Myrmica kamtschatica

Myrmica kamtschatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Myrmicini
Genus:	Myrmica
Species:	M. kamtschatica
Binomial name
Myrmica kamtschatica Kupyanskaya, 1986
Synonyms
Myrmica aborigenica Zhigul'skaya, 1991

Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - M. kamtschatica is a boreal species that is widespread in humid places in several biotopes within the Taiga Zone. In the Kamchatka region it is most common in sparse forests but also lives on meadows and peat bogs, nests are built in soil, moss mounds and rotten wood (see Kupyanskciya 1990). In the upper Kolyma region (see Berman et al. 2010, p. 71-74) colonies contain 200-600 workers and are reported to be strictly monogynous; small nests are built in mossy tussocks or "pillows" that overlay the permafrost and are insulated by snow in winter. M. kamtschatica was used in studies of cold-hardiness (Berman et al. 2010). Nuptial flight occurs in July-August.

Identification

Radchenko and Elmes (2010) – A member of the kasczenkoi complex of the lobicornis species group. It resembles Myrmica angulinodis by the lack of a vertical lobe on its strongly angled scape-base, but well differs by the shape of its petiole and propodeal spines. Some populations of M. kamtschatica can have a weakly developed subvertical ridge on the bend at the scape-base (somewhat like a "rudimental" vertical dent).

Keys including this Species

• Key to Japanese Myrmica workers
• Key to Myrmica of species of East Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, Korean Peninsula, northern China, and Japan

Distribution

South and East Siberia (to the west until Altai Mts.), Mongolia, Russian Far East, North Korea.

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 62° to 48.96944444°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Russian Federation (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.

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.

• kamtschatica. Myrmica kamtschatica Kupyanskaya, 1986a: 88, figs. 3, 6, 9, 10, 14 (w.q.m.) RUSSIA. Senior synonym of aborigenica: Radchenko, 1994g: 86. See also: Kupyanskaya, 1990: 112; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 161.
• aborigenica. Myrmica aborigenica Zhigul'skaya, 1991: 58, figs. (w.q.m.) RUSSIA. Junior synonym of kamtschatica: Radchenko, 1994g: 86. See also: Zhigul'skaya, Kipyatkov & Kipyatkova, 1992: 72.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Etymology

Radchenko and Elmes (2010) - from the name Kamchatka with the adjectival suffix for nouns ica = belonging-to or from, to indicate that it is a resident of Kamchatka Peninsula.

References

• Dubovikoff, D.A., Yusupov, Z.M. 2017. Family Formicidae - Ants. In Belokobylskij S. A. and A. S. Lelej: Annotated catalogue of the Hymenoptera of Russia. Proceedingss of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 6: 197-210.
• Kupyanskaya, A. N. 1986a. Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the group Myrmica lobicornis Nylander from the Far East. Pp. 83-90 in: Ler, P. A. (ed.) Systematics and ecology of insects from the Far East. Vladivostok: Akademiya Nauk SSSR, 155 pp. (page 88, figs. 3, 6, 9, 10, 14, worker, queen, male described)
• Kupyanskaya, A. N. 1990a. Ants of the Far Eastern USSR. Vladivostok: Akademiya Nauk SSSR, 258 pp. (page 112, see also)
• Radchenko, A. G. 1994i. Survey of the species of the lobicornis group of the genus Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from central and eastern Palearctic. Zool. Zh. 73(1 11: 81-92 (page 86, Senior synonym of aborigenica)
• Radchenko, A.G. & Elmes, G.W. 2010. Myrmica ants of the Old World. Fauna Mundi 3: 1-789.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Berman D. I., A. N. Leirikh, and Z. A. Zhigulskaya. 2012. A Common Strategy of Cold Hardiness in Ants of the Genus Myrmica (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) in Northeast Asia. Entomological Review 92(3): 247–261.
• Dubovikoff D. A., and Z. M. Yusupov. 2018. Family Formicidae - Ants. In Belokobylskij S. A. and A. S. Lelej: Annotated catalogue of the Hymenoptera of Russia. Proceedingss of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 6: 197-210.
• Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
• Kupianskaia A.N. 1990. Murav'I (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Dal'nego Vostoka SSSR (1989). Vladivostok. 258 pages.
• Kupianskaya A. N., Lelej, A.S., and Urbain, B. K. 2000. The Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Kuril Islands. Far Eastern Entomologist. 92:1-21.
• Kupianskaya, A. N., Lelej, A.S., and Urbain, B. K. 2000. The Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Kuril Islands. Far Eastern Entomologist. 92:1-21.
• Lelej A. S. 2012. Annotated catalogue of the Insects of Russian Far East. Volume 1. Hymenoptera. Dalnauka: Vladivostok. 635 p.
• Pfeiffer M., R. Schultz, A. Radchenko, S. Yamane, M. Woyciechowski, U. Aibek, and B. Seifert. 2007. A critical checklist of the ants of Mongolia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 55: 1-8.
• Radchenko, A. 2005. Monographic revision of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of North Korea. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 55: 127-221.
• Radchenko, A. 2005. Monographic revision of the ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of North Korea. Annales Zoologici 55(2): 127-221.
• Terayama. M. 2004. Geological and ecological distribution of Japanese ants communities. (translated from Japanese) Reports of the Saitama Prefecture Animal Research Association. 48:23
• Yamane S. 2007. Ants of Mongolia. The Nature and Insects. 42: 20-25
• Yamane S., and U. Aibek. 2012. Distribution of Myrmica species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Mongolia. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 18(1): 171-185.
• Yamane S., and U. Aibek. 2012. Distribution of Myrmica species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Mongolia. Jpn. J. Syst. Ent. 18(1): 171-185.