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Formicidae - Ants - Pseudomyrmex
Copyright © 2008 Tracy Palmer

Formicidae - Ants - Pseudomyrmex
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
August 22, 2008
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Contributed by Tracy Palmer on 26 August, 2008 - 9:28pm
Last updated 1 September, 2008 - 2:53pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2008 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

Pseudomyrmex sp.
Great image. The big eyes and "stretch limo" body are diagnostic for this genus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 August, 2008 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

 
More specifically...
This is Pseudomyrmex gracilis. This species, in various parts of its range, has varying amounts of the reddish color, or even none, leading to its having several names assigned to it. For example, this color variant was once known as Ps. mexicanus -- but the latter is no longer considered a sepatate species. The Florida population is most likely an import, while the Texas population seems likely to be a natural range extension from Mexico.
… James C. Trager, 21 October, 2009 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks and question
Thanks Eric :) So do these have a common name other than an ant?
… Tracy Palmer, 30 August, 2008 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Not that I know of.
Not that I know of. The overwhelming majority of insects have no common name.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2008 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

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