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Queen ID California July 22, 2019


Best Answer gcsnelling , July 22 2019 - 3:37 PM

Fairly certain this is Pheidole cerebrosior which has been collected in nearby Hesperia and Apple Valley, although there are a couple of other options.

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#1 Offline AntPhycho - Posted July 22 2019 - 1:51 PM

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Collected near Victorville, California. 

2. Found July 22, 2019
3. Desert/Urban Habitat
4. About 7 mm long
5. Dark reddish with an orange gaster.
6. Bright orange gaster.

 

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#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 22 2019 - 2:19 PM

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I believe it's some sort of Pheidole sp.  Was the entire exoskeleton smooth?


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#3 Offline AntPhycho - Posted July 22 2019 - 3:15 PM

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I believe it's some sort of Pheidole sp.  Was the entire exoskeleton smooth?

 Yes. I believe it looks pretty smooth. I don't know if this helps, but when I caught the queen it was extremely humid.


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#4 Offline gcsnelling - Posted July 22 2019 - 3:37 PM   Best Answer

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Fairly certain this is Pheidole cerebrosior which has been collected in nearby Hesperia and Apple Valley, although there are a couple of other options.



#5 Offline AntPhycho - Posted July 22 2019 - 3:41 PM

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Fairly certain this is Pheidole cerebrosior which has been collected in nearby Hesperia and Apple Valley, although there are a couple of other options.

Do you have any idea if these are polygynous? Couldn't find very much information on Pheidole cerebrosior.


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#6 Offline Zeiss - Posted July 22 2019 - 3:42 PM

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Fairly certain this is Pheidole cerebrosior which has been collected in nearby Hesperia and Apple Valley, although there are a couple of other options.

I am almost positive it is Pheidole cerebrosior, so I'm glad you said this.  This is the only species that had the relative color and size on antweb.org.  



#7 Offline AntPhycho - Posted July 22 2019 - 3:51 PM

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Well thank you both!


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#8 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 4 2019 - 6:52 PM

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Fairly certain this is Pheidole cerebrosior which has been collected in nearby Hesperia and Apple Valley, although there are a couple of other options.

 

If that's true, then I have probably been IDing what I thought was Pheidole gilvescens wrong.



#9 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 4 2019 - 7:59 PM

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ooh nice queen



#10 Offline AntPhycho - Posted September 4 2019 - 8:43 PM

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ooh nice queen

She's for sale along with her golden workers on my shop for fairly cheap :D  http://www.formicult...ed/#entry125739


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#11 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 5 2019 - 2:11 PM

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wish I could buy






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