Strongylognathus alpinus (lat.) - a species of ants-slave owners of the genus Strongylognathus from the subfamily Myrmicinae ( Formicidae ). Included in the IUCN International Red Book. Endemic to Europe: Italy [1] , France [1] and Switzerland [2] . It is found at altitudes from 1500 to 2000 m (in the Alps from 1700 to 2000 m). The body is brown. Occipital margin slightly concave. The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of two segments: the petiolus and postpetiolus (the latter is clearly separated from the abdomen). The petiol nodule is a little shiny; transverse grooves are developed on the postpetiol. The sting is developed, pupae are naked (without cocoon). Parasitizes on ants of the genus Tetramorium . In France and Switzerland, the species Tetramorium impurum is indicated as the host [1] . The species was first described in 1909 by the American worldmecologist William Wheeler in the status of a subspecies under the original name Strongylognathus huberi subsp. alpinus Wheeler, 1909 [2] [1] [3] . Raid behavior was recorded at night [4] . The species name is associated with the first location of the type series in the Swiss Alps [2] .
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Sanetra, M .; Güsten, R .; Schulz, A. 1999. On the taxonomy and distribution of Italian Tetramorium species and their social parasites (Hymenoptera Formicidae) (Eng.) // Mem. Soc. Entomol. Ital. : Magazine. - 1991 . - Vol. 77 . - P. 317-357 . (page 337)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Wheeler WM Observations on some European ants (English) // JNY Entomol. Soc .. - 1909. - Vol. 17 . - P. 172-187 (page 178, fig. 1, description of workers, females and males .
- ↑ Sanetra M. and R. Gusten. The socially parasitic ant genus Strongylognathus Mayr in North Africa (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Eng.) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2001 . - Vol. 20 . - P. 1-20 . - ISSN 1175-5326 .
- ↑ Kutter H. Der Sklavenräuber Strongylognathus huberi For. ssp. alpinus Wheeler (German) // Rev. Suisse Zool .. - 1923. - Bd. 30 . - S. 387-424 . (page 387, like the huberi race)
Literature
- Radchenko A.G. Ants of the genus Strongylognathus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the fauna of the USSR (Russian) // Zoological Journal : Journal. - M .: Science, 1991 . - T. 70 , No. 6 . - S. 733-740 .
- Bolton B. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel (Eng.) // Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology: Journal. - London, 1976. - Vol. 34 . - P. 281-379 .
- Sanetra, M. and R. Gusten. The socially parasitic ant genus Strongylognathus Mayr in North Africa (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Eng.) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2001 . - Vol. 20 . - P. 1-20 . - ISSN 1175-5326 .
- Kutter H. Strongylognathus Huberi For. r. alpinus wh. eine Sklaven raubende Ameise (German) // Biologisches Zentralblatt. - 1920. - Bd. 40 . - S. 528-538 . (page 528, like the huberi race)
Links
- Strongylognathus alpinus (English) . Fauna Europaea . faunaeur.org. Date of treatment July 24, 2017.
- Strongylognathus alpinus (English) . BioLib . biolib.cz. Date of treatment July 24, 2017.