Formica oregonensis
Formica oregonensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Formicini |
Genus: | Formica |
Species: | F. oregonensis |
Binomial name | |
Formica oregonensis Cole, 1938 |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 47.65639° to 40.925873°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
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. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Biology
Castes
Images from AntWeb
Paratype of Formica oregonensis. Worker. Specimen code casent0105755. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by USNM, Washington, DC, USA. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- oregonensis. Formica oregonensis Cole, 1938c: 368 (w.) U.S.A. Combination in F. (Raptiformica): Creighton, 1950a: 465. Junior synonym of manni: Wilson & Brown, 1955: 127. Revived from synonymy: Cole, 1956d: 212.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 200, catalogue)
- Cole, A. C., Jr. 1938c. Descriptions of new ants from the western United States. Am. Midl. Nat. 20: 368-373. (page 368, worker described)
- Cole, A. C., Jr. 1956d. In defense of the integrity of an ant. J. Tenn. Acad. Sci. 31: 212-214 (page 212, Revived from synonymy)
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 465, Combination in F. (Raptiformica))
- Wilson, E. O.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1955. Revisionary notes on the sanguinea and neogagates groups of the ant genus Formica. Psyche (Camb.) 62: 108-129 (page 127, Junior synonym of manni)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Cole A. C., Jr. 1938. Descriptions of new ants from the western United States. American Midland Naturalist 20: 368-373.
- Longino, J.T. 2010. Personal Communication. Longino Collection Database