BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Formica sanguinea Latreille (Blood-red Ant)

Suggested Literature

Formica sanguinea may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Formica sanguinea is associated with:

		Formica fusca - Negro Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	makes a slave of worker		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
		Formica lemani - an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	makes a slave of worker		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
	adult	Formica fusca - Negro Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	adult is predator of brood		Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
	adult	Formica lemani - an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	adult is predator of brood		Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
	nest	Trees - Broadleaved And Coniferous Trees	nest may be found in stump		Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
	queen	Formica fusca - Negro Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	queen takes over nest		Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
	queen	Formica lemani - an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	queen takes over nest		Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975

There may be more taxa associated with Formica sanguinea listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Formica sanguinea:

	nest	nest has guest larva	Clytra laeviuscula - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	nest	nest has guest larva	Clytra quadripunctata - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007

Formica sanguinea may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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