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Pheidole? Found in Zion, Utah, 7/11/ 9:30pm (New images)

Started By michiganantsinmyyard , Today, 10:43 AM

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#1 Online michiganantsinmyyard - Posted Today, 10:43 AM

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Distinct red Thorax and head, black abdomen. About 6-8mm long. Pretty sure it's pheidole but it could also be solenopsis.

I took some better pictures, looks more like crematogaster but again I'm probably wrong.

Edited by michiganantsinmyyard, Today, 7:20 PM.

#2 Offline L.H - Posted Today, 11:18 AM

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It looks to be a solenopis. The thorax is too smooth to be pheidole. If you could get pictures from the side that would be great.

#3 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted Today, 1:28 PM

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Crematogaster.

Solenopsis should have a distinct 2-segmented club. The wing venation also helps -- Pheidole would have two submarginal cells (as opposed to the single submarginal seen here), and Solenopsis would have a more elongate submarginal cell and a smaller discoidal cell. The size and shape of the submarginal and discoidal cells here are characteristic of Crematogaster.