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California ID request~ Aug 4 2020


Best Answer ponerinecat , August 4 2020 - 4:01 PM

She is Prenolepis imparis by the looks of it.

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#1 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted August 4 2020 - 3:47 PM

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1. Location of collection: Sunnyvale, CA 

2. Date of collection: November 2019 (yes, last year)

3. Habitat of collection: in my house
4. Length (from head to gaster): 7.5 mm
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: dark brown with very faint light brown stripes on gaster
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7. Distinguishing behavior:
8. Nest description: 

9. Nuptial flight time and date: 

 

so I found this queen last year and she got her first workers a few days ago. At first I thought she was Prenolepis imparis, but the workers don’t really look like P. imparis. 

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#2 Offline Spazmops - Posted August 4 2020 - 3:53 PM

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Prenolepis imparis have their nuptial flights in the very early months of the year, hence their nickname ‘winter ants’.


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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 


#3 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted August 4 2020 - 3:55 PM

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Prenolepis imparis have their nuptial flights in the very early months of the year, hence their nickname ‘winter ants’.

I thought they also flew later, like in August to December


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#4 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 4 2020 - 3:59 PM

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Prenolepis imparis have their nuptial flights in the very early months of the year, hence their nickname ‘winter ants’.

I thought they also flew later, like in August to December

 

One of the earliest ants to fly.


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#5 Offline Spazmops - Posted August 4 2020 - 3:59 PM

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Prenolepis imparis have their nuptial flights in the very early months of the year, hence their nickname ‘winter ants’.

I thought they also flew later, like in August to December

 

According to dspdrew’s mating chart, the most common months are March and April, with no flights being recorded from July to November.


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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 


#6 Offline ponerinecat - Posted August 4 2020 - 4:01 PM   Best Answer

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She is Prenolepis imparis by the looks of it.



#7 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 4 2020 - 4:03 PM

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She is Prenolepis imparis by the looks of it.

I concur. 


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 





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