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PzSniper: Tetramorium semilaeve? ID needed (8. Aug 2010 14:21)

Found under a rock, walking on Italian countryside street, can someone pelase help me to ID them?

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PzSniper: Re: Tetramorium semilaeve? ID needed (10. Aug 2010 22:47)

19 view 0 answers.. can someone, at least, try to help me? Please :|

Creature: Re: Tetramorium semilaeve? ID needed (11. Aug 2010 07:43)

I would say that they are Myrmicinae . Take a look between gaster and thorax. But i dont know anything more. Where they able to sting you?

Pi.Ag3: Re: Tetramorium semilaeve? ID needed (11. Aug 2010 11:13)

How big are they? Do you have a better picture of the queen?
Definitive Myrmicinae, I guess this could be Aphaenogaster, but I'm not sure. They don't look like a Tetramorium.

Greetings, Phil

PzSniper: Re: Tetramorium semilaeve? ID needed (11. Aug 2010 17:22)

Ye Phil, they looks very like this

http://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Taxonomic-List-of-Ant-Genera/Aphaenogaster/8707956_JRXiP/4/630021280_hnypd#575511693_TuGQw

Unfortunately i cannot take a pix of the queen anymore, she's dug now.

Can u try to help me wich kind of Aphaenogaster are they?
How can i misure the lenght? LOL Sorry but i'm a newbie

Pi.Ag3: Re: Tetramorium semilaeve? ID needed (11. Aug 2010 20:06)

Hi,

nope, this can't be A. picea, because it's a american species. Very many Aphaenogaster are looking similar, so it's very difficult and for me not possible to know which species you have. I even can't find a list of italian ant species, but I think there are many Aphaenogaster in Italy.
The most similar ant looking to your Aphaenogaster species which I know is Aphaenogaster subterranea, but I'm not sure.

Greetings, Phil

PzSniper: Re: Tetramorium semilaeve? ID needed (15. Aug 2010 20:08)

Here is the queen!

Today i'm been lucky enought to catch her near the glass, see the pict below:

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Can we confirm they are Aphaenogaster subterranea then?