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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 » Pogonomyrmecini » Harvester Ants (Pogonomyrmex) » barbatus complex (Pogonomyrmex barbatus complex) » Red Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)
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Pogonomyrmex - Pogonomyrmex barbatus - female
Copyright © 2018 John Gruber

Pogonomyrmex - Pogonomyrmex barbatus - Female
Copper Canyon, Huachucas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 19, 2018

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Contributed by John Gruber on 23 July, 2018 - 5:31pm
Last updated 20 February, 2019 - 9:52am

Moved
Moved from Harvester Ants.
… Steven Wang, 20 February, 2019 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

2 specimens?
Are the pictures of two specimens in the same swarm? Picture 1 seems to be different from the other two. Also, if you still have the specimens on hand a facial shot of the female alate (first image) would be nice, to check for the excised clypeus.
… Steven Wang, 15 February, 2019 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

 
two more images
I've added two more images of the first specimen. They're not magnificent, but hope they show a little more useful detail
… John Gruber, 15 February, 2019 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Will get additional photo
Thanks Steven - they are indeed from the same swarm - I have video of them on the ground here:

https://youtu.be/h1IovPjPELg

I do have the specimens still on hand, so I will try to get a reasonable image of the face of the female alate so you can see what it might show!
… John Gruber, 15 February, 2019 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I believe barbatus is the only species in the area with red males, so I feel reasonably confident about moving it there. Pogonomyrmex apache has black colored males. Relinked the male to images 4 and 5.
… Steven Wang, 20 February, 2019 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Steven!
I appreciate the placement - seems like the right choice!
… John Gruber, 20 February, 2019 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 2 August, 2018 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

Pogonomyrmex in mating swarm, Cochise Co. AZ
I believe from the projection (but not spines) on the epinotum that this is probably Pogonomyrmex apache but anyone who can confirm or suggest different species id, would be greatly appreciated.
… John Gruber, 30 July, 2018 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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