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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Myrmicinae » Solenopsidini » Fire Ants and Thief Ants (Solenopsis) » Fire Ants (Solenopsis Fire Ants) » Southern Fire Ant (Solenopsis xyloni)
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Hymenoptera > Formicidae > Myrmicinae > Solenopsis xyloni - Solenopsis xyloni
Copyright © 2017 Christopher Hauser

Hymenoptera > Formicidae > Myrmicinae > Solenopsis xyloni - Solenopsis xyloni
Lokern Ecological Preserve, Kern County, California, USA
June 30, 2017
Size: 4mm
Lokern Ecological Preserve, bet Buttonwillow & McKittrick
Center of Preserve is approximately N35.377° W119.575°
Collected from arrays of unbaited pitfall traps, at night.
From desert scrub shrubland (Atriplex polycarpa).
Collected by Greg Warrick and Christopher Hauser,
Center for Natural Lands Management.
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Contributed by Christopher Hauser on 19 October, 2017 - 12:48am
Last updated 27 October, 2017 - 4:26pm

Not Veromessor
Shorter wings and scapes, 12 segmented antennae, bidentate petiolar dorsum lead me to Solenopsis.
… James C. Trager, 27 October, 2017 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thanks. I'll edit the title to match your ID.
… Christopher Hauser, 27 October, 2017 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 October, 2017 - 4:54am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thank you for moving this into ants. I saw the nodes on the petiole, but the antennae did not look ant-like. Based on your comment, I'm editing the title to call this Veromessor pergandei, which is very common in that area. Thanks again!
… Christopher Hauser, 19 October, 2017 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

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