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Identification Needed, Waukesha, WI.

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#1 Online AnthonyP163 - Posted March 15 2018 - 12:47 PM

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I'm not sure if I've ever had to create a thread for an identification, but after 8 months of research and being stumped, I have decided that I should. 

 

I don't think it's Lasius, I've done lots of research and it's too small and doesn't look exactly like them. I have also never seen this species in the wild as colonies. 

 

Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States.

Date of Collection: sometime in July, don't remember the exact date.

Habitat of collection: found under a chunk of mud in a deciduous forest. 

Length: the queen is 5 mm and workers are 2 mm 

color: seen in pictures.

Distinguishing behavior: sometimes has wrapped pupae, sometimes doesn't. Is very erratic at times. 

 

 



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#2 Offline ZllGGY - Posted March 15 2018 - 12:51 PM

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just taking a stab in the dark but could it be Liometopum Luctuosum?

 

Colonies:

 

Founding:

Camponotus cf. Modoc

Camponotus cf. Herculeanus

 

Dream Ants:

 

Stenamma Diecki

Solenopsis Molesta

Manica Invidia

Camponotus Herculeanus

Lasius Latipes

Dorymyrmex Pyramicus

Tapinoma Sessile


#3 Online AnthonyP163 - Posted March 15 2018 - 2:37 PM

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just taking a stab in the dark but could it be Liometopum Luctuosum?

 

 

Sizes don't match up, and Liometopum Luctuosum does not have cocoons.


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#4 Offline LC3 - Posted March 15 2018 - 10:17 PM

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Nylanderia parvula? Apparently it's the only species of Nylanderia in Wisconsin. The only other option I can think of is the second gynotype of Lasius alienus.


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#5 Offline VoidElecent - Posted March 16 2018 - 4:49 AM

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Did you find her with workers or alone? She could be a Lasius social parasite, like L. minutus.



#6 Online AnthonyP163 - Posted March 16 2018 - 3:40 PM

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Did you find her with workers or alone? She could be a Lasius social parasite, like L. minutus.

She founded on her own, she was caught alone.

 

Nylanderia parvula? Apparently it's the only species of Nylanderia in Wisconsin. The only other option I can think of is the second gynotype of Lasius alienus.

From what I hear, Nylanderia does not spin cocoons. 

 

It's possible there could be another genotype of Lasius alienus, yes, but species aren't always marked in states on some popular websites. Dolichoderus mariae for example, is documented and photographed in Wisconsin by James Trager, yet has not been added on antweb since they don't have a specimen, and antmaps doesn't seem to have the information. 



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