Formica creightoni
| Formica creightoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. creightoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica creightoni Buren, 1968
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Contents
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 42.6° to 40.940461°.
| 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
Association with Other Organisms
- This species is a slave maker for the ant Formica neogagates (a host) (J. Trager (pers. comm.)).
- This species is a slave maker for the ant Formica pallidefulva (a host) (J. Trager (pers. comm.)).
Castes
Worker
- The following images are provided by AntWeb
Head view
Side view
Top view
Specimen labels
- The following images are provided by AntWeb
Head view
Side view
Top view
Specimen labels
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- creightoni. Formica (Raptiformica) creightoni Buren, 1968a: 35, fig. 3 (w.) U.S.A.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 193, catalogue)
- Buren, W. F. 1968a. Some fundamental taxonomic problems in Formica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Ga. Entomol. Soc. 3: 25-40 (page 35, fig. 3 worker described)
- Carroll, T.M. 2011. The ants of Indiana (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). M.S. thesis, Purdue University.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Del Toro, I. 2010. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION. MUSEUM RECORDS COLLATED BY ISRAEL DEL TORO
- Talbot M. 1976. A list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Edwin S. George Reserve, Livingston County, Michigan. Great Lakes Entomologist 8: 245-246.
- Wheeler G. C., J. N. Wheeler, and P. B. Kannowski. 1994. Checklist of the ants of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The Great Lakes Entomologist 26(4): 297-310
- Wheeler, G.C., J. Wheeler and P.B. Kannowski. 1994. CHECKLIST OF THE ANTS OF MICHIGAN (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE). Great Lakes Entomologist 26:1:297-310
