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Photo#732507
Thief Ant - Solenopsis molesta - male

Thief Ant - Solenopsis molesta - Male
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 30, 2012
Size: ~3mm
Aphaenogaster?

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Thief Ant - Solenopsis molesta - male Thief Ant - Solenopsis molesta

Moved
Moved from Ants.

Male...
This is either a male Pheidole or Solenopsis. The closed discal cell 1 and broad scuto-scutellar suture suggest the former. Higher resolution shots, including the antennae, petiole, postpetiole, or wings, would help solidify a/the determination.

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