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Boston MA 09/14/18

Started By fleetingyouth , Sep 14 2018 2:46 PM

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#1 Offline fleetingyouth - Posted September 14 2018 - 2:46 PM

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LocationQuincy, MA

1. Location of collection: Boston

2. Date of collection: 9/14
3. Habitat of collection: driveway
4. Length (to the nearest millimeter or 1/16th of an inch.): 10mm
5. Coloration, hue, pattern, and texture: black thorax, black silverish gaster.

Found two of these while looking for Myrmica today. Someone said maybe Formica

#2 Offline fleetingyouth - Posted September 16 2018 - 4:51 PM

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No ideas? Someone thought maybe Formica Argentea was a possibility.

#3 Offline Major - Posted September 16 2018 - 5:48 PM

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Definitely Formica sp.

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#4 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted September 16 2018 - 6:22 PM

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Fusca-group Formica require a full view of the silvery pubescence on the gaster and the relative length of the antennal scapes to the length of the head (excluding mandibles).

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