I think this could be a Crematogaster sp.
It was interesting that they've build chambers in the pits of a ripe guanábana fruit and on the exterior cared about some membracidae nymphs.
Am I right?
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| Autore: | Lenny [ 22/12/2014, 22:28 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Azteca sp. - Formicidae |
I think this could be a Crematogaster sp. It was interesting that they've build chambers in the pits of a ripe guanábana fruit and on the exterior cared about some membracidae nymphs. Am I right? |
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| Autore: | VincenzoGentile [ 22/12/2014, 23:11 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Crematogaster sp.? Costa Rica |
Nope! Wrong subfamily! Not Myrmicinae (Crematogaster), but Dolichoderinae. Maybe you said Crematogaster because of the dorsal flexion of the gaster, but this is not an exclusive behavior of Crematogaster. This is Azteca sp., a genus of arboreal Dolichoderinae with this typical kind of nesting that you observed. |
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| Autore: | Lenny [ 23/12/2014, 14:52 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Crematogaster sp.? Costa Rica |
VincenzoGentile ha scritto: Maybe you said Crematogaster because of the dorsal flexion of the gaster, but this is not an exclusive behavior of Crematogaster. Ciao Vincenzo, you got me, I was misled by this behaviour. Thank you 
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