An Ant 8-10 mm, with some aphids. Who can help with an ID? Thank you
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| Autore: | Lenny [ 12/11/2014, 20:33 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Neoponera crenata (Roger, 1861) - Formicidae - Costa Rica |
An Ant 8-10 mm, with some aphids. Who can help with an ID? Thank you |
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| Autore: | VincenzoGentile [ 12/11/2014, 22:05 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Formicidae2 Costa Rica |
Neoponera crenata (Roger, 1861) Maybe in this case this is not so clear like in your specimen of Odontomachus, but this is also a queen like you can see from the morphology of the thorax and the presence of the 3 ocelli. Basically you are doing the checklist of Neoponera spp.  According to Mackay & Mackay, 2010, the best way to distinguish among the species in the crenata complex is to look at the petiole from above. With the higher edge positioned backward and a strongly narrowed anterior portion (see in the first photo) it is N. crenata. |
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| Autore: | Lenny [ 16/11/2014, 8:34 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Formicidae2 Costa Rica |
VincenzoGentile ha scritto: Basically you are doing the checklist of Neoponera spp. Ok, i'm trying to find more  Thank you!! Your information about these tropical ants mean a lot to me. 
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