Ant queen in need of identification.

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EmperorAttaVII
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Ant queen in need of identification.

Post: # 51518Post EmperorAttaVII
Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:47 pm

She was found in Texas a couple of months ago (forgot exactly when) after a rain). I also saw another of the same species today but I was unsmart and accidentally let her escape.

The queen of this species have blackish wings, black bodies but their abdomens are orange. She has not layed any eggs to my knowledge but I did keep her in a temporary setup in a small container where she lived under a peice of wet cotton while I wated for my test tubes to arrive and then moved her and am not sure if she layed eggs in there as I didn't see any.

I suspect that she is Solenopsis or Crematogaster but I am bad at identifying genus with queens.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LN612UkNaXRxb1tAwu37bAGVjBk8SBz3/view?usp=drivesdk

I'm lazy and put the link insted of inserting the image. Would someone inform me of how to insert it?
Colonies:
Leptogenys enlongata
Pheidole sp
Pheidole sp
Camponotus sp
Unidentified
Unidentified

Queens:
Unidentified

Wants:
Neoponera villosa
Camponotus schmitzi

EmperorAttaVII
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Re: Ant queen in need of identification.

Post: # 51519Post EmperorAttaVII
Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:55 pm

I forgot to add that it was found in San Antonio TX.
Sorry for how bad the post is it is my first one.
Colonies:
Leptogenys enlongata
Pheidole sp
Pheidole sp
Camponotus sp
Unidentified
Unidentified

Queens:
Unidentified

Wants:
Neoponera villosa
Camponotus schmitzi

EmperorAttaVII
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Joined: Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:56 pm
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Re: Ant queen in need of identification.

Post: # 51520Post EmperorAttaVII
Wed Sep 26, 2018 11:01 pm

Here is a better image:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eGa_VAm_IPI11Bi-ap9FOpc_vDXw7AMT/view?usp=drivesdk

Google drive gave me the wrong link.
Again sorry for failing to provide proper information.
Colonies:
Leptogenys enlongata
Pheidole sp
Pheidole sp
Camponotus sp
Unidentified
Unidentified

Queens:
Unidentified

Wants:
Neoponera villosa
Camponotus schmitzi

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