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[Gregory2455]

1. Location of collection: Santa Susana Pass (Mountains southeast of Simi Valley.)
2. Date of collection: A month or so after nuptial flights, caught foraging (semi clausteral behavior.) If I remember right, it was 6-10-2014.
3. Habitat of collection: Foothills brush, scrub land?
4. Length (from head to gaster): Estimating 10mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Bright orange.
6. Anything else distinctive: Semi- clausteral
7. Nest description: Average Pogonomyrmex founding chamber.

 

Head:

 

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Dorsal:

[Gregory2455]

So can anyone confirm this is Pogonomyrmex subnitidus?

[dspdrew]

The first thing I'm thinking is those spines look a little short for P. subnitidus.

 

Edit: Wait that's a queen. Sorry. Yes I'm pretty sure that's P. subnitidus. For a queen the spines look just right.

Edited by dspdrew, December 26 2014 - 10:58 PM.

[Gregory2455]

You do agree though that she is in the occidentalis-group, right?

[dspdrew]

Of course. Based on everything in this post, I don't know what else it would be other than P. subnitidus.

[Gregory2455]

I would love James Trager's input...