Formica herculanea

186. Formica herculanea. B.M. Formica herculanea, Linn. Faun. Suec. 1720. Formica castanea, Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. 118. pl. III. f. 12. A. [[worker]], D.[[queen]],C.[[male]]. St. Farg. Hym. i. 215. 21. Hab. North America. The F. castanea appears to be the highly coloured form of F. herculanea; spec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, F.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 1858
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica herculanea
Arctic
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6296344
https://zenodo.org/record/6296344
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Summary:186. Formica herculanea. B.M. Formica herculanea, Linn. Faun. Suec. 1720. Formica castanea, Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. 118. pl. III. f. 12. A. [[worker]], D.[[queen]],C.[[male]]. St. Farg. Hym. i. 215. 21. Hab. North America. The F. castanea appears to be the highly coloured form of F. herculanea; specimens from the United States are frequently highly coloured, some having the basal segment of the abdomen red; those from Arctic America are usually very dark coloured. : Published as part of Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London :British Museum on page 53

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