Formica kozlovi

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Formica kozlovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Formicini
Genus: Formica
Species: F. kozlovi
Binomial name
Formica kozlovi
Dlussky, 1965

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Specimen Labels

In Siberia, this species shows a complex phylogenetic relationship with Formica gagatoides (Chesnokova et al., 2023).

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 48.896505° to 46.59996°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Mongolia (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

This species is a host for the ant Polyergus nigerrimus (a slave maker).

Castes

Images from AntWeb

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Paratype of Formica kozloviWorker. Specimen code casent0913645. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by MNHN, Paris, France.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • kozlovi. Formica (Serviformica) kozlovi Dlussky, 1965a: 32 (w.q.) CHINA, MONGOLIA.
    • Status as species: Dlussky, 1967a: 64; Radchenko, 1994b: 113 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 197.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Antonov I. A., and A. S. Pleshanov. 2011. Ecological-geographical features of Myrmicafauna of Baikal Region. Bulletin of the Buryat State. Univ. 4: 104-108.
  • Bayartogtokh B., U. Aibek, S. Yamane, and M. Pfeiffer. 2014. Diversity and biogeography of ants in Mongolia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Asian Myrmecology 6: 1-20.
  • Pisarski B. 1969. Fourmis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) de la Mongolie. Fragmenta Faunistica (Warsaw). 15: 221-236.