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Queen Ant ID Confirmation (Pogonomyrmex subnitidus?) (Santa Susana Pass, Simi Valley, CA) (6-10-2014)

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#1 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 25 2014 - 4:15 PM

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1. Location of collection: Santa Susana Pass (Mountains southeast of Simi Valley.)
2. Date of collection: A month or so after nuptial flights, caught foraging (semi clausteral behavior.) If I remember right, it was 6-10-2014.
3. Habitat of collection: Foothills brush, scrub land?
4. Length (from head to gaster): Estimating 10mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Bright orange.
6. Anything else distinctive: Semi- clausteral
7. Nest description: Average Pogonomyrmex founding chamber.

 

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Dorsal:



#2 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 26 2014 - 7:47 PM

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So can anyone confirm this is Pogonomyrmex subnitidus?

#3 Offline dspdrew - Posted December 26 2014 - 10:56 PM

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The first thing I'm thinking is those spines look a little short for P. subnitidus.

 

Edit: Wait that's a queen. Sorry. Yes I'm pretty sure that's P. subnitidus. For a queen the spines look just right.


Edited by dspdrew, December 26 2014 - 10:58 PM.


#4 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 26 2014 - 11:01 PM

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You do agree though that she is in the occidentalis-group, right?



#5 Offline dspdrew - Posted December 26 2014 - 11:11 PM

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Of course. Based on everything in this post, I don't know what else it would be other than P. subnitidus.



#6 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 27 2014 - 1:15 AM

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I would love James Trager's input...





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