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Specimen: JTL655757

Species: Myrmecocystus mexicanus

Name Status:

Locality Information:

Locality:  United States: Arizona: Cochise Co.:  4km N Portal
  • Latitude:
  • 31.9482
  • Longitude:
  • -109.138
  • Lat. lon. max error:
  • 100m
  • Elevation:
  • 1390 m
  • Elevation max error:
  • 50m
Locality notes:

Collection Information:

  • Collection code:
  • Collected by:
  • J. Longino  
  • Habitat:
  • creosote desert 
  • Date collected:
  • 8 Aug 2011
  • Date collected end:
  • 8 Aug 2011
  • Method:
  • search
  • Microhabitat:
  • nest in soil

Collection notes: Class excavation of Myrmecocystus mexicanus nest. There were repletes, some of which were clear amber, some milky. We ate all the clear amber ones; I ended up with a vial of milky repletes.

Specimen Information:

Life stage:
replete worker
Located at:
JTLC
Owned by:
JTLC
Determined by:
J. Longino
Date determined:
11 Jan 2012
Type status:
Medium:
ethanol
DNA notes:
Specimen notes:



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