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winged ant - Crematogaster - female

winged ant - Crematogaster - Female
Village of Oak Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
June 28, 2012

Moved
Queens are not so well worked out as the workers in this, as in most ant genera. This might be the temporary-parasitic C. mutans.

A tough one
Forewing venation and shape of postpetiolus seem to match fairly well with Acrobat Ants (Crematogaster sp.), but this narrow, parallel-sided, mesosoma looks quite unusual for the genus, as is the light brown color.
Large ocelli indicate nocturnal "swarming", while most Acrobat Ants take their nuptial flight near the end of the afternoon.
Maybe Crematogaster too contains light-colored, nocturnal species especially suited for desert life, in the arid South-West.
A member of the Myrmicinae subfamily at any rate.

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

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