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Shining Amazon ant (Polyergus lucidus)
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Copyright © 2011
Ben Coulter
Polyergus lucidus
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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 17, 2011
I found these
Polyergus
engaging in a raid. They entered a
Formica pallidefulva
group colony, but only retrieved a small number of brood. I was thinking
P. lucidus
, but I am not familiar with the undescribed species in this genus.
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Contributed by
Ben Coulter
on 8 September, 2011 - 2:17pm
Last updated 2 April, 2014 - 12:29pm
Yes
I've never seen it with any other.
Closely related species use other
F. pallidefulva
group hosts, though.
All will be clarified in my upcoming revision...
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James C. Trager
, 9 September, 2011 - 6:53am
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Hmm
I should have checked the
Formica
more closely.
Formica incerta
has not been recorded from Pennsylvania on Antweb (though I believe there is a specimen record in your revision, and there is no reason it shouldn't be present). I have not heard from Barkley Butler in nearly a year.
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Ben Coulter
, 9 September, 2011 - 8:06am
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Thanks James
Does this species only use
Formica incerta
as a host?
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Ben Coulter
, 9 September, 2011 - 12:51am
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Moved
Moved from
Ants
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James C. Trager
, 8 September, 2011 - 9:04pm
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