Myrmica kabylica (= Sifolinia kabylica ) is a species of small ants of the genus Myrmica ( myrmycin subfamily) with a length of about 4-5 mm.
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| Myrmica kabylica (Cagniant, 1970 ) |
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Distribution
North Africa: Algeria .
Systematics
This species was first described by the French entomologist H. Cagniant by sex (males and females) in the genus Sifolinia as a species of Sifolinia kabylica Cagniant . In 1988, Bolton included him in the genus Myrmica .
Biology
Social parasite (no working individuals) found in Myrmica cagnianti Menozzi nests.
Etymology
Named by location in Algeria (Kabylia).
Red Book
These ants are included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in the Vulnerable D2 status (taxa in vulnerability or threatened with extinction).
Literature
- Cagniant, H. (1970). Une nouvelle fourmi parasite d'Algerie: Sifolinia kabylica (nov. Sp.), Hymenopteres. Formicidae. Myrmicinae. Insect Soc. 17: 39-47.