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kgrebennikovתיאור
A specimen from the collection. Coordinates were obtained from the GPS when collecting the specimen. These coordinates are the center of the area, where a series of specimens was collected, the accuracy is determined by the size of the area.
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inklinggתיאור
English description, screenshot of original pdf provided above [translated from Ameisen aus Java. Gesammelt von Prof. Karl Kraepelin 1904. (Forel, A. 1905f)] :
Prenolepis tapinomoides n. sp. . L. 1.7 to 1.8 mm. Mandibles approximately, as far as visible, as in the previous one. Clypeus not marginalized. Head shape exactly like that of P. Kraepelini; likewise the antennae, which are only slightly shorter. But the eyes are large, located further forward, almost as long as their distance from the front edge of the head. Thoracic sutures clearly. No constriction, but the posterior half of the mesonotum forms a very shallow, saddle-like concavity with the basal surface of the metanotum on the profile. Basal surface barely half as long as the sloping one, not rounded as in Kraepelini, but merging into the latter at an obtuse but sharp angle. Sloping surface trimmed slightly concave. Stem almost like that of Tapinoma, convex at the bottom, only at the front with a rounded transverse ridge instead of a scale.
Shimmering, densely networked. Body with scattered, dark, dull bristles. Antennae and legs bald. The whole body, legs and antennae quite profusely densely pubescent; However, the sculpture and color are not obscured by this.
A. Trout.
Back of abdomen and thorax yellowish. Forehead yellow-red. Legs and antennae pale yellow, except for the brown center of the thighs. Everything else brown.
Buitenzorg, from fern detritus, March 7, 1904.
This strange species initially looks like a Tapinoma, and is even very reminiscent of Tapinoma indicum FOREL and atriceps EMERY. But the ciliated, rounded cloacal opening, the clypeus and the bristles, as well as the position of the antennal pits leave no doubt about their generic status.
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baptistebenתיאור
big .. 20mm it doesn't look like the neoponera villosa that I'm used to seeing
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cluraritתיאור
Yeah, this one.
Setae well paired and organized.
Propodeum lacking setae.
Metanotal groove complete but very shallow.
6 teeth, mandibles striated? not sure.
Legs and antennae elongate and lack standing hairs.
Since other similar species like Nylanderia otome or Nylanderia yambaru are dumped under Nylanderia, I'm still flagging it under Nylanderia. For now....
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lq-yangתיאור
A colony of ants busy moving their pupae on the trunk of a camphor tree
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cluraritתיאור
Here's a take:
This species was the most common Zealleyella in the Table mountains and in Montagu. Similar to custodiens but smaller (similar to steingroeveri), legs shorter, less constricted mesosoma, all especially in the largest workers. Because of the silky silver pubescens this species was originally considered a subtaxon of custodiens (see Arnold, 1922). Pubescens are distinctly less than custodiens, however hard to separate in most pictures. Majority of custodiens, rufescens, and steingroeveri observations seem to be this species especially in the western cape area. Since Anoplolepis is not the best devised taxon, there still are taxa like Anoplolepis steingroeveri parsonsi which seems inseparable from fallax, but since fallax stands valid and was described before that subspecies I believe its enough to label this fallax for now
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wenchiyehתיאור
Black and small Liris with apex of pronotum almost as high as mesoscutum.
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נמלים ריחניות (תת משפחה Dolichoderinae)מתצפת.ת
joemdoתיאור
Set up two sheets for blacklighting, this one on a mangrove trail and the other in a more open, disturbed area. Both sheets were lit by UV blacklights powered by USB battery packs.
You can learn more about the lights I used and my typical, simple setups here: https://youtu.be/tavmTa7WoPk
Cami was competing in the Shell Hacks Hackathon at the FIU BBC campus while I bioblitzed for hours. I started by just walking around near where I parked, focused on insects and birds and then set up two sheets for blacklighting.
All my observations from this trip to the BBC campus:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2023-09-15&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo
My blacklighting observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2023-09-15&order_by=observed_on&place_id=any&project_id=blacklighting-florida&user_id=joemdo
Blacklighting project for Florida on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/blacklighting-florida
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simonoתיאור
Workers and alates emerging after the previous night's rain.
Video: https://youtu.be/7--N4GuJos0
