Formica pratensis staerckei

Formica pratensis staerckei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Formicini
Genus:	Formica
Species:	F. pratensis
Subspecies:	F. pratensis staerckei
Trinomial name
Formica pratensis staerckei Betrem, 1960

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Netherlands (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.

Nomenclature

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

• staerckei. Formica nigricans var. staerckei Betrem, 1960a: 132 (q.) NETHERLANDS. [Also described as new by Betrem, 1960b: 70.] Currently subspecies of pratensis: Bolton, 1995b: 204.

References

• Betrem, J. G. 1960a. Formica truncorum F. niet inheems. Entomol. Ber. (Amst.) 20: 130-134 (page 132, queen described)
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 204, Subspecies of pratensis)