BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Formica (a genus of ants)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Formica?	Imago	18 May 2007	West Norfolk	England	1

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Formica aquilonia Yarrow (Scottish Wood Ant)			1
Species	Formica exsecta Nylander (Narrow-headed Ant)			1
Species	Formica fusca Linnaeus (Negro Ant)			6
Species	Formica lemani Bondroit (an ant)			5
Species	Formica lugubris Zetterstedt (Northern Wood Ant, Hairy Wood Ant)			1
Species	Formica pratensis Retzius (Meadow Ant)			1
Species	Formica rufa Linnaeus (Red Wood Ant)	8	11	5
Species	Formica sanguinea Latreille (Blood-red Ant)			9
Species	Formica transkaucasica Nasonov (The Bog Ant)			1

Suggested Literature

Formica may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Formica is associated with:

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

Associated with Formica:

		may attract larva	Cetonia cuprea - a chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)		Jessop, L., 1986
	brood	brood is predated by adult	Solenopsis fugax - an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)		Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
	nest	nest has guest	Formicoxenus nitidulus - Shining Guest Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.

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

References