.jpg){kind=logo}
Formica ruficeps
| Formica ruficeps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. ruficeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica ruficeps Motschoulsky, 1863 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Indonesia (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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. |
|
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ruficeps. Formica ruficeps Motschoulsky, 1863: 12 (w.) INDONESIA (Java). [Unresolved junior primary homonym of ruficeps Fabricius, 1804: 404 (Bolton, 1995b: 203).] Unidentifiable to genus; incertae sedis in Formica: Bolton, 1995b: 203.
Description
References
- Motschoulsky, V. de. 1863. Essai d'un catalogue des insectes de l'île Ceylan (suite). Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc. 36(3 3: 1-153 (page 12, worker described)