Formica rufibarbis clarorufibarbis

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Formica rufibarbis clarorufibarbis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Tribe: Formicini
Genus: Formica
Species: F. rufibarbis
Subspecies: F. rufibarbis clarorufibarbis
Trinomial name
Formica rufibarbis clarorufibarbis
Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1916

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Russian Federation (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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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.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • clarorufibarbis. Formica rufibarbis var. clarorufibarbis Wheeler, W.M. & Mann, 1916: 173 (w.) RUSSIA. [First available use of Formica rufibarbis subsp. clara var. clarorufibarbis Ruzsky, 1905b: 400; unavailable name.]

Description

References

  • Wheeler, W. M.; Mann, W. M. 1916. The ants of the Phillips Expedition to Palestine during 1914. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60: 167-174 (page 173, worker described)