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Fungus-Growing Ant? - Cyphomyrmex minutus

Fungus-Growing Ant? - Cyphomyrmex minutus
Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
December 29, 2014
Size: 1.5 mm
This ant was living in pine needle litter under a Pinus elliottii densa (Southern Florida Slash Pine). It was extracted using a Berlese Funnel.

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There are questions as to what species to call this, but the genus is certain.

 
Thank you James.
Are the species names in question "ramosus" and "minutus"? That seemed to be the discussion on the other ant I posted. The two ants I've found have similar appearances, but the shape of the heads don't appear to be the same to me. It is an interesting genus.

 
C. rimosus is the spelling, b
C. rimosus is the spelling, but yes, those are the choices.

 
Thanks for
the spelling correction.

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