Formica nigropratensis
Formica nigropratensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Formicini |
Genus: | Formica |
Species: | F. nigropratensis |
Binomial name | |
Formica nigropratensis Betrem, 1962 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nigropratensis. Formica nigropratensis Betrem, 1962: 38 (w.) EUROPE. Material of the unavailable names foreli, incisa referred here by Betrem, 1962: 38.
Description
References
- Betrem, J. G. 1962a. Quelques remarques sur l'identité de la Formica nigricans. Entomol. Ber. (Amst.) 22: 38 (page 38, Material of the unavailable names foreli and incisa referred here)
- Betrem, J. G. 1962a. Quelques remarques sur l'identité de la Formica nigricans. Entomol. Ber. (Amst.) 22: 38 (page 38, worker described)
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Seifert, B. 2021. A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the Formica rufa group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) – the famous mound-building red wood ants. Myrmecological News 31: 133-179 (doi:10.25849/MYRMECOL.NEWS_031:133).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.