Biology:Myrmica colax

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Short description: Species of ant

Myrmica colax
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Myrmica
Species:
M. colax
Binomial name
Myrmica colax
(Cole, 1957)

Myrmica colax is a species of ant, originally described by Cole as Paramyrmica colax. Until now, it is only known from its type locality in the Davis Mountains, Texas , USA. He found M. colax in a M. striolagaster colony and considers the two species quite similar in morphology. This suggests M. colax might be an inquiline.

References

  • Cole, A. C., Jr. (1957). "Paramyrmica, a new North American genus of ants allied to Myrmica Latreille. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." J. Tenn. Acad. Sci. 32: 37–42.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1949459 entry