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What species is this?(queen)

Started By CatLord , May 19 2018 10:44 AM

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#1 Offline CatLord - Posted May 19 2018 - 10:44 AM

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So i caught this queen here in Greece at a beach i was at and i was wondering what species it was please help me identify this queen she was caught at around 15:00-16:00 

 

 

Images:  https://imgur.com/a/vwYPbvy

 

 

 

 

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#2 Offline Phoenix - Posted May 19 2018 - 11:08 AM

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Camponotus sp.


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 StopSpazzing - Posted May 19 2018 - 11:40 AM

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So i caught this queen here in Greece at a beach i was at and i was wondering what species it was please help me identify this queen she was caught at around 15:00-16:00 

 

 

Images:  https://imgur.com/a/vwYPbvy

 

 

 

 

thanks!

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#4 Offline Deluga - Posted May 19 2018 - 1:39 PM

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Could be Camponotus Vagus, but hard to tell from that picture.

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1x Camponotus herculeanus

1x Camponotus sylvaticus

1x Formica cinerea

1x Formica fusca

1x Formica lemani

1x Lasius flavus

2x Lasius niger

 

#5 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 19 2018 - 1:46 PM

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Please edit your post to match the typical required ID thread format. Your post is missing crucial information, including measurements. 


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#6 Offline CatLord - Posted May 19 2018 - 3:47 PM

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The queen looks to be about 1-1.2 centimetres

#7 Offline VoidElecent - Posted May 19 2018 - 4:13 PM

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This is not Camponotus. It appears to be dolichoderine; Liometopum microcephalum, perhaps.


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#8 Offline T.C. - Posted May 19 2018 - 4:24 PM

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I agree, it's not Camponotus sp.


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#9 Offline Deluga - Posted May 20 2018 - 3:18 AM

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Due to the measurements, yea, it's not Camponotus. 

What species it is, is really hard to tell, from the picture, can you give us any new pictures?
Please with a closer look and from another angle?


Keeper of:

1x Camponotus herculeanus

1x Camponotus sylvaticus

1x Formica cinerea

1x Formica fusca

1x Formica lemani

1x Lasius flavus

2x Lasius niger

 

#10 Offline GeorgeK - Posted May 20 2018 - 4:17 AM

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This is not Camponotus. It appears to be dolichoderine; Liometopum microcephalum, perhaps.

As someone who has Liometopum microcephalum queen, i can confirm that this is* Liometopum microcephalum queen

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#11 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 21 2018 - 11:44 AM

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Liometopum microcephalum Very lucky they are rare ants!


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#12 Offline GeorgeK - Posted May 21 2018 - 2:35 PM

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Liometopum microcephalum Very lucky they are rare ants!

Say that to 5-10 gigantic colonies i have near me :P


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#13 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted May 21 2018 - 6:56 PM

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She looks like she has an acidopore but the pictures are difficult to work with. If so, she wouldn't be Liometopum. Are the measurements accurate?


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