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[Quizzie]

Could someone, please, identify her? I'm guessing Formica lemani or Camponotus fallax?

Sorry for the bad pictures, I could take some more later...

 

Location of collection: Czech Republic - northern mountains (around 1000 meters a.s.l.)

Date of collection: July 29th 2019 (hot and rainy day)

Habitat of collection: forest road

Length: 9-10 mm

Coloration, texture: black, extremely shiny

 

Edited by Quizzie, August 2 2019 - 10:03 PM.

[ponerinecat]

Um... The top one is camponotus, while the other is formica. I'm supposing you forgot to say you had two.

[Quizzie]

Um... The top one is camponotus, while the other is formica. I'm supposing you forgot to say you had two.

 

Oops, sorry. I do have two, but I posted the other one in a different thread. I got the pictures mixed up.

This thread is about the second picture (I removed the first one).

It's Formica then? Perhaps lemani?

[ponerinecat]

I dunno about european species, but it's formica.

[Quizzie]

I dunno about european species, but it's formica.

 

Thanks.

I'm curious how you're able to recognize Formica from Camponotus just by looking at a bad photo... I got them mixed up even though I took the pictures.

[ponerinecat]

One way is the proportions. Formica have rounded gasters and camponotus have long ones. Same goes for the thorax. The head sizes are also different and the shape as well.

Edited by ponerinecat, August 1 2019 - 2:19 PM.

[GeorgeK]

Formicas also usually have red/brownish legs just like this one does. Also flying time. Camponotus in Europe usually fly may-jun while formicas fly july-aug

[Quizzie]

One way is the proportions. Formica have rounded gasters and camponotus have long ones. Same goes for the thorax. The head sizes are also different and the shape as well.

 

Thanks. I guess I need more practice.

 

Formicas also usually have red/brownish legs just like this one does. Also flying time. Camponotus in Europe usually fly may-jun while formicas fly july-aug

 

This doesn't hold here. The other queen is Camponotus herculeanus (I think) and was caught on July 30th and has reddish legs.

[AntsDakota]

Camponotus also tend to have square heads, while Formica have more round.

[Quizzie]

I added two more pictures.

 

Does anybody know which Formica species it is?

[Lukas]

I added two more pictures.

 

Does anybody know which Formica species it is?

Hi, 

according to the mentioned altitude and also photos it is most probably Formica (Serviformica) lemani.

[TennesseeAnts]

Looks like Formica lemani to me.

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, December 30 2019 - 7:49 AM.