Myrmica colax Cole, 1957 [1] - a species of small ants of the genus Myrmica ( myrmycin subfamily) about 4-5 mm long.
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International Red Book IUCN 2.3 Vulnerable : ??? |
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Distribution
North America : Davis Mountains, Texas , USA .
Systematics
This species was first described in 1957 by the American entomologist AC Cole as part of a separate genus Paramyrmica called Paramyrmica colax Cole . Later, the species was included in the genus Myrmica .
Biology
Found in the anthill of the species Myrmica striolagaster with a similar morphology. Presumably Inquiline .
Red Book
These ants are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) as Vulnerable D2 (taxa in vulnerability or threatened with extinction).
Notes
- ↑ Cole, AC 1957: Paramyrmica, a new North American genus of ants allied to Myrmica Latreille. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, 32: 37–42.
Literature
- Cole, AC, Jr. (1957). "Paramyrmica, a new North American genus of ants allied to Myrmica Latreille. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ” J. Tenn. Acad. Sci. 32: 37–42.