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Ant - Ponera pennsylvanica - male
Copyright © 2008 Brad Barnd

Ant - Ponera pennsylvanica - Male
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
August 21, 2007
Size: 3 mm
Unknown ant alate collected in wooded area. Or is it not an ant (lacks geniculate antennae)?
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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 8 January, 2008 - 6:52pm
Last updated 18 September, 2008 - 1:09pm

Subfamily Ponerinae - male
Maybe Ponera pennsylvanica. Antennae are not geniculate because scapus (first segment) is much shorter than in female castes.
… Richard Vernier, 9 January, 2008 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

 
I agree with Richard on this
I agree with Richard on this one.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 9 January, 2008 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Do you think this other ant (here) is the same?
… Brad Barnd, 10 January, 2008 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

 
I thnk so
Except for a better conservation of the second specimen, there is no obvious difference between both. For example, both share the small hook -like strucutre at the end of the abdomen and features of head are essentially the same. Size can vary a little among individuals.
… Richard Vernier, 11 January, 2008 - 5:47am login or register to post comments

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