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SBBG-SCL-TIC_000131 - Monomorium ergatogyna
Copyright © 2019 Casey Richart

SBBG-SCL-TIC_000131 - Monomorium ergatogyna
San Clemente Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 25, 2019
Collected from via time-constrained search under stones in annual and perennial grassland; 32.8692, -118.4944. Image by Carly E. Yarnell.

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Contributed by Casey Richart on 19 November, 2019 - 11:06pm
Last updated 19 January, 2021 - 8:21pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Casey Richart, 21 November, 2019 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

Monomorium Queen
I'd venture to guess that if this was collected within the same area as your worker photo... and that my identification is correct... this is a queen ant of Monomorium ergatogyna. The image of the face is just slightly too high meaning the tooth margins of the clypeus are not visible, but it is clearly different than the Aphenogaster queen that you photographed.
… Andrew J. Miller, 21 November, 2019 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
Tooth Margins of the Clypeus
Thanks Andrew! I added another image which hopefully shows the tooth margins of the clypeus better.
… Casey Richart, 21 November, 2019 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep!
The tooth margins of the clypeus are present meaning it is Monomorium.
… Andrew J. Miller, 21 November, 2019 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

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