Recurring hymenoptera - Neivamyrmex

Moved

Moved from Ants.

… Aaron Schusteff, 15 August, 2013 - 6:31pm

Male army ant, genus Neivamyr

Male army ant, genus Neivamyrmex. most likely N. harrisii.

… Gordon C. Snelling, 15 August, 2013 - 3:16pm

Thanks, Gordon

It's an interesting genus...glad to learn about (and glad to be able to place the post at a more refined rank).

… Aaron Schusteff, 15 August, 2013 - 6:34pm

Moved

Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

… Aaron Schusteff, 14 August, 2013 - 10:35pm

Male Ant

Per a Hymenopterist friend who lives in southern Arizona, this is a male ant, and he suspects it to be a male of Pogonomyrmex, which come into his house at night, being attracted by the lights.

… Bob Carlson, 13 August, 2013 - 8:36pm

Wow...that's very interesting and surprising to me!

I wouldn't have guessed that this was an ant! The un-elbowed antennae, lack of any visible spine-like "node" near the base of the metasoma, and the long cylindrical abdomen didn't look ant-like to me.

But a bit of searching through the guide supports your friend's hypothesis. There are number of posts under Neivamyrmex that look very similar to the one here:

The second thumb above is from the same location as my post.

Many thanks to both your friend and you for the insight here.

… Aaron Schusteff, 13 August, 2013 - 10:00pm