Colony Organization and Queen Numbers in Two Species of Conomyrma1, 2, 3

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Abstract
The organization of the colony and number of queens per colony of the ants, Conomyrma insana (Buckley) and C. flavopecta (M. R. Smith), were investigated with the aid of the radioisotope cesium-134 and by excavation nests. C. insana was determined to be polydomous (more than 1 nest), had a single colony occupying several square meters, and had multiple queens located a central nest. C. flavopecta was monodomous per colony) and had 1 colony queen.