Formicoxenus quebecensis
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| Formicoxenus quebecensis | |
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| 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
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This ant is a guest in the nests of Myrmica alaskensis.
| At a Glance | • Xenobiotic |
Contents
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- quebecensis. Formicoxenus quebecensis Francoeur, in Francoeur, Loiselle & Buschinger, 1985: 378, figs. (q.m.) CANADA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1989a: 323 (l.).
Description
Karyotype
- 2n = 28 (Canada) (Francoeur et al., 1985; Fischer, 1987).
References
- 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] PDF (page 53, see also)
- Buschinger, A. 2009. Social parasitism among ants: a review (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12: 219-235.
- 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 PDF (page 378, figs. queen, male described)
- Wheeler, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1989a [1988]. Notes on ant larvae: Myrmicinae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 114: 319-327 (page 323, larva described)
