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Formica aseta
| Formica aseta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. aseta |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica aseta Chang & He, 2002 | |
Identification
Chang and He (2002) - Similar to Formica japonica, but F. aseta with hairs on gaster very sparse and hairs on posterior margin of gastral tergites lacking; antennal scape short, index of scape length with head length 106 - 119; alitrunk petiole node reddish brown, gaster brown, but slightly reddish.
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.
- aseta. Formica aseta Chang & He, 2002a: 55, figs. 20, 21, 62 (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 - 607, 9-VIII-1998, Pengyang, 1700 m, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, coll. CHANG Yourde. Paratypes 4 workers, No 98 - 054, same as holotype; 10 workers, No 98 - 338, 27-VIII-1998, Jishishan, 2100 m, Gansu Province, coll. CHANG Yourde. Deposited in Ningxia Agricultural College collection.