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Ant - Proceratium mexicanum
Copyright © 2018 Graham Montgomery

Ant - Proceratium mexicanum
Chihuahua Woods, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
March 9, 2018
Seemingly blind. Under a half-buried sheet of metal.
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 22 March, 2018 - 1:51pm
Last updated 2 September, 2019 - 12:45pm

Moved
Thorax looks a little too round from the top to be compitale, which is more constricted halfway and has a sharper propodeal edge.

Moved from Proceratium compitale.
… Steven Wang, 2 September, 2019 - 12:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Nice! First record of this one at BG.
… James C. Trager, 23 March, 2018 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool!
Thanks for the ID!
… Graham Montgomery, 23 March, 2018 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

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