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Queen Ant ID (Lasius cf. flavus) (Twin Peaks, CA) (8-28-2014)

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#1 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 14 2014 - 12:23 PM

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1. Location of collection: Twin Peaks, California.
2. Date of collection:  9-10-2014.
3. Habitat of collection:  Pine/Oak Forest.
4. Length (from head to gaster):  8 mm (female), 3 mm (male), 3 mm (worker).
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture:  Brown, with yellowish-orange gaster, legs, and underside (female); all dark brown (male); all yellowish-orange (worker).
6. Distinguishing characteristics:
7. Anything else distinctive: 
8. Nest description:  Under a flat rock.

 

Queen

 

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Male

 

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Worker

 

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#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 14 2014 - 12:47 PM

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I'm just going to give it my best guess looking at AntWeb and without keying it out: L. californicus. :D



#3 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 15 2014 - 2:41 PM

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Do you have any live queens? Citronella ants are cool.



#4 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 15 2014 - 5:19 PM

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I am wrong about L. californicus. I don't know what they are.



#5 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 9 2014 - 4:09 PM

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No citrus smell?



#6 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 9 2014 - 5:39 PM

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Haha nope. If these non-parasitic ants are Citronella ants, that'll be news to most myrmecologists.



#7 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted November 7 2014 - 11:54 PM

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Can't it be something like Lasius flavus?



#8 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted November 8 2014 - 6:16 AM

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That looks like Lasius flavus to me. 



#9 Offline James C. Trager - Posted November 8 2014 - 9:45 AM

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I'd like a good view of the female or worker (or both) maxillary palps, please. But yes, does look like L. flavus-group. Queen morphology and long palps indicate clearly not in the citronella group.


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#10 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 31 2014 - 10:11 PM

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I vote Lasius cf. flavus!

 

Because I think flavus is the only member of the Flavus group found in California. Please correct me on this if I am wrong.


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#11 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted January 3 2015 - 12:05 PM

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One question, I only know the Formica groups and Pheidole groups, but what are the Lasius groups, wouldn't that be like Cautolasius or Acanthomyops?

 





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