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Formica aterrima
| Formica aterrima | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. aterrima |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica aterrima Cresson, 1865 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States (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
Association with Other Organisms
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- This species is a mutualist for the aphid Chaitophorus populifolii (a trophobiont) (Jones, 1927; Saddiqui et al., 2019).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- aterrima. Formica aterrima Cresson, 1865: 426 (m.) U.S.A. See also: Mayr, 1886d: 429 (footnote); Brown, 1947: 8.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 191, catalogue)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1947. A note upon two neglected species of Formica Linn. (Hym.: Formicidae). Entomological News. 58:6-9. (page 8, see also)
- Cresson, E. T. 1865b. Catalogue of Hymenoptera in the collection of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, from Colorado Territory. [concl.]. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Phila. 4: 426-488. (page 426, male described)