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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Formicinae » Lasiini » Citronella Ants (Lasius) » Subgenus Acanthomyops (Lasius Subgenus Acanthomyops)
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Formicidae - Lasius
Copyright © 2013 Derek Uhey

Formicidae - Lasius
Big Gypsum Valley, near Slickrock, Montrose County, Colorado, USA
July 14, 2013
Size: 5mm

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Contributed by Derek Uhey on 27 September, 2013 - 12:13am
Last updated 20 October, 2013 - 3:05pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 20 October, 2013 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

Subfamily Formicinae, need more pictures
Do you happen to have a face-on photograph of this ant?
It is clearly in the Formicinae subfamily due to acidophore and single petiole.
Also, if you could get a photograph with a better view of the palps, it would help.
Due to the fact that it has 12 - segmented antennae, Brachymyrmex can be safely ruled out. Also, because I cannot seem to find the palps on any image, Myrmecocystus can be ruled out, as ants of this genera typically have very large palps.
Also, this is a dealate queen. Queens tend to be harder to ID than workers, so if you have pictures of workers, it would help.
… Alexander Mohn, 15 October, 2013 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… v belov, 27 September, 2013 - 12:24am login or register to post comments

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