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Nylanderia parasitica
| Nylanderia parasitica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Lasiini |
| Genus: | Nylanderia |
| Species: | N. parasitica |
| Binomial name | |
| Nylanderia parasitica Messer, Cover & Rabeling, 2020 | |
| At a Glance | • Workerless Inquiline |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Association with Other Organisms
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This species is a workerless inquiline for the ant Nylanderia faisonensis (a host) in United States (Messer et al., 2020).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- parasitica. Nylanderia parasitica Messer, Cover & Rabeling, 2020: 34, figs. 4A, C, E (queen), 5A, C, E (male) (q.m.) UNITED STATES.
Type Material
- Holotype, queen, Hamilton Co., 2 miles east of Jasper, Route 6, pine-oak hammock near Snake Pond, 41 m, United States, 30°31′59″N 82°52′59″W / 30.533°N 82.883°W, 03 July 1994, M. and S. Deyrup, MCZ-ENT00716663, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
- Paratypes: USA
- 7 males; same data as for holotype; MCZ-ENT00716664–666 (Museum of Comparative Zoology), MCZ-ENT00716668 (Museum of Comparative Zoology), MCZ-ENT00716670–672 (Social Insect Biodiversity Repository, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona)
- 1 alate queen, 1 male (on same pin); same data as for holotype; MCZ-ENT00716673 (Museum of Comparative Zoology)
- 1 alate queen, 1 male (on same pin); same data as for holotype; MCZ-ENT00716674 (Social Insect Biodiversity Repository, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona)
- 1 alate queen, 1 male (on same pin); same data as for holotype; MCZ-ENT00716675 (Social Insect Biodiversity Repository, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona)