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Hymenoptera at the patio light - Neivamyrmex opacithorax
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Hymenoptera at the patio light - Neivamyrmex opacithorax
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 1, 2008
Size: 13mm

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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 2 July, 2008 - 1:31am
Last updated 4 July, 2008 - 5:25pm

This is a male Neivamyrmex ar
This is a male Neivamyrmex army ant. It is one of three species, N. nigrescens, opacithorax or texanus. Least likely is opacithorax as that species is more commonly found in slightly higher woodland areas.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 2 July, 2008 - 5:31am

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