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Formica saxicola
| Formica saxicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. saxicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica saxicola Buckley, 1866 | |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on type material
United States (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- saxicola. Formica saxicola Buckley, 1866: 166 (w.q.) U.S.A. Unidentifiable to genus; incertae sedis in Formica: Bolton, 1995b: 203. See also: Emery, 1895c: 338; Wheeler, W.M. 1902f: 23.
Description
References
- Buckley, S. B. 1866. Descriptions of new species of North American Formicidae. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Phila. 6: 152-172 (page 166, worker, queen described)
- Emery, C. 1895g. Mission scientifique de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire de Diego-Suarez (Madagascar-nord) (Avril-août 1893). Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 39: 336-345 (page 338, see also)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1902g. A consideration of S. B. Buckley's "North American Formicidae.". Trans. Tex. Acad. Sci. 4: 17-31 (page 23, see also)