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Bierschneeman
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help me identify todays queens and learn some more

Post: # 47224Post Bierschneeman
Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:12 pm

so i have been trying to learn up on my new hobby, learning the basics of taxonomy, but im still new, and i need some help, and or confirmation and or schooling.

i think i have all solenopsis

here are todays queens (and one male) caught in louisiana in four locations, 5 times. Each tube is a different ant, they are all different enough i figure i might have at least, invicta and xyloni, maybe richteri. are there other species i should look into for louisiana?

all have a big cheshire shaped gap behind their thin jaws. does this make them all solenopsis or are other genera have that toothy gap?

all about 7mm

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Founding:
3 Solenopsis I/X
5 Tapinoma sessile
1 Nylanderia terricola/vivulda

Colonies:
1 Brachymyrmex patagonicus
1 Pheidole soritis
1 Tapinoma sessile

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Re: help me identify todays queens and learn some more

Post: # 88565Post AntsLuxembourg
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:54 am

Could someone please try to help? Thanks.
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Re: help me identify todays queens and learn some more

Post: # 88583Post SolenopsisKeeper
Fri Feb 25, 2022 6:59 am

AntsLuxembourg wrote:
Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:54 am
Could someone please try to help? Thanks.
All look decently like a solenopsis, either invicta or xyloni
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