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Temnothorax curvispinosus
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Copyright © 2009
Ashley Bradford
Winged Ant or Wasp? -
Temnothorax curvispinosus
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Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
June 25, 2009
Whichever it is, it was very small. On my door frame at night.
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Contributed by
Ashley Bradford
on 1 July, 2009 - 4:49pm
Last updated 11 November, 2009 - 8:16pm
Moved
Moved from
Myrmicinae
.
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v belov
, 11 November, 2009 - 8:16pm
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"Acorn ant"?
It was definitely in the vicinity of an oak tree. Thanks! =)
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Ashley Bradford
, 11 November, 2009 - 9:22pm
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Moved
Moved from
Ants
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Ashley Bradford
, 12 October, 2009 - 12:44pm
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Moved
Moved from
Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
.
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George Waldren
, 10 October, 2009 - 4:04pm
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Thank you
I wasn't sure if it was definite enough to move it.
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Ashley Bradford
, 12 October, 2009 - 9:56am
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Happy to help
(I should have left a comment stating that it is a male ant instead of just moving it -- sorry about that)
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George Waldren
, 12 October, 2009 - 12:30pm
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No,
it's quite fine with me that you moved it.
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Ashley Bradford
, 12 October, 2009 - 12:43pm
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from Alex Wild (UIUC):
"myrmicine ant, but beyond that I'm not sure. Possibly
Temnothorax
."
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v belov
, 12 October, 2009 - 12:34pm
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I'm with Alex
Most likely T. curvispinosus.
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James C. Trager
, 11 November, 2009 - 5:43pm
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Maybe
this one too?
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John R. Maxwell
, 12 October, 2009 - 1:34pm
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Thank you -
Moved farther.
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Ashley Bradford
, 12 October, 2009 - 12:45pm
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Interesting...
Based on just the antennae and wings alone, this is neither an ichneumon, braconid, or a chalcid wasp.
This is something else.
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Ross Hill
, 1 July, 2009 - 8:58pm
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Heloridae?
I tried keying this out just now, and it came out to Heloridae, though I'm still not totally convinced. Something in the Proctotrupoidea, though, I'm pretty confident in that at least.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 2 July, 2009 - 1:07pm
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thanks!
for what it's worth, on whatever proctotrupoid pix i could find on the web, this kind of antennae could be found only among Diapriidae
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v belov
, 2 July, 2009 - 1:21pm
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Thanks for looking around!
Those do look similar, and some were found practically next door to me.
I dug up the photo I took two nights ago and posted it, too:
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Ashley Bradford
, 2 July, 2009 - 2:07pm
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Strange...
What does that leave that looks like this?
I think I got another shot last night - at least it looked like it to my naked eye. I'll have to check it out to see if it is, and if the shot is decent.
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Ashley Bradford
, 2 July, 2009 - 11:54am
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sweet
not sure, but may be a braconid -- although the clavate antennae look weird. will be waiting for experts.
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v belov
, 1 July, 2009 - 4:53pm
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Ant antennae
are normally jointed, right?
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Ashley Bradford
, 1 July, 2009 - 5:01pm
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