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small ant - Tapinoma sessile
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

small ant - Tapinoma sessile
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
March 18, 2006
Size: 3mm
Found these small ants under some bark. Couldn't come up with any matches for this one.
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Contributed by tom murray on 18 March, 2006 - 11:53pm
Last updated 29 November, 2018 - 9:43am

Moved
Moved from Tapinoma.
… Steven Wang, 29 November, 2018 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

Tapinoma sp. - Odorous Ant (Dolichoderinae)
Presence of only four visible urotergites and concealed petiole are the hallmarks of this genus. This worker could well be a Tapinoma sessile, the most widespread species "throughout temperate North America" (according to Alex Wild).
… Richard Vernier, 19 March, 2006 - 5:26am login or register to post comments

 
possible Tapinoma sessile
Getting this down to genus is good enough for me, I'll place it in the genus page. It looks a tiny bit different in coloration from the Myrmecos pictures, but that could be geographic variation. Thanks again Richard.
… tom murray, 19 March, 2006 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

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