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A New California Camponotini

Started By ReignofRage , Oct 10 2025 10:33 AM

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#1 Offline ReignofRage - Posted October 10 2025 - 10:33 AM

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A new Camponotini in California. It seemingly has a very small range and highly specific habitat. The anterior portion of the head is deeply ulcerated and lined by a carinated ridge. The head is marked with fovae, coarse granulation, and some coarse, longitudinal grooves. It has been quite the adventure studying this species after my initial run-in with it a few years ago and figured it's time to share that it is present here in California.

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#2 Offline Zhuge - Posted October 10 2025 - 11:28 AM

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A new Camponotini in California. It seemingly has a very small range and highly specific habitat. The anterior portion of the head is deeply ulcerated and lined by a carinated ridge. The head is marked with fovae, coarse granulation, and some coarse, longitudinal grooves. It has been quite the adventure studying this species after my initial run-in with it a few years ago and figured it's time to share that it is present here in California.

What species is it?

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If you have permits to ship pheidole californica to washington pls lmk

Keeping:

Solenopsis molesta

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Tetramorium immigrans

Camponotus modoc

2 lasius queens (prob pallitarsis)

#3 Offline Stubyvast - Posted October 14 2025 - 6:19 PM

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It looks like a cork-headed ant! Are they a species of colobopsis?

Such a unique-looking ant!

Manica invidia (1 queen, ~200 workers)

Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)

Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)

Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)

Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)

Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15 Formica neorufibarbis workers)

"And God made...everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind.

And God saw that it was good." - Genesis 1:25

#4 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted October 14 2025 - 9:21 PM

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Considering the genus was not given and it is called "new", it is likely a new genus and new species. Not Camponotus, not Colobopsis. An undescribed species closely related to them.

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

Formica pallidefulva, argentea Solenopsis molesta

Formica cf. aserva Lasius brevicornis, neoniger

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger