Biology:Aphaenogaster mariae

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Short description: Species of ant

Aphaenogaster mariae
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Aphaenogaster
Species:
A. mariae
Binomial name
Aphaenogaster mariae
Forel, 1886

Aphaenogaster mariae is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4] It nests in dead branches or beneath live bark of oak trees. Male specimens of this species were only discovered in 2021. The species is found in the eastern United States. [5]

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References

  1. "Aphaenogaster mariae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=578416. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  2. "Aphaenogaster mariae". https://www.gbif.org/species/1315880. Retrieved 2019-09-23. 
  3. "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. https://www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2019-07-02. 
  4. Kirchner, Michelle; Bertone, Matthew; Blaimer, Bonnie B.; Youngsteadt, Elsa (2023-11-16). "Colony Structure and Redescription of Males in the Rarely Collected Arboreal Ant, Aphaenogaster mariae Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (Entomological Society of Washington) 125 (1). doi:10.4289/0013-8797.125.1.77. ISSN 0013-8797. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9625298 entry