Brown forest ant [1] ( lat. Formica fusca ) is a type of medium-sized land ant of the genus Formica ( Formica ) from the formicina subfamily ( Formicinae ). Included in the Red Book of the Chelyabinsk region [2] .
| Brown forest ant |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Hoard : | Insects with full transformation |
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Formica fusca Linnaeus , 1758 |
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Palaearctic. It is found everywhere from Portugal to Japan , and from Italy to Fennoscandia.
This is the most common forest species of gray-black ants (contrary to the established name). Working individuals have a length of 4.5 to 7.5 mm, the uterus is about 1 cm. Nests in the soil, under stones, may have a small earthen mound. Small families. Uterus independently establish a new colony. Claviger testaceus , Astilbus caniculatus [3] were found in anthills.
This species belongs to the subgenera Serviformica , which includes the most primitive members of the genus Formica .
Barkoding: [4] AATTTTATTAATGAC GGAACAGGAACAGGATGAACTATTTATCCTCCCTTATCCTCTAATATTTTTCATAATGGTCCTTCTGTAGACTTA --- --- --- ACAATTTTTTCTCTTCATATTGCAGGTATATCCTCAATTTTAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACAATTCTTAATATACATCATAAAAATTTTTCTATTGATAAAATTCCTTTGCTCGTATGATCAATTTTAATTACAGCTATCTTACTTCTATTATCCTTACCTGTATTAGCCGGA GCTATTACTATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCATTCTTTGATCCTTCGGGGGGAGGTGACCCAATTCTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCTGAAGTTTATATTTTAATTTTACCAGGATTTGGATTAATTTCCCATATTATTATAAATGAAAGAGGAAAAAAA --- GAAACTTTTGGAGCTTTAGGAATAATTTATGCTCTTATAGCAATCGGATTTTTAGGATTTGTTGTCTGAGCTCATCATATATTTACAATTGGTTTAG
- ↑ Striganova B. R. , Zakharov A. A. Pyatiazychny dictionary of animal names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) / . - M .: RUSSO, 2000. - p. 296. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .
- ↑ An annotated list of rare and endangered species of invertebrate animals specially protected within Russia // 2003 * Russia * Red list of specially protected rare and endangered animals and plants. (2nd edition). Part 2. Invertebrates (Red Book Bulletin, 2/2004 (2008)) / resp. ed. V. Ye. Prisyazhnyuk. - M .: Laboratory of the Red Book of the All-Russian Research Institute for Nature Conservation , 2004 (2008). - p. 207. - 512 s. - ISBN 978-5-9243-0158-7 Full Text
- ↑ Dale GW Ants and their companions. (eng.) (verified March 30, 2011)
- ↑ BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
