Formicoxenus diversipilosus

This ant is a guest or inquiline in the nest of Formica obscuripes. Workers obtain food from host workers during food tranfer within the nest. Nests are kept separate with Formicoxenus diversipilosus nesting within the hollow twigs and root clumps within the host nest.

Distribution
This taxon was described from the United States.

Nomenclature

 *  diversipilosus. Leptothorax (Mychothorax) diversipilosus Smith, M.R. 1939c: 179 (w.q.) U.S.A. Smith, M.R. 1956c: 274 (q.m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1989a: 321 (l.). Combination in Formicoxenus: Buschinger, 1979a: 61. See also: Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 381.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Alpert 1972.pdf|Alpert, G. D.; Akre, R. D. 1973. Distribution, abundance, and behavior of the inquiline ant Leptothorax diversipilosus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 66:753-760. [1973-07-16] PDF]]


 * [[Media:Francoeur et al 1985.pdf|Francoeur, A.; Loiselle, R.; Buschinger, A. 1985. Biosystématique de la tribu Leptothoracini (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). 1. Le genre Formicoxenus dans la région holarctique. Nat. Can. (Qué.) 112: 343-403 PDF]]