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Taneum-2 - Manica invidia

Taneum-2 - Manica invidia
8 mi. SE Cle Elum, Kittatas County, Washington, USA
September 18, 2018
Size: 7.0 mm

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Moved
Right on the next genus branch of the family tree to Myrmica.

 
ID
Thanks for the species ID . . . I'm excited to discover it. This canyon area has so many arcane hymenopterons.

 
Thanks!
Thanks James! i don't think I've ever looked at Manica before.

Myrmica?
Maybe Myrmica? The antennae don't look quite right but I'm not sure what else to look at. (best to wait for an expert!)

 
Formicidae
Yes, not having elbowed antennae really stumped me - and I thought the petiole was just narrowed abdominal segments like mutillids, tiphiids, etc. have.

Moved

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

This belongs to the family ...
... Formicidae.

 
Formicidae
Many thanks, Bob. Now I recognize that what I thought was the type of narrow waist that Tiphiids and Mutillids have is in this speciman a two segment petiole. Is this a queen or a male? I've been searching for a key or table that goes to the heart of separating about 6 similar looking families. Perhaps I should start with determining males from females in these groups.

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