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Ant 03 - Colobopsis mississippiensis - female
Copyright © 2011 Brad Barnd

Ant 03 - Colobopsis mississippiensis - Female
Hancock County, Indiana, USA
July 3, 2011
Size: 7 mm
Collected a couple of these at UV light.

Camponotus (Colobopsis) sp.?

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Ant 03 - Colobopsis mississippiensis - female Ant 03 - Colobopsis mississippiensis - female
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 23 July, 2011 - 3:27pm
Last updated 25 July, 2011 - 4:33pm

Moved
Nice find. I think these specialized arboreal ants may be spreading northward in recent years. I have found both this one and Cam. (Col.) impressus here near St. Louis., both at the same blacklight, around 10 pm in late June.
… James C. Trager, 25 July, 2011 - 4:33pm

 
Thanks for the confirmation
Hopefully I can find a male too.
… Brad Barnd, 25 July, 2011 - 4:58pm

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