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ID help please - Ponera pennsylvanica - male
Copyright © 2009 Bo Zaremba

ID help please - Ponera pennsylvanica - Male
Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
September 13, 2009
Size: 3mm

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ID help please - Ponera pennsylvanica - male ID help please - Ponera pennsylvanica
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Contributed by Bo Zaremba on 20 September, 2009 - 8:59pm
Last updated 13 October, 2014 - 7:21pm

Moved
Moved from Ponerinae.
… John S. Ascher, 13 October, 2014 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

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This is a male Ponera. These little guys are surprisingly distinct, having a cinctus between the pre- and postsclerites of abdominal segment IV, a terminal metasomal spine, and the distinctly "shouldered" parameres. Interestingly, although preliminary molecular phylogenetic results place Ponera and Hypoponera distant to one another, the males share the "shouldered" parameres (Hypoponera lacks the terminal spine and the strong cinctus). Ok, and finally, I am going to hazard that this is P. pennsylvanica. James Trager would be able to tell you about the distribution of the aptly named P. exotica.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 25 December, 2012 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Bo Zaremba, 16 January, 2010 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bo Zaremba, 21 September, 2009 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

Alate male ant
Interesting. Have no idea even what subfamily this is in, though it should be in either Formicinae or Ponerinae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 September, 2009 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
This is a Ponerinae
Most likely Ponera pennsylvanica.
… Richard Vernier, 16 January, 2010 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

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