BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Formica rufa Linnaeus (Red Wood Ant)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Formica rufa	Imago	13 April 2008	East Gloucestershire	England	4	9
Formica rufa	Male imago	14 June 1997	Berks	England		1
Formica rufa	Imago	14 June 1997	Berks	England		1
Formica rufa		9 August 1970	East Sussex	England	4

The phenotypes of the Formica rufa complex in East Germany

Formica rufa may also be covered by literature listed under:

Formica rufa is associated with:

adult	Betulaphis quadrituberculata - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)	adult feeds on honeydew	Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
adult	Glyphina betulae - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)	adult feeds on honeydew	Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
adult	Cinara piceae - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)	adult feeds on honeydew	Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
adult	Cinara pinea - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)	adult feeds on honeydew	Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
adult	Lachnus roboris - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)	adult feeds on honeydew	Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
adult	Periphyllus testudinaceus - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)	adult feeds on honeydew	Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
adult	Symidobius oblongus - an aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)	adult feeds on honeydew	Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
queen (newly mated)	Formica fusca - Negro Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	queen (newly mated) parasitises nest	Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975

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

Associated with Formica rufa:

	is endoparasitised by larva	Corrigia vitta - a fluke	Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
nest	nest may attract fruitbody	Lindtneria trachyspora - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Corticiaceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Reid, D.A., 1983
nest	nest has guest larva	Clytra quadripunctata - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Cox, M.L., 2007
nest	nest has guest	Formicoxenus nitidulus - Shining Guest Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
nest	nest has guest nymph	Alydus calcaratus - an ant bug (Hemiptera: Alydidae)	Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
nest	nest has guest	Xylocoris formicetorum - a flower bug (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)	Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
nest	nest has guest adult	Notochilus limbatus - a ground bug (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)	Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
nest	nest has guest nymph	Notochilus limbatus - a ground bug (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)	Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
pupa	pupa is predated by larva	Microdon analis - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae)	Rotheray, G.E., 1993

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

Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975	Hymenoptera: Formicidae
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973	The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites
Cox, M.L., 2007	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007	Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Macdonald, M.A., in prep.	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Reid, D.A., 1983	A subterranean collection of Lindtneria trachyspora
Rotheray, G.E., 1993	Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959	Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles