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Possibly Cyphomyrmex rimosus  - Cyphomyrmex minutus

Possibly Cyphomyrmex rimosus - Cyphomyrmex minutus
Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
February 10, 2016
Size: ~2 mm

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Possibly Cyphomyrmex rimosus  - Cyphomyrmex minutus Possibly Cyphomyrmex rimosus  - Cyphomyrmex minutus Possibly Cyphomyrmex rimosus  - Cyphomyrmex minutus Possibly Cyphomyrmex rimosus  - Cyphomyrmex minutus Possibly Cyphomyrmex rimosus  - Cyphomyrmex minutus

Moved
Moved from Cyphomyrmex.

Moved
Moved from Ants.

The other possibility
C. minutus also possible. Maybe you can take the specimen(s) through this key and get back to us with your conclusion.
http://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu/Researchtaxapages/Formicidaepages/Myrmicinaekeys/Cyphomyrmex_key.html#.WphQNmrwaHv

 
I was able
to do the measurement today. The width of the head is .75 mm. Also, the median basal groove on the first gastral tergite is at least twice as long as wide, and it has a distinct shape as shown in the last photograph. These two things seem to support the identification as Cyphomyrmex rimosus.

Moved
Moved from Ants.

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