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Neivamyrmex opacithorax
Photo#196510
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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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.
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Gordon C. Snelling
, 2 July, 2008 - 5:31am