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Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander) (Shining Guest Ant)

Suggested Literature

Formicoxenus nitidulus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
FORMICOIDEA FORMICIDAE
(ants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Formicoxenus nitidulus is associated with:

Photos Formica - a genus of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
Formica aquilonia - Scottish Wood Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
Formica lugubris - Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
Photos Formica rufa - Red Wood Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a guest in nest UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.

There may be more taxa associated with Formicoxenus nitidulus listed at higher taxonomic level

HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

Associated with Formicoxenus nitidulus:

Formicoxenus nitidulus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
HYMENOPTERA
(bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
FORMICOIDEA FORMICIDAE
(ants)

References

Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

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