Myrmica glacialis

Myrmica glacialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Myrmicini
Genus:	Myrmica
Species:	M. glacialis
Binomial name
Myrmica glacialis Emery, 1921 Specimen labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 39.3° to 39.3°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Nearctic Region: Canada (type locality), United States.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• glacialis. Myrmica lobicornis var. glacialis Emery, 1921f: 38 (w.) CANADA. [First available use of Myrmica rubra r. scabrinodis var. glacialis Forel, 1904a: 154; unavailable name.] Junior synonym of fracticornis: Weber, 1948a: 276; of lobifrons: Wheeler, W.M. 1917e: 21; Creighton, 1950a: 100. Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Ward, 2005: 15.

References

• Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 100, Junior synonym of lobifrons)
• Emery, C. 1921c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174A:1-94 94: 1-94 + 7 (page 38, worker described)
• Ward, P.S. 2005. A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936: 1-68 (page 15, Revived status as valid species)
• Weber, N. A. 1948a. A revision of the North American ants of the genus Myrmica Latreille with a synopsis of the Palearctic species. II. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 41: 267-308 (page 276, Junior synonym of fracticornis)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Wheeler W. M. 1917. The mountain ants of western North America. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 52: 457-569.