Name that ant 77 (8-16-2006)
The new NTA courtesy of Dr. Ant and Martin Pheiffer. I will let Dr Ant fill in the details we need for this specimen. Many thanks"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the...
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Wow! Not takers on this one?Okay, first hint: Species you all are more likely to be familiar in this genus are reddish or brownish.
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It is a Formica rufa group, hopefully I'll have the species later on (or be proven wrong and save me a lot of time searching).
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Next clue for MrILTA and any other brave guessers...Compare the petioles of Formica species.
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got it..Specimen collected in 1999Type locality: Russiaweird mandibles..
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Described by Marikovsky 1963.Interestingly,he described the species under the name "P. nigerrimus", but I possess a couple of specimens he once had sent me, bearing hand-written labels and stamped...
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You all are on the right track for sure, but let's see if others can get it before revealing the full name. Also, I want to wait till Mrmacophyl returns so he can post the full face view, which will...
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Okay, I found it too, including the full face image. H
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Will post the head shot today or tomorrow."The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny...."Isaac Asimov:
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Looks like MrILTA spilled the beans on the genus, although that's not the correct species name. When the face view gets posted, you'll all be able to see the characteristic mandibular structure for...
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Hey Mrmacophyl, we're ready to see this ant's "smile", heh, heh!
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I received the specimens on loan, mentioned above by Prof. Buschinger, in today's mail. The specimens, labelled with the unpublished (and thus unavailable) name "Polyergus nigricans" are a bit shinier...
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