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Formica (a genus of ants)

Records (and photo sets)

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

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #webs
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:

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

Formica is associated with:

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

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

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) Major Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
nest nest has guest Formicoxenus nitidulus - Shining Guest Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.

Formica may be associated with more 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

Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975 Hymenoptera: Formicidae
Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)
Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

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