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Brown-legged black ant - Brachyponera chinensis
Copyright © 2017 Timothy Reichard

Brown-legged black ant - Brachyponera chinensis
Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 13, 2017
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Contributed by Timothy Reichard on 2 December, 2017 - 8:50pm
Last updated 5 December, 2017 - 11:33am

Moved
Invasive from warm temperate Asia, this is our only essentially black ponerine.
… James C. Trager, 5 December, 2017 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

 
I don't know that Maryland ha
I don't know that Maryland has been confirmed to have B. chinensis yet (though its between states that do so its not shocking) - should someone be notified?
… Seth Burgess, 5 December, 2017 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

 
Not first
but not reported much from Maryland. I found one record here:
https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=18178
… Timothy Reichard, 7 December, 2017 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

Ponera/Hypoponera princess?
Maybe something ponerine - Ponera or Hypoponera, or maybe Brachyponera (don't think Brachyponera though)? I don't think the critical angles to make a determination are very clear.
… Seth Burgess, 4 December, 2017 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

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