Leptothorax corticalis
20. Leptothorax corticalis (Schenck, 1852) Fig. 97. Myrmica corticalis Schenck, 1852:100. Worker. Pale reddish brown with the head and gaster usually darker, antennae unicolorous brown; alitrunk and head finely longitudinally striate but general appearance shining. Propodeal spines reduced to very s...
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ftdatacite:10.5281/zenodo.6283795 2023-05-15T16:11:59+02:00 Leptothorax corticalis Collingwood, C. A. 1979 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6283795 https://zenodo.org/record/6283795 unknown Zenodo http://publication.plazi.org/id/BD3B0D337E1DDAA0E4761CC6B14CB110 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit http://publication.plazi.org/id/BD3B0D337E1DDAA0E4761CC6B14CB110 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6283796 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit Open Access Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode cc0-1.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC0 Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Leptothorax Leptothorax corticalis article-journal ScholarlyArticle Taxonomic treatment Text 1979 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6283795 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6283796 2022-04-01T12:39:03Z 20. Leptothorax corticalis (Schenck, 1852) Fig. 97. Myrmica corticalis Schenck, 1852:100. Worker. Pale reddish brown with the head and gaster usually darker, antennae unicolorous brown; alitrunk and head finely longitudinally striate but general appearance shining. Propodeal spines reduced to very short denticles; petiole node triangular in profile with dorsal area reduced or absent. Length: 2.5-3.2 mm. Queen. As worker, length 3.5-4.0 mm. Male. Alitrunk smooth with no striae at sides; antennae pale brown; segments 2-3 only very slightly longer than broad. Length: 3.0 mm. Distribution: Very local in Sweden: Vstm., Upl. (Forsslund, 1957a); 01. (Douwes, 1976 a). - Not found in Britain. - Range: Central Europe, rare, recorded only from Spain, France, North Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Belgium. Biology. This is a little known rare Central European species. It is a bark inhabitant and Forsslund (1957a) found it nesting in old oak trees inhabited by Lasius brunneus (Latr.). Only worker samples were seen. Douwes (1976a) records workers taken on Gland on oak and in a fallen branch. The species appears to be closely related to L. nylanderi which has similar habits. : Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., 1979, The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark., pp. 1-174 in Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 8 on pages 74-75 Text Fennoscandia DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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20. Leptothorax corticalis (Schenck, 1852) Fig. 97. Myrmica corticalis Schenck, 1852:100. Worker. Pale reddish brown with the head and gaster usually darker, antennae unicolorous brown; alitrunk and head finely longitudinally striate but general appearance shining. Propodeal spines reduced to very short denticles; petiole node triangular in profile with dorsal area reduced or absent. Length: 2.5-3.2 mm. Queen. As worker, length 3.5-4.0 mm. Male. Alitrunk smooth with no striae at sides; antennae pale brown; segments 2-3 only very slightly longer than broad. Length: 3.0 mm. Distribution: Very local in Sweden: Vstm., Upl. (Forsslund, 1957a); 01. (Douwes, 1976 a). - Not found in Britain. - Range: Central Europe, rare, recorded only from Spain, France, North Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Belgium. Biology. This is a little known rare Central European species. It is a bark inhabitant and Forsslund (1957a) found it nesting in old oak trees inhabited by Lasius brunneus (Latr.). Only worker samples were seen. Douwes (1976a) records workers taken on Gland on oak and in a fallen branch. The species appears to be closely related to L. nylanderi which has similar habits. : Published as part of Collingwood, C. A., 1979, The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark., pp. 1-174 in Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 8 on pages 74-75 |
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