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California Academy of Sciences Camponotus key for CA

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#1 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted June 23 2021 - 2:17 PM

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Hey Californians!

 

We're currently working on a key for California Camponotus at Cal Academy, and we're hoping to get specimens donated from the community. Right now, we are missing specimens of: absquatulator, dumetorum, fragilis, johnsoni, maccooki, maritimus, us-ca02, anthrax queens, bakeri, clarithorax, essigi, sayi, and yogi. We would also be interested in semitestaceus and sansabeanus specimen. We would need collection information for the specimen, so please respond to this google form if you would like to contribute:

 

Feel free to DM for questions! This is a really great chance for the community to show that we are capable of advancing scientific endeavors and increase opportunities available to us. Another benefit is simply being able to ID Camponotus :D

 

Edit: did I mention your contributions will be acknowledged?  :o


Edited by sirjordanncurtis, June 24 2021 - 1:46 PM.

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#2 Offline ReignofRage - Posted June 24 2021 - 1:40 PM

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Submitted a form for my C. johnsoni, C. clarithorax, and C. maritimus.



#3 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted June 24 2021 - 1:40 PM

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Very cool, Jorb. What are you doing at Cal Academy?


Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus, vicinus, quercicola

Liometopum occidentale;  Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and previously californicus

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.


#4 Offline nurbs - Posted June 24 2021 - 2:07 PM

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This is an excellent project. Any antkeeper in California who wants to contribute, please do! This will help our growing community of antlovers better understand what is out there..

 

The current situation with Camponotus is a bit of a mess for CA, and Dr. Fisher wants to nail down the species for CA so we can easily key them out. He is starting out with Camponotus, and once that is complete we'll move on to Myrmecocystus.

 

Over the past ten years Drew and I have found things here that don't necessarily line up to any keys - would not be surprised if someone found something new or undescribed - so this is exciting stuff.


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Unidentified Myrmecocystus

https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/

 

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https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/

 

Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/

 

Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
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https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
 
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https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/


#5 Offline AlexLebedev - Posted June 27 2021 - 8:18 PM

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Hey Californians!

 

We're currently working on a key for California Camponotus at Cal Academy, and we're hoping to get specimens donated from the community. Right now, we are missing specimens of: absquatulator, dumetorum, fragilis, johnsoni, maccooki, maritimus, us-ca02, anthrax queens, bakeri, clarithorax, essigi, sayi, and yogi. We would also be interested in semitestaceus and sansabeanus specimen. We would need collection information for the specimen, so please respond to this google form if you would like to contribute:

 

Feel free to DM for questions! This is a really great chance for the community to show that we are capable of advancing scientific endeavors and increase opportunities available to us. Another benefit is simply being able to ID Camponotus :D

 

Edit: did I mention your contributions will be acknowledged?  :o

I have a dead camponotus sayi queen if you want a picture pm me.


What i am keeping Brachymyrmex patagonicus 1 worker x5 tetramorium immigrans 10 workers x2 lasius crypticus 5 workers Pheidole californica 6 queens150~ workers 10-30 majors, Formica argentea 10~ W

 

 

What I've kept crematogaster sp pheidole californica camponotus vicinus high elev, dumetorum,laevigatus, prenolepis imparis, pogonomyrmex californicus and subnitidus and californicus, veromessor andrei, camponotus sayi, hypoponera opacior ,Liometopum occidentale solnopsis molesta group, solenopsis xyloni.


#6 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 27 2021 - 8:42 PM

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I can get a few of those.







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