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Formica nevadensis
| Formica nevadensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species group: | microgyna |
| Species: | F. nevadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica nevadensis Wheeler, W.M., 1904
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| At a Glance | • Temporary parasite |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 41.90391° to 33.64045°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
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
Nevada, Wheeler and Wheeler (1986) - We have 7 records from 5 localities; 6,800-10,400 ft. All were from the Coniferous Forest Biome. We have description of one nest: a crescent of thatch beside a stone. The workers were foraging on a young bristlecone pine.
This species is likely to be a temporary parasite of another species of Formica, but its host is unknown.
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nevadensis. Formica microgyna var. nevadensis Wheeler, W.M. 1904f: 373 (q.) U.S.A. Cole, 1956f: 256 (w.). Raised to species: Wheeler, W.M. 1905c: 272; Cole, 1956f: 257.
Description
References
- Borowiec, M.L., Cover, S.P., Rabeling, C. 2021. The evolution of social parasitism in Formica ants revealed by a global phylogeny. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, e2026029118 (doi:10.1073/pnas.2026029118).
- Cole, A. C., Jr. 1956f. Studies of Nevada ants. III. The status of Formica nevadensis Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Tenn. Acad. Sci. 31: 256-257. (page 256, worker described, page 257, raised to species)
- Wheeler, G. C. and J. Wheeler. 1986. The ants of Nevada. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles.
- Wheeler, W. M. 1904. A new type of social parasitism among ants. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 20: 347-375 (page 373, queen described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1905. New species of Formica. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 21: 267-274 (page 272, raised to species)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Cole A. C., Jr. 1956. Studies of Nevada ants. III. The status of Formica nevadensis Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 31: 256-257.
- La Rivers I. 1968. A first listing of the ants of Nevada. Biological Society of Nevada, Occasional Papers 17: 1-12.
- Wheeler G. C., and J. Wheeler. 1986. The ants of Nevada. Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, vii + 138 pp.
- Wheeler W. M. 1904. A new type of social parasitism among ants. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 20: 347-375.
- Wheeler W. M. 1905. New species of Formica. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21: 267-274.
- Wheeler W. M. 1913. A revision of the ants of the genus Formica (Linné) Mayr. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 53: 379-565.
- Wheeler W. M. 1917. The mountain ants of western North America. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 52: 457-569.
- Wheeler, G.C. and J. Wheeler. 1978. Mountain ants of Nevada. Great Basin Naturalist 35(4):379-396