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Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith - Pseudomyrmex pallidus - female
Copyright © 2010 Mike Quinn

Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith - Pseudomyrmex pallidus - Female
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
May 26, 2010
Pseudomyrmex pallidus Smith
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2010
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 23 October, 2010 - 12:51pm

How did you get it to pallidu
How did you get it to pallidus?
… J. Anderson, 18 May, 2011 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

 
I think I see why you ask, Jo
I think I see why you ask, Jody.

From the picture, it looks like it could also be Ps. simplex, but the latter is so far known only from Florida in the USA. So for Mike, the questions are:
-- What is the head length to the nearest .05 mm?
-- Is the first tergite nearly or indeed glabrous, and glossy; or is it pubescent?
… James C. Trager, 20 May, 2011 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

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