pruinosus as well.

[BobJ]

I'm going to say Dorymyrmex bicolor, although it could possibly be Forelius mccooki or Forelius pruinosus as well.

Using the list of South Carolina ants found on AntWeb ( https://www.antweb.o...&adm1Name=SouthCarolina&countryName=United States ) Dorymyrmex bicolor and Forelius mccooki are not found, but Forelius pruinosus is.  I have found two more possibilities though, Dorymyrmex smithi and Prenolepis imparis.

 

 

 

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Edited by BobJ, August 28 2018 - 12:49 PM.

[AntsBC]

 

I'm going to say Dorymyrmex bicolor, although it could possibly be Forelius mccooki or Forelius pruinosus as well.

Using the list of South Carolina ants found on AntWeb ( https://www.antweb.o...&adm1Name=SouthCarolina&countryName=United States ) Dorymyrmex bicolor and Forelius mccooki are not found, but Forelius pruinosus is.  I have found two more possibilities though, Dorymyrmex smithi and Prenolepis imparis.

 

 

 

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Good catch. I actually got California and South Carolina confused on antmaps my bad. Now looking at South Carolina's species I would say it is most likely Forelius pruinosus or Dorymyrmex bureni. Pretty sure Dorymyrmex smithi is parasitic so i don't think its them and it is definitely not Prenolepis imparis.

Edited by AntsBC, August 28 2018 - 1:09 PM.

[BobJ]

 

 

I'm going to say Dorymyrmex bicolor, although it could possibly be Forelius mccooki or Forelius pruinosus as well.

Using the list of South Carolina ants found on AntWeb ( https://www.antweb.o...&adm1Name=SouthCarolina&countryName=United States ) Dorymyrmex bicolor and Forelius mccooki are not found, but Forelius pruinosus is.  I have found two more possibilities though, Dorymyrmex smithi and Prenolepis imparis.

 

 

 

The external link above does not want to link correctly, so to reach that webpage it will have to be copied and pasted manually.

 

 

Good catch. I actually got California and South Carolina confused on antmaps my bad. Now looking at South Carolina's species I would say it is most likely Forelius pruinosus or Dorymyrmex bureni. Pretty sure Dorymyrmex smithi is parasitic so i don't think its them and it is definitely not Prenolepis imparis.

 

I think you've picked a winner...  Dorymyrmex bureni

 

The last photo above shows two of the ants with pyramids on their thorax, so unless someone chimes in with a negative to that I'm going to go with pyramid ants Dorymyrmex bureni

 

Thanks!

[VoidElecent]

Dorymyrmex bureni.