Formica subsericea

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Formica subsericea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Formicini
Genus: Formica
Species: F. subsericea
Binomial name
Formica subsericea
Say, 1836

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Specimen labels

Synonyms

This species is a host for the ant Formica rubicunda (a slave maker).

At a Glance • Polygynous  

Photo Gallery

  • Foraging worker from Shirley, Massachusetts. Photo by Tom Murray.
  • Formica subsericea worker returning to her next with a food item.
  • Formica rubicunda and host Formica subsericea, eastern Missouri oak woodland.
  • Formica subsericea and Polyergus mexicanus warming up just beneath the surface of their mound (March, 2015). James Trager found this nest under a small soil clod.
  • Polyergus mexicanus with Formica subsericea at Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri. Photo by James Trager.
  • Formica subsericea tending two species of aphids on one leaf, near Gray Summit, Missouri. Photo by James Trager.
  • Formica subsericea tending aphids on wild plum. Photo by James Trager.

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 58.677° to 24.83444444°.

   
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Nearctic Region: United States (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Biology

Gripshover et al. (2018) examined the mechanics of how workers of this species are able to move across and through water.

Formica subsericea is known to be enslaved by Formica densiventris, Formica densiventris, Formica pergandei and Polyergus mexicanus, and to be a host for the temporary parasites Formica dakotensis and probably Formica knighti.


Polyergus mexicanus and Formica subsericea in an oak woodland in eastern Missouri, USA (James Trager).

Association with Other Organisms

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This species is associated with the aphids Aphis coreopsidis, Aulacorthum solani, Cinara atlantica, Cinara pinivora, Hyperomyzus nabali, Neomyzus circumflexum, Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae, Uroleucon pieloui (Saddiqui et al., 2019 and included references).

  • This species is a host for the cricket Myrmecophilus pergandei (a myrmecophile) in United States.
  • This species is a host for the braconid wasp Elasmosoma pergandei (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
  • This species is a host for the braconid wasp Elasmosoma petulans (a parasitoid) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission outside nest).
  • This species is a prey for the Microdon fly Microdon megalogaster (a predator) (Quevillon, 2018).

Fungi

  • This species is a host for the fungus Laboulbenia formicarum (a parasite) (Quevillon, 2018) (encounter mode primary; direct transmission; transmission within nest).
  • This species is a host for the fungus Laboulbenia formicarum (a pathogen) (Espadaler & Santamaria, 2012).

Flight Period

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Source: antkeeping.info.

Life History Traits

  • Queen number: polygynous (Frumhoff & Ward, 1992)

Castes

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Worker. . Owned by Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • subsericea. Formica subsericea Say, 1836: 289 (w.m.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of fusca: Mayr, 1886d: 426; Creighton, 1950a: 532. Revived from synonymy as subspecies of fusca: Emery, 1893i: 659; Buren, 1944a: 300. Revived from synonymy, raised to species and senior synonym of lecontei: Francoeur, 1973: 172.
  • lecontei. Formica lecontei Kennedy & Dennis, 1937: 542 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Junior synonym of fusca: Creighton, 1950a: 532; of subsericea: Francoeur, 1973: 172.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Francoeur 1973. Figures 291-306.

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