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[JimmyVe]

It are both queens arrived to me (sadly they where dead) from Argentina.

Thanks

[SteveUK28]

I would say queen 1 looks very simular to Camp. Ligniperda.. Not sure about 2 tho.. I would say they r both Camp tho.. but im guessin u knew that already lol

[Philsen]

Hi Jimmy,

they are both Camponotus sp. But I think you already
know this....

The second queen looks for me like a Camponotus maculatus.
But I´m not sure. There are so many Camponotus in Argentina,
it is impossible to id this ants per pics!

[JimmyVe]

Yes my thought also goes out to a Camponotus sp. but i don't know which one. ligniperda i think not, to small and i think they are not found in Argentina.

[miszt]

could you do pics of the head from the front, and of the thorax without the legs in the way jimmy?

[JimmyVe]

I know it difficult just buy using pictures, i try to post some more tomorrow.

[Sphecomyrmex]

I think the second specie is Camponotus (Myrmaphaenus) blandus...but i'm not so sure.

[Gaster]

For me it doesn't look like C. blandus - not at all.

[JimmyVe]

New pictures of Queen 1. Still 11mm big.
Hope this helps.

[JimmyVe]

New pictures of Queen 2. Still 9mm big.
Hope this helps.

[JimmyVe]

I'm still looking for the names from this species. Anyone ?

[JimmyVe]

Only pictures of the second Queen. (here there are 2 queens in one tube, with brood )

[Skippy]

Jimmy in Argentina live about 200-400 species and subspecies of Camponotus , it is really hard to know from pictures which specie are these queens ... it is able only if you have some taxonomically documents and special tools in home

I can tell , it is not ligniperda , blandus and maculatus also

First one you must research which subgenus is it:
it Camponotus 100 percent
but which one?
Colobopsis ? Tanaemyrmex ? ... ot which?
if you´ll look on diffenrents btw these types ( tanaemyrmex...etc) , then you can know more

Of course that bigger one looks like darker substitutus campo sp.

Adrian

[JimmyVe]

Yes i know it is difficult only by looking at the picture but maybe someone knows this species and can tell me which kind it is.

[KiamCameron]

I guess you should wait for workers and then you might find out