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Denver Ant Queen ID Request

Started By theproperway1 , Mar 1 2020 3:45 PM

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#1 Offline theproperway1 - Posted March 1 2020 - 3:45 PM

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Dark red head, lighter red thorax, black abdomen
Looks like a campatonus species

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#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 1 2020 - 3:47 PM

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Camponotus nearcticus.

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#3 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted March 1 2020 - 3:48 PM

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Camponotus (Myrmentoma) sp. alate gyne.


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#4 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted March 1 2020 - 3:50 PM

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Camponotus nearcticus.

There is no way to separate this gyne from other Myrmentoma species in the area. I doubt this is even nearcticus for that matter. Maybe clarithorax or hyatti.


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#5 Offline AntsDakota - Posted March 1 2020 - 3:52 PM

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Not that that will affect their care, any.

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#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 1 2020 - 3:56 PM

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Camponotus nearcticus.

There is no way to separate this gyne from other Myrmentoma species in the area. I doubt this is even nearcticus for that matter. Maybe clarithorax or hyatti.

I did consider hyatti, but nearcticus seems much more likely in CO to me.

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#7 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted March 1 2020 - 4:01 PM

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Camponotus nearcticus.

There is no way to separate this gyne from other Myrmentoma species in the area. I doubt this is even nearcticus for that matter. Maybe clarithorax or hyatti.

I did consider hyatti, but nearcticus seems much more likely in CO to me.

 

Yes, but without higher magnification and better lighting, there is just no way to be sure. I'd say it's best to leave her at Myrmentoma.


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#8 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted March 1 2020 - 4:35 PM

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Definitely not C. clarithorax, those and yogi are very different from other myrmentoma species. Other than that, definitely a myrmentoma.
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#9 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted March 1 2020 - 6:19 PM

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It does look pretty much identical to my late C. nearcticus queen, but then again, several species in the Myrmentoma group have that exact same coloration, so...


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#10 Offline AntsDakota - Posted March 2 2020 - 2:49 PM

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We'd probably need closer pictures to tell for sure.


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