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Wasp at black light - Neivamyrmex
Copyright © 2007 Peter Bryant

Wasp at black light - Neivamyrmex
Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy, Orange County, California, USA
August 19, 2007
Size: ~8mm
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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 19 August, 2007 - 9:40am
Last updated 26 August, 2007 - 1:40pm

Male Legionary Ant (Dorylinae, Ecitonini)
One of the so-called "sausage flies" Most likely Neivamyrmex californicus
… Richard Vernier, 19 August, 2007 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
Legionary
Thanks!
… Peter Bryant, 19 August, 2007 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

 
The male of N. californicus i
The male of N. californicus is not known at this point in time. Going on distribution records though I would be inclined to think this is either N. opacithorax or N. nigrescens the two most common southern California species of Neivamyrmex That is not to say this could not be N. californicus but we just dont know enough at this point. you can check out www.armyants.org for further
… Gordon C. Snelling, 19 August, 2007 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Gordon, even with the evident
Gordon, even with the evident reddish color on the gaster, this could be N. nigrescens? Here in the east, the males of the latter are solid black.
… James C. Trager, 14 December, 2008 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
James Here in California appa
James Here in California apparently N. nigrescens is a bit more bi colored. It seems as if the western populations of N. nigrescens and texanus both are more prone to this coloration. Bugger something I should have discussed in the paper. Ahh well. something for another day.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 14 December, 2008 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

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