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Formica kozlovi
| Formica kozlovi | |
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| 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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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 |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Mongolia (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
This species is a host for the ant Polyergus nigerrimus (a dulotic parasite).
Castes
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| Paratype of Formica kozlovi. Worker. 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
- Chesnokova, S.V., Vaulin, O.V., Zhigulskaya, Z.A., Novgorodova, T.A. 2023. Formica gagatoides Ruzsky, 1904, and Siberian F. kozlovi Dlussky, 1965 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); Two or one species? Diversity 15(5), 686 (doi:10.3390/d15050686).
- Dlussky, G. M. 1965a. Ants of the genus Formica L. of Mongolia and northeast Tibet (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Ann. Zool. (Warsaw) 23: 15-43 (page 32, worker, queen described)
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.