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Formica breviscapa
| Formica breviscapa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. breviscapa |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica breviscapa Chang & He, 2002 | |
Identification
Chang and He (2002) - Similar to Formica japonica, but F. breviscapa with a steep alitrunk declivity; epinotum in profile with 100 - 105 angle between the base and declivity; antennal scape short, index of scape length with head length 81 - 106; alitrunk with several short and blunt erect hairs.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- breviscapa. Formica breviscapa Chang & He, 2002a: 54, figs. 23, 24, 63 (w.) CHINA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material=
Holotype worker, No 98 - 009, 6-VI-1998, Helan Mountains, 2280 m, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, coll. CHANG Yourde. Paratypes 3 workers, No 98 - 039, same as holotype; 14 workers, No 98 - 077, 2-X-1998, Longde, 1900 m, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, coll. CHANG Yourde. Deposited in Ningxia Agricultural College collection.
References
- Chang, Y.-D.; He, D.-H. 2002a. Taxonomic study of genus Formica L. from Northwest China with descriptions of nine new species and four new records (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). Zoological Research. 23:49-60. (page 54, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Chang Y.D., and D.H. He. 2002. Taxonomic study of genus Formica L. from Northwest China with descriptions of nine new species and four new records. Zoological Research 23(1): 49-60.
- Ran H., and S. Y. Zhou. 2012. Checklist of chinese ants: formicomorph subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) II. Journal of Guangxi Normal University: Natural Science Edition 30(4): 81-91.