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: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: British Museum 1858
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Formica
Formica herculanea
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6296345
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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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