Formica talbotae
| Formica talbotae | |
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| Formica talbotae alate queen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | F. talbotae |
| Binomial name | |
| Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977 | |
Formica talbotae is a species of ant in the subfamily Formicinae. It is native to the United States.[1] It is named after entomologist Mary Talbot.[2] It is a species of inquiline workerless parasites that take over nests who have recently lost their queens.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Social Insects Specialist Group (1996). "Formica talbotae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T8650A12925354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8650A12925354.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Kannowski, Paul B. "A Myrmecologist's Life: An Appreciation of Mary Talbot" (PDF). The Natural History of the Ants of Michigan's E. S. George Reserve. Miscellaneous Publications. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. pp. 211–215.
External links
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