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ant - Lasius latipes - female
Copyright © 2008 Ilona L.

ant - Lasius latipes - Female
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 12, 2008
Size: ~8-9mm
I have no idea as to whether this is an ant, a wasp or something entirely different. I was hoping to get some better photos since these were taken at the end of the day so the lighting wasn't that great. There were at least two of them on the driveway a few days ago but I haven't seen any since.

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 17 September, 2008 - 2:26pm
Last updated 11 October, 2008 - 10:04am

Moved
Moved from Insects.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 September, 2008 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Ant.
Really primitive thing! We have existing images in the guide, but I have forgotten what genus they are. I believe they are social parasites of other ants. Update: Got it! Acanthomyops latipes queen is what you have there.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 September, 2008 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Acanthomyops latipes
Thanks for the ID. Since we had a lot of rain for two days before I saw these ants, I wonder if they were just above ground since the ground was waterlogged. From the description of the other A. latipes on this site, it sounds like one would rarely see them above ground.
… Ilona L., 17 September, 2008 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

 
I was going through my book,
I was going through my book, "Ants of North America, A Guide to the Genera" and found Acanthomyops is synominized in the genus Lasius, particularly the Claviger group. My question is: How should that group be recognized, especially in Bugguide?
… Robert Otto, 17 September, 2008 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

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