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parasitic lasius (chthonolasius) queen ID


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#1 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 26 2020 - 9:27 AM

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i bought 2 of these chthonolasius queens marked as "lasius subumbratus" from a friend in southern ontario. well, they are clearly not subumbratus. size is around 6mm and they are orange with a blackish gaster.

 

Chthonolasius sp #1
Chthonolasius sp #2

 


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#2 Offline NickAnter - Posted September 26 2020 - 11:39 AM

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Maybe L. minutus?


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However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 26 2020 - 12:11 PM

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Way too large. I have minutus already. I was told they might be speculiventris though I'm not sure.

#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 27 2020 - 8:40 AM

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Way too large. I have minutus already. I was told they might be speculiventris though I'm not sure.

I agree with speculiventris.

#5 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted September 27 2020 - 12:52 PM

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I doubt this is speculiventris. My queens look nothing like this.


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#6 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 28 2020 - 8:41 AM

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they have color variation. i have seen confirmed specimens that are orange and others that are black.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both specimens from antwiki


Edited by Manitobant, September 28 2020 - 8:43 AM.





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