Formicoxenus quebecensis
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Formicoxenus quebecensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Formicoxenus |
Species: | F. quebecensis |
Binomial name | |
Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur, 1985 |
This ant is a guest in the nests of Myrmica alaskensis.
At a Glance | • Xenobiotic |
Contents
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 55° to 47.665°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: Canada (type locality), United States.
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
Life History Traits
- Queen number: monogynous (Francoeur et al., 1985; Frumhoff & Ward, 1992) (functional monogyny)
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- quebecensis. Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur, in Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 378, figs. (q.m.) CANADA (Québec).
- Type-material: holotype worker (?), paratype workers, paratype queens, paratype males (numbers not stated).
- [Note: Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 378, do not specify the sex/caste of the holotype, which is assumed here to be a worker.]
- Type-locality: holotype Canada: Québec, Saguenay, Moisie Bay (no collector’s name); paratypes with same data.
- Type-depositories: AFPC (holotype); ABPC, AFPC, BMNH, CIQC, MCZC, USNM (paratypes).
- Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1989a: 323 (l.).
- Status as species: Bolton, 1995b: 207.
- Distribution: Canada.
Description
Karyotype
- 2n = 28 (Canada) (Francoeur et al., 1985; Fischer, 1987).
References
- Buschinger, A. 2009. Social parasitism among ants: a review (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12: 219-235.
- Buschinger, A.; Schumann, R. D.; Heinze, J. 1994. First records of the guest ant Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur from western Canada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge) 101:53-57. [1994-06-28] (page 53, see also)
- Francoeur, A.; Loiselle, R.; Buschinger, A. 1984. Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Formicoxenus (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). [Abstract.] P. 528 in: XVII International Congress of Entomology. Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, August 20-26, 1984. Abst (page 528, new species)
- Francoeur, A.; Loiselle, R.; Buschinger, A. 1985. Biosystématique de la tribu Leptothoracini (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). 1. Le genre Formicoxenus dans la région holarctique. Nat. Can. (Qué.) 112: 343-403. (page 378, figs. queen, male described)
- Lenoir, A., P. D’Ettorre, P., Errard, C., Hefetz, A. 2001. Chemical ecology and social parasitism in ants. Annual Review of Entomology 46: 573–599.
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1989a [1988]. Notes on ant larvae: Myrmicinae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 114: 319-327 (page 323, larva described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Buschinger A., R. D. Schumann, and J. Heinze. 1994. First records of the guest and Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur from Western Canada (Hymenoptera, Formicidae. Psyche 101: 53-57.
- Buschinger, A. and A. Schulz. 2008. Leptothorax athabasca sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Alberta, Canada and ant with an apparently restricted range. Myrmecological News 11:243-248
- Buschinger, A., R. D. Schumann, and J. Heinze. 1994. First records of the guest ant Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur from western Canada (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 101:53-57
- Glasier J. R. N., S. E. Nielsen, J. Acorn, and J. Pinzon. 2019. Boreal sand hills are areas of high diversity for Boreal ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Diversity 11, 22; doi:10.3390/d11020022.
- Glasier J. R. N., S. Nielsen, J. H. Acorn, L. H. Borysenko, and T. Radtke. 2016. A checklist of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Saskatchewan. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 130(1): 40-48.
- Glasier, J. Alberta Ants. AntWeb.
- Heinze, J. 1995. The Origin of Workerless Parasites in Leptothorax (S. Str.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche 102 (3-4) :195-214